Laptops :: DSL problems on old compaq armada

Thanks, trying that now.

One more problem to add to my growing list...
Sometimes when booting, no pattern to this AFAIK, it hangs just after the line processor 0 is pentium mmx 267mhz. All my system lights go off, no noises etc. Have to power off and then restart, which plays havok with the HDD. Any clues?

I have dsl running on a Compaq Armada SB, which is almost
the same as yours. Here is what I have in /etc/modprobe.conf:

alias snd-card-0 sb
options snd-card-0 index=0
options sb isapnp=0 io=0x220 mpu_io=0x330 dma=1 dma16=5 irq=5 multiple=0

Try adding those three lines to your /etc/modprobe.conf and reboot.

I haven't tried using alsa lately, but if you want to try that, then these commented out lines used to work:
#alias snd-card-0 snd_es18xx
#options snd-card-0 index=0
#options snd_es18xx enable=1 isapnp=0 port=0x220 mpu_port=0x330 dma1=1 dma2=5 irq=5 fm_port=0x388
#install snd_es18xx /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd_es18xx && /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || ;
#remove snd_es18xx { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd_es18xx

Hey. I stuck that in /etc/modprobe.conf and tweaked this and that. When i quoted out the first 3 lines, but used the other lines instead I got no sound, but I got this in my dmesg:

sb: No ISAPnP cards found, trying standard ones...
SB 3.01 dtected OK (220)
ESS chip ESS1878 detected
sb: Interrupt test on IRQ7 failed - Probable IRQ conflict
apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x03 (driver version 1.16)
Sound: DMA (output) timed out - IRQ/DRQ config error?
Sound: DMA (output) timed out - IRQ/DRQ config error?
Sound: DMA (output) timed out - IRQ/DRQ config error?
Sound: DMA (output) timed out - IRQ/DRQ config error?

I feel that I am close to getting this sorted...

I cannot access the BIOS on my lappy - don't know why not. I mash all sorts of F keys throughout the boot, but Lilo always kicks in. How do I have a look at the IRQ settings without getting to the BIOS? Or does anyone know the correct button?

I also still cannot get the WLAN card working.

If you want to check for irq conflicts try this:

dmesg | grep -i irq

Thanks. It doesn't mention any conflicts directly, except
"sb: Interrupt test on IRQ7 failed - Probable IRQ conflict" again.

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