Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 331
From: Digest <deadmail>
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Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 00:00:09 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600

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Sunday 28 April 2002
 Number  331
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Subjects for today
 
1  [os2genau] OS2 dot org dot au : Gregory Hicks <ghicksatihug dot com dot au>
2  Re: [os2genau] Sound Cards : Dr Graham Norton FRACP Neurologist" <gnatsmart-road dot com dot au>
3  Re: [os2genau] Sound Cards : Ian Manners" <ianatos2site dot com>
4  Re: [os2genau] Sound Cards : Paul Smedley" <psmedle1atbigpond dot net dot au>
5  Re: [os2genau] Sound Cards : Dr Graham Norton FRACP Neurologist" <gnatsmart-road dot com dot au>
6  Re: [os2genau] Sound Cards : Ed Durrant <edurrantatbigpond dot net dot au>
7  Re: [os2genau] Sound Cards : Paul Smedley" <psmedle1atbigpond dot net dot au>
8  Re: [os2genau] Sound Cards : Ian Manners" <ianatos2site dot com>
9  Re: [os2genau] Sound Cards : Dr Graham Norton FRACP Neurologist" <gnatsmart-road dot com dot au>
10  Re: [os2genau] Sound Cards : Dr Graham Norton FRACP Neurologist" <gnatsmart-road dot com dot au>
11  Re: [os2genau] Sound Cards : Paul Smedley" <psmedle1atbigpond dot net dot au>

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Date:  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 12:12:00 +0930
From:  Gregory Hicks <ghicksatihug dot com dot au>
Subject:  [os2genau] OS2 dot org dot au

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Hi All,

I have been cleaning up the web site and found that user.html has a bug in the
techinfo link.  Anyone requiring a new copy contact me off list for a replacement  or
instructions to repair the break.

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cheers

Gregory Hicks
Q48036388 3rd Year CQU BIT

"The box said 'Needs Windows 95 or better', so we bought OS/2"

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Date:  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 17:50:30 +1100 (EDT)
From:  "Dr Graham Norton FRACP Neurologist" <gnatsmart-road dot com dot au>
Subject:  Re: [os2genau] Sound Cards

Hello all

I am about to update  a couple of the workstations at the office and the quotes all 
include a mother board with inbuilt "everything" including LAn cards and PCI sound 
....  I am happy to ue the LAN cards from the old machines which are 10/100 and 
work well

but I would appreciate any advice about  sound cards.... as far as I can work out the 
usual chip is a VIA type  686B  on MIS mother baords....does this sound right !? 
(excuse the unintentional pun!).... I would like to enable sound in OS2 - so  any 
advice gratefully received..

Graham Norton
Neurologist

"when I need a hole in the head, I use Windows
when I need a window on the brain, I use OS2!"

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Date:  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 18:48:01 +1000 (EST)
From:  "Ian Manners" <ianatos2site dot com>
Subject:  Re: [os2genau] Sound Cards

Hi Graham

>I am about to update  a couple of the workstations at the office and the quotes all 
>include a mother board with inbuilt "everything" including LAn cards and PCI sound 
>...  I am happy to ue the LAN cards from the old machines which are 10/100 and 
>work well

My first bit of advice is to ensure you get a plain motherboard with NO
onboard peripherals.

Why ?

a) If something physically fails, its easy to swap a card.

b) MB intergrated peripherals are more inclined to be Win type parts,
    ie, missing parts of hardware and replicated by Windows drivers.
    This ensures it will not work for OS/2, or if it does, not to
     well. Having the same chipset is not a sure thing it will work
    either :-(

c) Performance is normally better with a plugin card, even
    though logical dictates it should be better for an onboard
    design..

d) Its easier to upgrade a part in the future (though a minor point)

>but I would appreciate any advice about  sound cards.... as far as I can work out the 
>usual chip is a VIA type  686B  on MIS mother baords....does this sound right !? 
>(excuse the unintentional pun!).... I would like to enable sound in OS2 - so  any 
>advice gratefully received..

