[Packet] Soundcard driver problem

[Ralph Milnes]

Doug,

You replied:
> > And you're only using one sound card, right?
>
>I have the original card integral to the motherboard (disabled by Windows),
>and a Creative Vibra 128.  The menu under Volume Control doesn't list them as
>such, but "SB Audio PCI Mixer", "SB16 Mixer (220)" and "Sound System Mixer
>(5334)."  AGWPE lists them the same way without "mixer".

Doug, I'm no expert on how Windows deals with devices; in fact, I'm still 
confused all the time. But I just get the sense that Windows is equally 
confused about audio devices in your system.

(I'm running with 2 sound cards here... both operational and recognized by 
Windows and AGWPE. Windows, all applications other than AGWPE, and the 
Sound Recorder automatically use the first device listed; I don't seem to 
have much control over this. I can, however, set AGWPE to use either 
device, so I set it to use the second card.)

I wonder if there's some mix-up with the original card that's at the heart 
of the problem. You say it's disabled by Windows. How do you get Windows to 
do that? Any chance it's not really disabled? or it's associaed mixer 
program isn't disabled. And you say Windows and AGWPE list 3 different 
audio devices, but yet you have only two sound cards?

Something you might try ... when AGWPE was confused about sound card device 
numbering (pre-2001.10), you could play with the SOUNDCARD=  line in the 
AGWPE.INI file. If it was set for SOUNDCARD=0, AGWPE picked the first 
device. By changing the numbering, you could force AGWPE to use another 
audio device. (You'll get error messages when AGWPE boots and you've told 
it to use a non-functioning device or have chosen a number too high.)

Have you tried taking out the Creative Vibra 128 and running with the old 
card alone at least temporarily to see what happens?

Or un-installing all 3 audio mixer devices and let Windows re-install them 
(plug&play) when it reboots? (Hopefully this will sort out which mixer 
isn't necessary and maybe interfering with everything.)

Grasping at straws here ...

73,

Ralph KC2RLM