Gateway Solo 9100 Yamaha OPL-SA2 not working \ VOGONS

Gateway Solo 9100 Yamaha OPL-SA2 not working

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First post, by 9646gt

Posted on 2025-05-18, 13:20

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No matter what I do when I run the setupsa utility in pure dos or Windows 99 DOS mode I’m getting SB check failed and FM check freezes the computer.

SETYMF reports no PNP ISA card and so does Unisound.
I’ve attached pics of my setup. Sound works great in Windows 98 applications. I attached screenshots as a link since my iPhone tries to attach them in too large of a file size so sorry about that.

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0d0nfSXUybpg7GvtpmM21bCyQ

Reply 1 of 4, by 9646gt

Posted on 2025-05-18, 13:47

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So changing it to DMA 0 then DMA 1 in bios and setting IRQ to 7 (should not have been any conflicts since all serial and parallel ports are disabled) works for WSS and SB tests in DOS! However FM test does nothing. Not sure how to even try and fix this one?

Reply 2 of 4, by Tiido

Posted on 2025-05-18, 16:42

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That is a strange problem, FM should be the one thing that shouldn't fight back...

Laptops are special however as far as YMF71x card goes, allowing hardware specific configuration and you may have to use drivers that were originally provided with the laptop for things to work. Since SETYMF didn't find the chip as is, there's funstuff being done for sure. If you use the /FORCEPNP option, are you able to do anything at all in SETYMF or it will error out in some ways ?

T-04YBSC, a new YMF71x based sound card & Official VOGONS thread about it
Newly made 4MB 60ns 30pin SIMMs ~
mida sa loed ? nagunii aru ei saa 😜

Reply 3 of 4, by 9646gt

Posted on 2025-05-18, 20:00

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Tiido wrote on 2025-05-18, 16:42:

That is a strange problem, FM should be the one thing that shouldn't fight back...

Laptops are special however as far as YMF71x card goes, allowing hardware specific configuration and you may have to use drivers that were originally provided with the laptop for things to work. Since SETYMF didn't find the chip as is, there's funstuff being done for sure. If you use the /FORCEPNP option, are you able to do anything at all in SETYMF or it will error out in some ways ?

It does somehow appear I got the FM to just magically work after a reboot!

Reply 4 of 4, by Tiido

Posted on 2025-05-18, 20:07

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I hope things stay working then ~

T-04YBSC, a new YMF71x based sound card & Official VOGONS thread about it
Newly made 4MB 60ns 30pin SIMMs ~
mida sa loed ? nagunii aru ei saa 😜

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