Re: So... Arena and Daggerfall

Dirk Pfeiffer wrote:

> Reply to message from "Captain Heyrab" <Captain_underscore_Heyrab@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> com> (Mon, 17 Apr 2006 03:19:27) about "Re: So... Arena and Daggerfall":
> 
> 
>  >> The line in the config.sys reads DEVICEHIGH=C:\VIBRA16\DRV\ VIBRA16.
>  >> SYS /UNIT 0 /BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6. I know that my mouse is
>  >> using IRQ 4, but I don't know if any other IRQs are being used. How
do
>  >> I find out? I also know that the sound works fine when I just boot
up
>  >> normally and play Daggerfall.
>  >> --
>  >> Nyctolops
> 
>  CH> Might try changing I5 to I7 and let Arena re-detect the card.
>  CH> Although, if you already get sound in the detection program then it
>  CH> should be okay as-is. The DOS command "mem /c" or "mem / p" might
>  shed CH> some light on the problem.
> 
> 
> *cough* IRQ7 is used by the Printer ****t usually. Just pull out the SB16
> and get ANY other Soundblaster instead of it. IIRC the SB16 was a piece
of
> garbage. I remember once trying to get a computer to work for a
> networksession with a SB16 in it. This card used to mix the system up
> completely and I couldn't ever get it to work perfect. I then pulled out
> an old SB1.0 and the machine worked fine with it.

Funny, the first SB were the ones to use IRQ7 by default. Since the SB Pro
all SB cards use IRQ5 instead because of that same Printer ****t mess you
cite.

I think you got something mixed up in your card references :)