"usual" chip means its "properly" not the one on your MB :-)

http://www.os2site dot com/sw/drivers/sound/via/

Could also be an Analog Devices, Crystal, or other companies
chipsets. Buying any MB with the peripherals is akin to playing
russian roulette unless you have windows.

Cheers
Ian B Manners
http://www.os2site dot com/

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**= Email   4 ==========================**

Date:  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 18:37:55 -0400
From:  "Paul Smedley" <psmedle1atbigpond dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re: [os2genau] Sound Cards

On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 17:50:30 +1100, Dr Graham Norton FRACP Neurologist wrote:

>but I would appreciate any advice about  sound cards.... as far as I can work out the 
>usual chip is a VIA type  686B  on MIS mother baords....does this sound right !? 
>(excuse the unintentional pun!).... I would like to enable sound in OS2 - so  any 
>advice gratefully received..

I'm using a Via 686B on one of my systems.  With the patches that have been released 
for the Via drivers to enable shared interrupts, it works great - more than enough for my 
simple needs.  If something does go wrong with the onboard support, it's simple 
enough to disable the onboard sound and add a PCI card.

I'd agree with Ian though - make sure you're getting what you think you're getting :)

Regards,

Paul.

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Date:  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 18:58:38 +1100 (EDT)
From:  "Dr Graham Norton FRACP Neurologist" <gnatsmart-road dot com dot au>
Subject:  Re: [os2genau] Sound Cards

Hi Paul

OK have downloaded the file that Ian sent me to!  But not sure about the "patches"   
where do I find these?

On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 18:37:55 -0400, Paul Smedley wrote:

>On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 17:50:30 +1100, Dr Graham Norton FRACP Neurologist wrote:
>
>>but I would appreciate any advice about  sound cards.... as far as I can work out 
the 
>>usual chip is a VIA type  686B  on MIS mother baords....does this sound right !? 
>>(excuse the unintentional pun!).... I would like to enable sound in OS2 - so  any 
>>advice gratefully received..
>
>I'm using a Via 686B on one of my systems.  With the patches that have been 
released 
>for the Via drivers to enable shared interrupts, it works great - more than enough 
for my 
>simple needs.  If something does go wrong with the onboard support, it's simple 
>enough to disable the onboard sound and add a PCI card.
>
>I'd agree with Ian though - make sure you're getting what you think you're getting :)
>
>Regards,
>
>Paul.
>

> 

>

Graham Norton
Neurologist

"when I need a hole in the head, I use Windows
when I need a window on the brain, I use OS2!"

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**= Email   6 ==========================**

Date:  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 19:32:35 +1000
From:  Ed Durrant <edurrantatbigpond dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re: [os2genau] Sound Cards

Have you any nmore detailed information Graham ? I'm looking at exactly the
same idea, a board with"everything" ie the normal IO (EIDE, Printer, USB,
PS/2 mouse, Comm etc.) plus Video, Audio and LAN. Some boards WILL cause
problems from an OS/2 viewpoint !

If you have an exact make and model number for the board, there may be a
spec sheet on the web we can look at.

We need to know the EXACT chipset partnumbers.

Here's a list (probably out of date now, that was in a download from hobbes
for the CMI8330 Audio PCI SoundPro chipset.

*************************************
README
*************************************

Here are all the OS/2 sound card drivers I could find on the web.
Where ever possible, I download the drivers from the chip
manufacturer's site, unless I could detect some significant differences
between the drivers (or I just wasn't sure :)  ).

Obviously, I make no warranty, either expressed or implied, about any
of these drivers.

