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howtos:hardware:soundblaster-live-5.1 [2014/03/19 08:19 (UTC)] – [Useful Links:] wisedraco | howtos:hardware:soundblaster-live-5.1 [2014/03/19 08:26 (UTC)] – [Problems with SoundFonts] wisedraco | ||
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SB Live! And Audigy Rx use similar DSP - emu10k based, and looks like have similar problems. | SB Live! And Audigy Rx use similar DSP - emu10k based, and looks like have similar problems. | ||
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As i read, problem root is in that fact, a DSP use 31 bit in memory address instead of 32 bits - and it causes problem on linux x64 systems with more than 2 (3?) Gb RAM. | As i read, problem root is in that fact, a DSP use 31 bit in memory address instead of 32 bits - and it causes problem on linux x64 systems with more than 2 (3?) Gb RAM. | ||
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I encounter that with 4 Gb RAM on Slackware64 14.1 - the symptoms is that, you cannot load soundfont larger than 16 Mb - asfxload on trying that writes: | I encounter that with 4 Gb RAM on Slackware64 14.1 - the symptoms is that, you cannot load soundfont larger than 16 Mb - asfxload on trying that writes: | ||
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sfxload: no memory left | sfxload: no memory left | ||
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while asfxload -M gives something like this: | while asfxload -M gives something like this: | ||
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DRAM memory left = 115576 kB | DRAM memory left = 115576 kB | ||
- | it means - about 100+ megabytes free ram. but you really cannot load even 30 Mb soundbank. | + | |
+ | it means - about 100+ megabytes free ram. But you really cannot load even 30 Mb soundbank. | ||
Ok, what is workaround? | Ok, what is workaround? | ||
- | there is two: decrease memory size used by system at boot stage to 2 Gb - use at lilo kernel parameter | + | There is two: decrease memory size used by system at boot stage to 2 Gb - use at lilo kernel parameter |
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- | other is more usable - change kernel source files and recompile kernel: | + | Other is more usable - change kernel source files and recompile kernel: |
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+ | go to / | ||
arch/ | arch/ | ||
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- | And then there is one else thing: default memory size for soundfonts is 128 Mb. If you want to increase it, you must create a | + | And then there is one else thing: default memory size for soundfonts is 128 Mb. If you want to increase it, you must create a sound.conf file in / |
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- | | + | write in file / |
<code bash> | <code bash> | ||
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====== Sources ====== | ====== Sources ====== | ||
Originally written by --- // | Originally written by --- // | ||
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Rewrited with used materials from " | Rewrited with used materials from " | ||