OSCMMSB - SOUND BLASTER SETUP IN WIN-OS/2 OF OS/2 WARP
01/29/96

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             Sound Blaster Setup in WIN-OS/2 of OS/2 Warp
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Please Read Entire Document for Full Explanation of Procedures
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DESCRIPTION

This document describes how to set up the Sound Blaster card for 
WIN-OS/2.

RESOLUTION

Before starting this setup, make sure you have the latest Windows 
drivers from the respective manufacturer. Windows and DOS drivers are 
not compatible with OS/2 Warp.

DOS Installation
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Open a DOS Full Screen session and run the installation that came with 
the Sound Blaster card.

The directory that gets created depends on the Sound Blaster card you 
have. In our example, it is the Sound Blaster Pro Micro Channel. The 
installation routines say the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files will be 
updated. This might or might not happen. Use the following steps to 
update the procedures manually, if needed.

1. You should have an SBPRO directory on the hard disk. Open an OS/2
   window, type E AUTOEXEC.BAT, and press Enter to edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT
   file.

2. Check the file for the following lines. If they are not there, add
   them in the order shown.

      SET BLASTER=Axxx Dx Ix Tx

   where:
         
      Axxx is the Base I/O address for the sound card.
      Dx   is the DMA channel for the sound card.
      Ix   is the IRQ value for the sound card.
      Tx   is the revision level of the sound card (check manual)

   If MMPM/2 is installed, make sure you are using the latest drivers
   and also the same I/O, IRQ, and DMA values specified in the MMPM/2
   device-driver statement. In the following, x is the drive where
   SBPRO files are located.

      SET SOUND=x:\
      x:\SBPRO\SBP-SET /M:12 /VOC:12 /CD:12 /FM:12 /LINE:12

You should now have sound support in your DOS session. Refer to the 
Sound Blaster documentation for the correct line statements in your 
AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

WIN-OS/2 Sound Support
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1. Make sure you get the latest WINDOWS drivers for your sound card.
   The drivers are available from the Creative Labs BBS.

2. Run the installation for the latest drivers. You might be asked to
   provide the path of your Windows directory. In OS/2 2.1, for example,
   the path is C:\OS2\MDOS\WINOS2.

   The installation process updates the SYSTEM.INI file in the
   OS2\MDOS\WINOS2 directory.

   In the following, the Sound Blaster Pro Micro Channel and the Sound
   Blaster 16 cards are used as examples.

3. Open an OS2 Window and go to the OS2\MDOS\WINOS2 directory. Type
   E SYSTEM.INI and press Enter.

4. Go to the section marked [drivers] and make sure you have the
   following statements:

   a. For a Sound Blaster Pro Micro Channel card:

         Aux=sbpaux.drv
         Wave=spmcvsnd.drv
         MIDI=sbp2fm.drv
         MIDI1=spmcvsnd.drv

   b. For a Sound Blaster 16 card:

         Aux=sb16aux.drv
         Wave=sb16snd.drv
         MIDI=sb16fm.drv

   Note: Make sure these drivers are in the OS2\MDOS\WINOS2\SYSTEM
         directory.

5. Go to the section marked [sndblst.drv] and make sure you have the
   following statements:

   a. For a Sound Blaster Pro Micro Channel card:

         Port=xxx
         Int=y
         DmaChannel=z

      where:

         xxx  is the base I/O address.
         y    is the IRQ value.
         z    is the DMA channel.

      If MMPM/2 is installed, make sure you are using the latest MMPM/2
      drivers for the sound card and also the same IRQ, I/O, and DMA
      values.

   b. For a Sound Blaster 16 card:

         Port=xxx
         MidiPort=330
         Int=y
         DmaChannel=z
         HDmaChannel=n

      where:

         xxx is the base I/O address.
         MidiPort=330 is standard; it can be changed to 300.
         y   is the IRQ value.
         z   is the 8-bit DMA channel.
         n   is the 16-bit DMA channel.

      Make sure SNDBLSTR.DRV is in the OS2\MDOS\WINOS2\SYSTEM directory.

You should now have sound support in WIN-OS/2.

Note: Files on the Creative Labs BBS are subject to change. Please
      contact them directly for information about files on their BBS.

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