Since Hobbes pretty much insists on ZIP format archives, the driver archives
have been bundled into separate ZIPs with a copy of this README.

jmc

jmcoopratwebmail.bmi dot net
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	Chip(s)						Filename(s)			Comment
-----------------------------------------------		------------------	
----------------

C-Media CMI8830						30os2v10.zip
C-Media                                                 CMED016.ZIP

ComPro ESS-1688/LWS-16/32				1688_os2.exe

Addonics Sound Vision 530				os2-530.exe
Addonics Sound Vision 630				os2-630.exe

Analog 1815/1816/1816a					os2-4170.zip	os2-3170.zip
Analog 1881						os2-1881.zip

ASUS SP98AGP-X (Crystal 4237)				4237os2.zip
ASUS P55SP3AV (ESS 1788)				e1788-d4.zip
ASUS Vibra 16CL (SB16 PnP Vibra)			aweos2.exe			Same as SB16/AWE

A-Tend ATC-6631D/W (Yamaha 719)				YMA719-OS2.zip

Boca Research SE1440					se14os2.zip

BTC 1817Dx						"1817os2 v30&40.zip"

Cirrus Logic (Crystal PCI CS4280/4614/4624)		cwos2305.zip
Cirrus Logic (Crystal CS4235/6B/7B/8B/9)		os2208fm.zip			FM MIDI
Cirrus Logic (Crystal CS4235/6B/7B/8B/9)		os2208wt.zip			Wave Table MIDI
Cirrus Logic (Crystal CS4231/2/6)			cwos2175.zip

Creative Labs SB16 Vibra				vib16os2.exe
Creative Labs SB16/AWE					aweos2.exe
Creative Labs AWE/SB32 Win-OS/2				awewnos2.zip			Beta

Dell SB Vibra 16x					vib16xos2.exe

Diamond Multimedia MM930 (OPTi 82C930)			mm930os2.zip
Diamond Multimedia MM929 (OPTi MAD16/928/929/924)	mm929os2.zip

ESS Tech ES1888						1888os2.zip
ESS Tech ES1887						1887os2.zip
ESS Tech ES1879						1879os2.zip
ESS Tech ES1878						1878os2.zip
ESS Tech ES1869						1869os2.zip
ESS Tech ES1868						1868os2.zip
ESS Tech ES1788						1788os2.zip
ESS Tech ES1688						1688os2.zip
ESS Tech ES688						688os2.zip
ESS Tech ES1488						1488os2.zip
ESS Tech ES488						488os2.zip

Genius SoundMaker 18PnP					18pnpos2.exe
Genius SoundMaker 3DX					3dxwsos2.exe

I/O Magic MagicSound 16	(OPTi 924)			sk803os.zip

MediaTrix AudioTrix Pro (Crystal 4231)			atpos23.zip

Oak Technology OTI-601F/605				os2121.zip

OPTi 82C924						924os2.exe
OPTi 82C928						928os2.exe
OPTi 82C929						929os2.exe
OPTi 82C930						930os2.exe
OPTi 82C931						931os2.exe

Yamaha OPL3-SAx (YMF 701/11/15/18/19)			os2v304.exe

Cheers/2
Ed.  

Dr Graham Norton FRACP Neurologist wrote:
> 
> Hello all
> 
> I am about to update  a couple of the workstations at the office and the quotes all
> include a mother board with inbuilt "everything" including LAn cards and PCI sound
> ...  I am happy to ue the LAN cards from the old machines which are 10/100 and
> work well
> 
> but I would appreciate any advice about  sound cards.... as far as I can work out the
> usual chip is a VIA type  686B  on MIS mother baords....does this sound right !?
> (excuse the unintentional pun!).... I would like to enable sound in OS2 - so  any
> advice gratefully received..
> 
> Graham Norton
> Neurologist
> 
> "when I need a hole in the head, I use Windows
> when I need a window on the brain, I use OS2!"
> 

>  

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Date:  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 19:09:06 -0400
From:  "Paul Smedley" <psmedle1atbigpond dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re: [os2genau] Sound Cards

Graham,
Patch file located at http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/mmedia/util/viasp09c.zip

If you're not familiar with using a hex editor, I can send the pre-patched driver to you 
directly.

Regards,

Paul.

