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Date:	Thu, 15 Nov 2001 05:10:55 PDT
From:	Harry Chris Motin <hmotin@attglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: Sound in OS/2

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Sandy,

I am not sure I can help you much here. I was never able to get the
sound chip/hardware in my motherboard to work with OS/2. The motherboard
had OS/2 soundcard drivers but almost no documentation and no help, when
I tried calling the manufacturer (they said they would get back to me,
but never did). If you want to stick with the sound system on the
motherboard, perhaps others in SCOUG have experience and can help you.

For my system I did a search on the Internet for compatible PCI OS/2
soundcards, ones with Crystal Laboratory drivers. When I found such a
card, I did a search on that particular card for anyone that sold it. I
found the "Mensys Software Catalog" at:

http://www.mensys.nl/indexuk.html

They are in the Netherlands (Tel: +31(0)23 5482020). I don't know what's
out there now for OS/2 compatible cards, but if you want to go that
route, you might try out Mensys. If they have a card, it will take about
6 days for you to get it.

HCMotin
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Sandy Shapiro wrote:
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> You are right. When I moved the window half way off the screen, the
> MINSTALL program completed successfully. However, I now get a SYS1201
> error for the new viaudd.sys driver -- it is not getting loaded for some
> reason. All the .sys and .dll files have been correctly copied to their
> respective directories. So either I have a bad driver, or there is
> something wrong with the motherboard. I can't think of anything else.
>
> Maybe I should just disable the MB sound and install a PCI sound card?
>
> Sandy
>
> >Sandy,
>
> >I believe that there is a not very well documented problem with
> >Multimedia Application Install, MINSTALL.EXE. Before you press the button
> >to install the new soundcard files, you have to move the application
> >window half-way off your computer screen. There is some unresolved video
> >issue with that application. Another way to use it is to install using
> >VGA mode (I'm sure you do not want to go back to VGA). Anyway, after you
> >place it half off the screen, press install. It should work.
>
> >HCM
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> >Sandy Shapiro wrote:
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> >> Thanks Gary,
> >>
> >> I already had those files. When I follow the instructions, using MINSTALL,
> >> I get a sys3175 error.
> >>
> >> I haven't figured out how to trouble shoot that one.
> >>
> >> Sandy
> >>
> >> >OK, try downloading from the following location:
> >>
> >> >http://downloads.viaarena.com/drivers/audio/68mu210b.zip. According to a
> >> >posting on http://en.os2.org, this is version 2.10B of the sound driver
> >> >for the AC97 audio chipset.
> >>
> >> >So this may work (but since I don't have this chipset), however I make no
> >> >guarantees.
> >>
> >> >On Mon, 12 Nov 2001 23:03:23 PDT, Sandy Shapiro wrote:
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> >> >>My new motherboard has built in sound support: AC 97 audio controller.
> >> >>
> >> >>I can't find a way to get that to work under OS/2.
> >> >>
> >> >>Another option on the motherboard is Sound Blaster Pro emulation. That
> >> >>works in OS/2, but with very low volume (but it works great in Windows!).
> >> >>
> >> >>Is there a way to utilize the built in MB sound? Am I better off getting a
> >> >>PCI sound card and installing that? If so, is there a recommended PCI
> >> >>sound card that works well with OS/2?
> >> >>
> >> >>Thanks,
> >> >>Sandy
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