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Date:	Tue, 14 May 2002 12:49:25 PST7
From:	Harry Chris Motin <hmotin@attglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: Sound card falls short under OS/2

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I did not know that a newer version was available. Is it a free download
from IBM, or does it require the OS/2 maintenance subscription, or
something?
HCM
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"Info2SYNass.NET" wrote:
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> Hi HCM
> why do you suggest a download of this old version 3.06 ...
> ... while Jordan has the most accurate of version 3.11 ???
>
> It's correct: It's for Cristal CS4280 & CS4614 chipset.
>
> The version 3.11 is provided by IBM's sites !
>
> Cheers, svobi
>
>
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> hmotin@attglobal.net on 14.05.2002 18.24.12
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> Jordan,
>
> The AOpen 320 soundcard is not toooooo bad. I have not had any
> problems
> with it. But then, I'm not a music or sound perfectionist! A
> couple of
> things I have noticed, however:
>
> 1. I was not able to install wavetable MIDI driver support for
> the
> card, only FM MIDI. The wavetable MIDI sounds much better. I don't
> recall exactly what I did in my attempt for wavetable MIDI (I
> think I
> tried to install the the MM Pack from Theta Band Software), but
> it did
> not work
>
> 2. The sound levels for wav and MIDI are noticeably different. I
> have
> not been able to figure out how to get them to be closer together.
>
> Yes, the AOpen installation documentation is pretty skimpy (it's
> geared
> more towards the Windows installation). Also, that image of the
> soundcard is pretty bad. It's hard to distinquish/recognize the
> various
> sections of the card that they are referencing in the
> instructions.
>
> I believe that the card comes with the Crystal Semiconduction
> driver
> installation instructions. Right? Those instructions are pretty
> good,
> even though they are in the form of an ASCII file (no
> illustrations).
> Follow them.
>
> I went to the Cystal Semiconductor website and installed the
> drivers for
> the CS4280 and CS4614 chipsets. They are better/more up to date
> than the
> drivers that come with the soundcard. You'll want to go to the
> following
> website:
>
> http://www.cirrus.com/drivers/audiodrv/os2.cfm
>
> You can go directly there, putting that address in your browser.
> Download the cwos2306.zip file, which contains the drivers you
> want.
>
> You should also review some documentation that Tim Timur's has on
> the
> Internet for OS/2 soundcaards and sound system. Go to:
>
> http://www.ionet.net/~colin/awe32.html
>
> and:
>
> http://www.tabi.org/timur/crystalos2.html
>
> He knows a lot about this!
>
> Sorry, I cannot help you on your hardware question with regard to
> the
> legacy SB
> support for DOS games, etc. (PC/PCI sideband cable)
>
> Good Luck!
> HCM
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> > Harry wrote:
> >
> > > I also have an AOpen 320 soundcard.
> >
> > How do you like it ? (And compared to other soundcards you may
> have
> > tried.)
> >
> > > The Crystal Semiconductor OS/2
> > > installation program claims that you do not need to
> deinstall/reinstall
> > > OS/2 multimedia before installing the crystal drivers
> >
> > > The installation program claims to use undocumented OS/2
> techniques to
> >
> > > cleanup OS/2 multimedia and avoid deinstall. It worked for me
> >
> > Good for them ! That will be a whole lot more convenient.
> >
> > > Additionally, Mr. KIA claims to have a way to clean up OS/2
> multimedia
> > > without requiring a deinstallation (February 2000 Mr.. KIA).
> >
> > Steven mentioned this past article. I've now printed it out
> for later reference.
> >
> > > One more thing. Use the "Multimedia Application Install"
> application to
> > > install the new Crystal drivers. It's in the "System Setup"
> and
> > > "Install/Remove" folders. There is a bug in the "Multimedia
> Application
> > > Install" application. You have to place it half way off of
> your monitor
> > > screen before you press the button to install. If you don't,
> it will not
> > > work correctly.
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > Svobi was kind enough to send me a rev. of these drivers that I
> had not seen
> > before. They appear to be a couple years later vintage than
> the ones I had
> > installed with poor results. If they improve the situation,
> I'll report that here.
> > I certainly hope they do, as I'm not that enthusiastic about
> returning to use of
> > the SB-32, esp. since I now have just one ISA slot (already
> occupied) instead
> > of two.
> >
> > I have a hardware question in this regard. Those cheap Aopen
> folks don't bother
> > to provide a real manual, not even as a downloadable file.
> What they give us
> > instead is some very skimpy HTML thing. It states that if you
> want legacy SB
> > support (e.g., for DOS games), you need to connect a "PC/PCI
> sideband cable"
> > (items # 10 & 11 on the diagram) between the soundcard and the
> motherboard.
> > I know about the audio cable you need to connect between the
> soundcard and
> > the CD-Rom, but not what other cable they are talking about
> here. More to the
> > point, I find nothing on the schematics for my Asus main board
> indicating where
> > such a connection might be made.
> >
> > Jordan
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