Here's a quick query for anyone out there running Slackware 9.x on a
Toshiba Tecra 8000 PII model(kernel 2.4.22... I cannot use 2.6.x due to it
not loading my pcmcia cards at all, but that's a whole different headache
entirely). For whatever reason I cannot seem to get the sound working on
it. Everything else works wonderfully except for the sound. From what I
understand it is sb compatible running on 0x220 IRQ 5 DMA 0. Any words of
advice from a Tecra veteran would be helpful. Normally I wouldn't look for
a complete HOWTO... but on this occasion I might need it heheh

_MP

On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 16:32:54 -0800, Mad Penguin wrote:

> Here's a quick query for anyone out there running Slackware 9.x on a
> Toshiba Tecra 8000 PII model(kernel 2.4.22... I cannot use 2.6.x due to it
> not loading my pcmcia cards at all, but that's a whole different headache
> entirely). For whatever reason I cannot seem to get the sound working on
> it. Everything else works wonderfully except for the sound. From what I
> understand it is sb compatible running on 0x220 IRQ 5 DMA 0. Any words of
> advice from a Tecra veteran would be helpful. Normally I wouldn't look for
> a complete HOWTO... but on this occasion I might need it heheh
>
> _MP

http://www.geocities.com/goodjewishb...8000linux.html

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On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 09:05:06 +0100, Richard Adams wrote:
>
> http://www.geocities.com/goodjewishb...8000linux.html

No go, bud. Wrong Linux distro and wrong specs :^)
Correct me if I am wrong, but shouldn't I be working with rc.modules to
get the right sound module to load?

On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 23:38:57 -0800, Mad Penguin wrote:

> On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 09:05:06 +0100, Richard Adams wrote:
>>
>> http://www.geocities.com/goodjewishb...8000linux.html
>
> No go, bud. Wrong Linux distro and wrong specs :^)

So what if its the wrong distro, it give standard settings does it not, it
rells you HOWTO get YOUR card working under "linux".

> Correct me if I am wrong, but shouldn't I be working with rc.modules to
> get the right sound module to load?

No no need, you can of cource but there is nothing stopping you doing it
in say /etc/rc.d/rc.local

Anyway, there is a mountain of information out there just waiting for you,
all i did was use www.google.com/linux and typed in "Tecra" and guess what
the first hit was just what you were asking, a full HOWTO for your laptop.

As to your 2.6 problem its possably due to your lack of reading, you need
to upgrade some tools for 2.6 kernels if you have not done so of course,
read the changes file in the Doc, dir of the source.

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try to imitate windows programs, then the Windows community
is built on organized crime.

Regards Richard
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http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pa3gcu/

On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 07:39:28 +0100, Richard Adams wrote:
>
> So what if its the wrong distro, it give standard settings does it not, it
> rells you HOWTO get YOUR card working under "linux".
>
Actually, the specs are off I think.. like I was saying. For some reason
I cannot get it to work with the 'proper' settings.
>
> Anyway, there is a mountain of information out there just waiting for
> you, all i did was use www.google.com/linux and typed in "Tecra" and
> guess what the first hit was just what you were asking, a full HOWTO for
> your laptop.
>
And this is the same thing I have done. Posting in this group is usually
my last resort when looking for answers. This is not for lack of info
here, because there are some very talented people in this newsgroup. It's
only because I prefer to find my answers first by troubleshooting on
my own and secondly using Google. If I can't find any info there, I come
here. All of the documentation I have found doesn't seem to apply to this
model of laptop. From what I know there is more than one Tecra 8000 hw
configuration out there.
>
> As to your 2.6 problem its possably due to your lack of reading, you
> need to upgrade some tools for 2.6 kernels if you have not done so of
> course, read the changes file in the Doc, dir of the source.