On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 18:58:38 +1100, Dr Graham Norton FRACP Neurologist wrote:

>Hi Paul
>
>OK have downloaded the file that Ian sent me to!  But not sure about the "patches"   
>where do I find these?
>
>
>On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 18:37:55 -0400, Paul Smedley wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 17:50:30 +1100, Dr Graham Norton FRACP Neurologist wrote:
>>
>>>but I would appreciate any advice about  sound cards.... as far as I can work out 
>the 
>>>usual chip is a VIA type  686B  on MIS mother baords....does this sound right !? 
>>>(excuse the unintentional pun!).... I would like to enable sound in OS2 - so  any 
>>>advice gratefully received..
>>
>>I'm using a Via 686B on one of my systems.  With the patches that have been 
>released 
>>for the Via drivers to enable shared interrupts, it works great - more than enough 
>for my 
>>simple needs.  If something does go wrong with the onboard support, it's simple 
>>enough to disable the onboard sound and add a PCI card.
>>
>>I'd agree with Ian though - make sure you're getting what you think you're getting :)
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Paul.
>>

>> 

>>
>
>Graham Norton
>Neurologist
>
>"when I need a hole in the head, I use Windows
>when I need a window on the brain, I use OS2!"
>
>

> 

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Date:  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 20:19:35 +1000 (EST)
From:  "Ian Manners" <ianatos2site dot com>
Subject:  Re: [os2genau] Sound Cards

>Here's a list (probably out of date now, that was in a download from hobbes
>for the CMI8330 Audio PCI SoundPro chipset.

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?sh=1&button=Search&key=cmi8830.zip&stype=all&sort=date&dir=%2F
http://www.os2site dot com/sw/drivers/sound/misc/cmi8830.zip

Dated 22nd Feb 2000

Cheers
Ian B Manners
http://www.os2site dot com/

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**= Email   9 ==========================**

Date:  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 21:01:07 +1100 (EDT)
From:  "Dr Graham Norton FRACP Neurologist" <gnatsmart-road dot com dot au>
Subject:  Re: [os2genau] Sound Cards

Hi Paul

you got it in one!!  I am not familiar with a REXX edotor so your offer greatly 
appreciated!

On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 19:09:06 -0400, Paul Smedley wrote:

>Graham,
>Patch file located at 
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/mmedia/util/viasp09c.zip
>
>If you're not familiar with using a hex editor, I can send the pre-patched driver to 
you 
>directly.
>
>Regards,
>
>Paul.
>
>On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 18:58:38 +1100, Dr Graham Norton FRACP Neurologist wrote:
>
>>Hi Paul
>>
>>OK have downloaded the file that Ian sent me to!  But not sure about the 
"patches"   
>>where do I find these?
>>
>>
>>On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 18:37:55 -0400, Paul Smedley wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 17:50:30 +1100, Dr Graham Norton FRACP Neurologist 
wrote:
>>>
>>>>but I would appreciate any advice about  sound cards.... as far as I can work 
out 
>>the 
>>>>usual chip is a VIA type  686B  on MIS mother baords....does this sound right !? 
>>>>(excuse the unintentional pun!).... I would like to enable sound in OS2 - so  any 
>>>>advice gratefully received..
>>>
>>>I'm using a Via 686B on one of my systems.  With the patches that have been 
>>released 
>>>for the Via drivers to enable shared interrupts, it works great - more than enough 
>>for my 
>>>simple needs.  If something does go wrong with the onboard support, it's simple 
>>>enough to disable the onboard sound and add a PCI card.
>>>
>>>I'd agree with Ian though - make sure you're getting what you think you're getting 
:)
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>Paul.
>>>

>>> 

>>>
>>
>>Graham Norton
>>Neurologist
>>
>>"when I need a hole in the head, I use Windows
>>when I need a window on the brain, I use OS2!"
>>
>>

>> 

>
>

> 

>

Graham Norton
Neurologist

"when I need a hole in the head, I use Windows
when I need a window on the brain, I use OS2!"

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Date:  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 21:05:09 +1100 (EDT)
From:  "Dr Graham Norton FRACP Neurologist" <gnatsmart-road dot com dot au>
Subject:  Re: [os2genau] Sound Cards

Hi Ed

well  there is one board 

MIS n 6330 Lite

VIA KT133 Chip set with a VIA 686 Sound driver

although this mother board may well be out of date..

