Soundblaster 16 ISA

Forum: Multimedia
Topic: Soundblaster 16 ISA
started by: benpicco

Posted by benpicco on Dec. 23 2007,23:04

Hi, I got an old ISA Soundblaster 16, I´ve heared that it should be no problem getting it running under linux, but this is not true for me. I tried isapnptools and did pnpdump, but I always only get

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# $Id: pnpdump_main.c,v 1.27 2001/04/30 21:54:53 fox Exp $
# Release isapnptools-1.26
#
# This is free software, see the sources for details.
# This software has NO WARRANTY, use at your OWN RISK
#
# For details of the output file format, see isapnp.conf(5)
#
# For latest information and FAQ on isapnp and pnpdump see:
# http://www.roestock.demon.co.uk/isapnptools/
#
# Compiler flags: -DREALTIME -DHAVE_PROC -DENABLE_PCI -DHAVE_SCHED_SETSCHEDULER -DHAVE_NANOSLEEP -DWANT_TO_VALIDATE
#
# Trying port address 0273
# Trying port address 027b
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# Trying port address 02a3
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# Trying port address 030b
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# Trying port address 03a3
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# Trying port address 03e3
# Trying port address 03eb
# Trying port address 03f3
# No boards found

I Tried disabling PnP in the BIOS, enabling it, set to "Other PnP OS" or "no PnP OS", no change at all.
The Information for the ISA Interface by lspci are:
0000:00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82371SB PIIX3 ISA [Natoma/Triton II] (rev 01)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

I´ve read that I might have to recompile the kernel, so how would i get the DSL kernel source? Or should I use the vanilla one?

Posted by curaga on Dec. 24 2007,08:59

Did you try "sudo modprobe sb"?

Posted by stupid_idiot on Dec. 25 2007,05:07

Quote (benpicco @ Dec. 24 2007,02:04)

I´ve read that I might have to recompile the kernel, so how would i get the DSL kernel source? Or should I use the vanilla one?

Hi Ben:
There's no need to recompile -- the 'sb16' module is already included. I don't think recompiling is going to help. I am quite sure that 'sb16' is the correct module (have used an ISA SB16 briefly, with Linux).

Things you might want to try:
(1) Wipe off dust (if any) and reseat the card.
(2) Try another ISA slot.
(3) Check for bad contact -- The card should be aligned with the backplate, so that all the gold-colored connectors go all the way into the ISA slot. Sometimes, the card may be attached at a slight angle with the backplate, so that one side of connectors doesn't go all the way in. This might cause the card to not be detected.

After doing the above, boot up and re-run 'pnpdump'.