Re: So... Arena and Daggerfall

Reply to message from Christophe Cavalaria <chris.cavalaria@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> (Tue, 
18 Apr 2006 00:54:38) about "Re: So... Arena and Daggerfall": 


 CC> 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. 

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

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

I am referring to his advice to change I5 to 7(!!) <---*hint* 

And actually that was the MAIN reason they changed the default setting to 
I5 since the SB PRO you mention.... 

So...nothing mixed up here 

Bye 
Dirk Pfeiffer <dirk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:46:21 +0200 

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