Thanks alot. I am definately not having problems due to any lack of
reading. As a matter of fact, I've upgraded several machines to 2.6.x with
not even the slightest problem and I'm well aware of the tools I need to
upgrade. In this particular case, the problem actually started with Linux
2.4.23. I can't upgrade this particular laptop any higher than 2.4.22
without breaking it. No big deal though. It runs fine on that kernel so I
can live with it. Wasn't asking for assistance with that anyway ;^)

Just recently acquiring a lovely tecra 8000 myself, I quickly came
into the problem of slack 10 not dealing with the sound on it just
like the problems listed above.

Also from scouring the net I received tons of inconclusive hints as to
how to solve the problem but no real help.

In the end I found the help already existant on my linux distrobution.
By reading the /etc/rc.d/rc.modules script I found a reference in the
sound probing section to go look at the directory
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/sound/

which then I chose the OPL3SA2 file as that was the one thing i was
sure of about the card in the laptop.

Now i'm going to tell you what to do for slack 10 so you don't have to
search as hard as I did and you won't have to try and decipher that
document which is somewhat easier to read than the average
technodrabble that most linux zealouts dish out.

first thing you need to do is enter your laptops bios settings and
reset your sound section to default values:

reboot the laptop and hold down the [esc] key before the TOSHIBA logo
is displayed
it'll then ask you to pres [F1] and you will find yourself in the
BIOS.

At this point if you don't care about your settings, I suggest you to
look at the bottom of the screen and press the [HOME] key to set the
laptop including the sound card to default values.

HOWEVER, if you prefer to keep your bios settings then I suggest you
goto the second page hitting the [PGDN] key and the [DOWN ARROW] 6
times at which the "SOUND SYSTEM" settings will be displayed. Then
[DOWN ARROW] 1 time and hit [SPACE BAR] so that your WSS I/O reads
530H. Then [DOWN ARROW] 1 time and hit [SPACE BAR] so that your SBPRO
I/O reads 220H. Then [DOWN ARROW] 1 time and hit [SPACE BAR] so that
your WSS & SBPRO & MPU401 IRQ LEVEL reads IRQ5. Then [DOWN
ARROW] 1 time and hit [SPACE BAR] so that your WSS(PLAY) DMA reads
CHANNEL 1. Then [DOWN ARROW] 1 time and hit [SPACE BAR] so that your
WSS(REC.) & SBPRO DMA reads CHANNEL 0.

SUMMARY OF BIOS SETTING FOR SOUND SYSTEM:
wss i/o = 530h
sbpro i/o = 220h
synth = 388 (you can't change this one)
wss & sbpro & mpu401 irq level = IRQ5
wss(play) dma = channel 1
wss(rec.) & sbprodma = channel 0
control i/o = 538h (you can't change this one, however it changes when
you change wss i/o)
mpu401 (midi i/f) = 330h (you can't change this one either)

After you have made sure that your bios settings are correct (ie,
matching mine) then you need to add this information to the kernel
command line which you do via lilo.conf. If you have grub or some
other bootloader you will have to find another way to get this info
into the kernel command line (I would think you know how to do that
as you for some reason aren't using the default lilo for slackware).

As "root" enter into your /etc directory and edit the file "lilo.conf"
add the following line below the "timeout =" line:
append = " opl3sa2=0x388,5,1,0,0x530,0x330"

now save the new lilo.conf file and type "lilo" at the prompt to save
the changes.

reboot your laptop (we're almost done).

again as "root" use the command "alsaconf"
hit [ENTER] for "yes"
until you reach the probe for lega cards, tell it to do it by hitting
[ENTER] again.
After a moment it will probe the card we added (this moment could be 5
minutes long as it was for me) and it will then ask you if its ok to
modify some files for you. Naturally hit [ENTER] yes (in my case it
was an exuberant "HELL YES!").

reboot your laptop (starting to sound like windows here. hehe).

ok, now as "yourself" use your sound progies and have fun. You are
done.
After doing all of the above I knew i had finally succeeded after a
solid week of searching cause my kde made that stupid default startup
sound that sounds like bubbling drums for something.

Anyways, hope you guys enjoy the above and for all you techno-dudes,
my apologies but you guys are too geeky for the good of the linux
community, you guys need to actually tell us what to do not tell us
we can do it.

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