Audio sb

I have a 16-bit SoundBlaster, software compatible, sound channel based on an
ES1688, that is implemented on an ISA bus.
Here is my problems:

  1. When I start:
    Audio sb &
    it says that no driver found.
  2. When I try:
    Audio sb -b220 -d1 -i7 & (sb default)
    it does not complain. But when I send a .wav file:
    cat swish.wav > /dev/dsp
    no sound come out and I get this:
    –stdout–: Resource temporarily unavailable
    and the machine hangs.

Any ideas?

Thank you in advance,

Eugene

“Eugene Malina” <EugeneMalina@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:bhp78h$j3n$1@inn.qnx.com

I have a 16-bit SoundBlaster, software compatible, sound channel based on
an
ES1688, that is implemented on an ISA bus.
Here is my problems:

  1. When I start:
    Audio sb &
    it says that no driver found.
  2. When I try:
    Audio sb -b220 -d1 -i7 & (sb default)
    it does not complain. But when I send a .wav file:
    cat swish.wav > /dev/dsp
    no sound come out and I get this:
    –stdout–: Resource temporarily unavailable
    and the machine hangs.

Not sure if that is the only problem but /dev/dsp isn’t meant to handle a
wav file. Check out aplay.

Note that many ESS1688 devices need plug and play to be setup.

Any ideas?

Thank you in advance,

Eugene

Mario Charest postmaster@127.0.0.1 wrote:

Not sure if that is the only problem but /dev/dsp isn’t meant to handle a
wav file. Check out aplay.

Note that many ESS1688 devices need plug and play to be setup.

aplay won’t help him. That utility is for the ALSA 0.2 drivers.
There should be source and an executable for vplay (wav player
for Audio) in /usr/demo/src/audio/. on your QNX4 install. It is
part of the standard install.

If that doesn’t help you, look on /usr/free
( ftp://ftp.qnx.com/usr/free/ ) for the isapnp tools. I can’t
remember if the ESS1688 is PnP or not, but Mario is correct
that many of ESS’s cards are.

Here is the directory you should find the isapnp tools in here:
ftp://ftp.qnx.com/usr/free/qnx4/os/utils/misc

If that doesn’t work and if GPL is not a problem for you, you
might try the ALSA 0.2 QNX4 drivers. They are also on /usr/free/.
You can find them here:
ftp://ftp.qnx.com/usr/free/qnx4/multimedia/ALSA2

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