[Bug 7939] Hang while loading snd-nm256 module

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------- Additional Comments From fabbione at ubuntu.com  2005-03-22 10:23 UTC -------
(In reply to comment #25)
> Hi Fabio,
> 
> tested the new module and it - kind of - works. I did a "echo options snd-nm256
> reset_workaround=1 > /etc/modprobe.conf".  Problem is that there is a click of
> about 10HZ. I somehow think the problem is that this machine has too much
> cramped on the same interrupt.

finally a bit of good news... at least it does not hang the system, right?
did you try without the reset_workaround ? there is also the force_ac97
option that looks "interesting".

> 
> I first just renamed the original module but left it in /lib/modules.  This I
> think resulted in loading the original module instead of the new one.  So on
> next reboot in single-user-mode I hit ctrl-c while hotplug was loading the
> modules and ended up with a system which did not have anything mapped on INT 10.
>  Then I moved the original module out of /lib/modules, ran "depmod -a; modprobe
> snd-nm256; telinit 3" and got a clear sound (but of course no wireless as e.g.
> yenta was not loaded).
> 
> Is there a way to force nm256 to use another interrupt or am I on the wrong
> track here anyway?
> 

Not in the module. I think you need to check that in the BIOS.

Fabio

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