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to: Roy J. Tellason
from: Russell Tiedt
date: 2003-01-24 15:27:48
subject: Two sound cards

Hello Roy.

23 Jan 03 20:01, you wrote to me:

 RT>> Is it possible/feasable to run two sound cards in a single system
 RT>> running WIN98SE, or Linux?

 RT> It's possible in linux,  I think that's in one of the HOWTO files.
 RT> The biggest problem you'll run into is that sound cards are real
 RT> resource hogs, the one I'm using under linux for example wanting three
 RT> different i/o areas and two DMA channels and two IRQs.  That's an ISA
 RT> card.  If you have 'em to spare,  then you shouldn't have a problem.

I know it is possible in Linux, and expect that it should be the same in 
WIN98SE, but am not sure, 1 PCI and 1 ISA sound card, should work, tho I'd be 
happier if both where PCI. IRQ's are not a problem, as I have enough 
spare/open, DMA might be a problem. But then I cannot get an ISA soundcard 
and a ISA NE2000 compatible NIC to work to-gether in my step-daughters 
system. Had to "donate" my brand new SoundBlaster PCI 128 Compact, to the 
cause, of getting her sound working.

Russell

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