On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 19:32:35 +1000, Ed Durrant wrote:

>Have you any nmore detailed information Graham ? I'm looking at exactly the
>same idea, a board with"everything" ie the normal IO (EIDE, Printer, USB,
>PS/2 mouse, Comm etc.) plus Video, Audio and LAN. Some boards WILL cause
>problems from an OS/2 viewpoint !
>
>If you have an exact make and model number for the board, there may be a
>spec sheet on the web we can look at.
>
>We need to know the EXACT chipset partnumbers.
>
>Here's a list (probably out of date now, that was in a download from hobbes
>for the CMI8330 Audio PCI SoundPro chipset.
>
>*************************************
>README
>*************************************
>
>Here are all the OS/2 sound card drivers I could find on the web.
>Where ever possible, I download the drivers from the chip
>manufacturer's site, unless I could detect some significant differences
>between the drivers (or I just wasn't sure :)  ).
>
>Obviously, I make no warranty, either expressed or implied, about any
>of these drivers.
>
>Since Hobbes pretty much insists on ZIP format archives, the driver archives
>have been bundled into separate ZIPs with a copy of this README.
>
>jmc
>
>jmcoopratwebmail.bmi dot net
>======================================
>
>	Chip(s)						Filename(s)		
	Comment
>-----------------------------------------------		------------------	
>----------------
>
>C-Media CMI8830						30os2v10.zip
>C-Media                                                 CMED016.ZIP
>
>ComPro ESS-1688/LWS-16/32				1688_os2.exe
>
>Addonics Sound Vision 530				os2-530.exe
>Addonics Sound Vision 630				os2-630.exe
>
>Analog 1815/1816/1816a					os2-4170.zip
	os2-3170.zip
>Analog 1881						os2-1881.zip
>
>ASUS SP98AGP-X (Crystal 4237)				4237os2.zip
>ASUS P55SP3AV (ESS 1788)				e1788-d4.zip
>ASUS Vibra 16CL (SB16 PnP Vibra)			aweos2.exe		
	Same as SB16/AWE
>
>A-Tend ATC-6631D/W (Yamaha 719)				YMA719-OS2.zip
>
>Boca Research SE1440					se14os2.zip
>
>BTC 1817Dx						"1817os2 v30&40.zip"
>
>Cirrus Logic (Crystal PCI CS4280/4614/4624)		cwos2305.zip
>Cirrus Logic (Crystal CS4235/6B/7B/8B/9)		os2208fm.zip		
	FM MIDI
>Cirrus Logic (Crystal CS4235/6B/7B/8B/9)		os2208wt.zip		
	Wave Table MIDI
>Cirrus Logic (Crystal CS4231/2/6)			cwos2175.zip
>
>Creative Labs SB16 Vibra				vib16os2.exe
>Creative Labs SB16/AWE					aweos2.exe
>Creative Labs AWE/SB32 Win-OS/2				awewnos2.zip	
		Beta
>
>Dell SB Vibra 16x					vib16xos2.exe
>
>Diamond Multimedia MM930 (OPTi 82C930)			mm930os2.zip
>Diamond Multimedia MM929 (OPTi MAD16/928/929/924)	mm929os2.zip
>
>ESS Tech ES1888						1888os2.zip
>ESS Tech ES1887						1887os2.zip
>ESS Tech ES1879						1879os2.zip
>ESS Tech ES1878						1878os2.zip
>ESS Tech ES1869						1869os2.zip
>ESS Tech ES1868						1868os2.zip
>ESS Tech ES1788						1788os2.zip
>ESS Tech ES1688						1688os2.zip
>ESS Tech ES688						688os2.zip
>ESS Tech ES1488						1488os2.zip
>ESS Tech ES488						488os2.zip
>
>Genius SoundMaker 18PnP					18pnpos2.exe
>Genius SoundMaker 3DX					3dxwsos2.exe
>
>I/O Magic MagicSound 16	(OPTi 924)			sk803os.zip
>
>MediaTrix AudioTrix Pro (Crystal 4231)			atpos23.zip
>
>Oak Technology OTI-601F/605				os2121.zip
>
>OPTi 82C924						924os2.exe
>OPTi 82C928						928os2.exe
>OPTi 82C929						929os2.exe
>OPTi 82C930						930os2.exe
>OPTi 82C931						931os2.exe
>
>Yamaha OPL3-SAx (YMF 701/11/15/18/19)			os2v304.exe
>
>
>Cheers/2
>Ed.  
>
>Dr Graham Norton FRACP Neurologist wrote:
>> 
>> Hello all
>> 
>> I am about to update  a couple of the workstations at the office and the quotes all
>> include a mother board with inbuilt "everything" including LAn cards and PCI 
sound
>> ...  I am happy to ue the LAN cards from the old machines which are 10/100 and
>> work well
>> 
>> but I would appreciate any advice about  sound cards.... as far as I can work out 
the
>> usual chip is a VIA type  686B  on MIS mother baords....does this sound right !?
>> (excuse the unintentional pun!).... I would like to enable sound in OS2 - so  any
>> advice gratefully received..
>> 
>> Graham Norton
>> Neurologist
>> 
>> "when I need a hole in the head, I use Windows
>> when I need a window on the brain, I use OS2!"
>> 
>
>>  
>

