Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) Device Configuration Guide

Analog Devices AD1848 and Compatible Devices

Solaris Device Driver:

sbpro

Device Type:

Audio 

Chips:

Analog Devices AD1848, Compatible Devices (on computer motherboard or add-in card)  

Bus Types:

ISA 


Note -

The features and interfaces that are supported by the Solaris sbpro driver are described in the audio(7I) and sbpro(7D) man pages.


Compatible Device Information

Selected AD1848-based devices are supported by the sbpro device driver. Some audio devices based on other compatible chips are also supported.

Although many audio devices claim to be compatible with other audio devices, they are not always compatible at the hardware level and are not supported by the Solaris software. "Tested Compatible Devices" shows which devices have been tested with the Solaris operating environment.

Some cards based on the AD1848 or compatible chips also support advanced audio features that the sbpro driver does not currently support.

Tested Compatible Devices

The following AD1848 and compatible devices have been tested:

Some other 100 percent hardware-compatible devices might also function using the sbpro driver; however, they have not been tested or certified with the Solaris operating environment.

The Turtle Beach Tropez card might interfere with the operation of other ISA devices in the system. If installing a Tropez card in the system causes such devices to fail, run the configuration program that came with the device to select a different I/O base address for the card.

Preconfiguration Information


Note -

Many audio devices come with a software utility that allows you to select the IRQ and DMA settings. Often, this utility does not record parameters in nonvolatile memory but in a configuration file used by DOS to set the card's configuration at each reboot. This type of configuration file is not used by the Solaris software and does not affect the operation of the card with the Solaris operating environment.


Supported Settings

If your card supports Plug and Play, your device resources are configured automatically. Use the following settings for devices that don't support Plug and Play. Defaults are shown in this typeface.

Compaq Deskpro XL Business Audio With Built-in AD1847 Chip

o I/O Address: 

0x530, 0x604, 0xE80, 0xF40

The sbpro driver automatically chooses an unused DMA channel and IRQ line for the device.


Note -

The sbpro support for the AD1848 and compatibles uses one DMA channel for both play and record; simultaneous play/record is not supported.


Turtle Beach Tropez Card With CS4231 Chip

o I/O Address: 

0x530

The MWSS I/O address on the Turtle Beach Tropez card is 0x530 at power-up. It can only be changed by software after the system is booted, and the Solaris operating environment does not do that. Therefore, the Tropez card is only supported at I/O address 0x530. 

The sbpro driver automatically chooses an unused DMA channel and IRQ line for the device.


Note -

The Tropez card comes with a software utility for selecting the IRQ, DMA, and MWSS compatibility I/O address settings used by the card. However, that utility does not record those parameters in nonvolatile memory, but in a configuration file used by DOS to set the card's configuration at each reboot. This type of configuration file is not used by the Solaris software and does not affect the operation of the card with the Solaris operating environment.


Known Problems and Limitations

Compaq Deskpro XL Business Audio With Built-in AD184x Chip