> 

>

Graham Norton
Neurologist

"when I need a hole in the head, I use Windows
when I need a window on the brain, I use OS2!"

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**= Email   11 ==========================**

Date:  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 21:31:08 -0400
From:  "Paul Smedley" <psmedle1atbigpond dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re: [os2genau] Sound Cards

Graham and others,
I've made the patched Via driver available at 
http://users.bigpond dot net dot au/psmedley/viaos2_v220b.zip

The patched driver is in the root directory with the other Via files as part of the installer, 
the contents of Vit Timnisch's helper file from Hobbes in the help directory.

Hope this helps,

Paul.

On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 21:01:07 +1100, Dr Graham Norton FRACP Neurologist wrote:

>Hi Paul
>
>you got it in one!!  I am not familiar with a REXX edotor so your offer greatly 
>appreciated!
>
>
>On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 19:09:06 -0400, Paul Smedley wrote:
>
>>Graham,
>>Patch file located at 
>http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/mmedia/util/viasp09c.zip
>>
>>If you're not familiar with using a hex editor, I can send the pre-patched driver to 
>you 
>>directly.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Paul.
>>
>>On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 18:58:38 +1100, Dr Graham Norton FRACP Neurologist wrote:
>>
>>>Hi Paul
>>>
>>>OK have downloaded the file that Ian sent me to!  But not sure about the 
>"patches"   
>>>where do I find these?
>>>
>>>
>>>On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 18:37:55 -0400, Paul Smedley wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 17:50:30 +1100, Dr Graham Norton FRACP Neurologist 
>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>but I would appreciate any advice about  sound cards.... as far as I can work 
>out 
>>>the 
>>>>>usual chip is a VIA type  686B  on MIS mother baords....does this sound right !? 
>>>>>(excuse the unintentional pun!).... I would like to enable sound in OS2 - so  any 
>>>>>advice gratefully received..
>>>>
>>>>I'm using a Via 686B on one of my systems.  With the patches that have been 
>>>released 
>>>>for the Via drivers to enable shared interrupts, it works great - more than enough 
>>>for my 
>>>>simple needs.  If something does go wrong with the onboard support, it's simple 
>>>>enough to disable the onboard sound and add a PCI card.
>>>>
>>>>I'd agree with Ian though - make sure you're getting what you think you're getting 
>:)
>>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>
>>>>Paul.
>>>>
>
>>>> 
>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Graham Norton
>>>Neurologist
>>>
>>>"when I need a hole in the head, I use Windows
>>>when I need a window on the brain, I use OS2!"
>>>
>>>

>>> 

>>
>>

>> 

>>
>
>Graham Norton
>Neurologist
>
>"when I need a hole in the head, I use Windows
>when I need a window on the brain, I use OS2!"
>
>

> 

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