Why "DMA: ?"..? What DMA are you using? I'd recommend setting the card to 220, IRQ 5, DMA 1, HDMA 5. MPU-401 is for MIDI. You can disable it if you don't have a MIDI device connected. Also, when using ESSCFG, let it do the autoexec.bat modification it asks for.

derSammler wrote on 2020-03-19, 07:31:

Why "DMA: ?"..? What DMA are you using? I'd recommend setting the card to 220, IRQ 5, DMA 1, HDMA 5. MPU-401 is for MIDI. You can disable it if you don't have a MIDI device connected. Also, when using ESSCFG, let it do the autoexec.bat modification it asks for.

Hello DerSammler,

I put DMA ? because I am unsure of what it is. I will need to look at the jumpers on my card one more time and get back to you from there. My card supports plug and play; but, it also is jumper selectable. I think in my situation, the jumper select solution is the safer one!

I will try your suggestions and get back to you with a result.

P.S.
I am also now living in Germany!

Alex

I think your issues are probably DMA related as well. Try configuring with a non-standard DMA like 3.

I think the issue is rather that he's using jumpered config and not knowing the DMA, since this also means there's no BLASTER variable set (otherwise he'd know the DMA) and in turn means games have to guess the DMA, which may or may not be the correct one. Some games also don't play sound at all if there's no BLASTER variable set.

So: check the jumpers, set it to 220, IRQ 5, DMA 1, HDMA 5, and add to your autoexec.bat:

SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 T4

If the card allows jumper-less config as well, that is to prefer. Because that way, you can change resources on-the-fly using ESSCFG.

Galacnor wrote on 2020-03-19, 10:09:

P.S.
I am also now living in Germany!

Hope you enjoy it. 😀

BinaryDemon wrote on 2020-03-19, 11:49:

I think your issues are probably DMA related as well. Try configuring with a non-standard DMA like 3.

derSammler wrote on 2020-03-19, 11:56:

I think the issue is rather that he's using jumpered config and not knowing the DMA, since this also means there's no BLASTER va […]
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I think the issue is rather that he's using jumpered config and not knowing the DMA, since this also means there's no BLASTER variable set (otherwise he'd know the DMA) and in turn means games have to guess the DMA, which may or may not be the correct one. Some games also don't play sound at all if there's no BLASTER variable set.

So: check the jumpers, set it to 220, IRQ 5, DMA 1, HDMA 5, and add to your autoexec.bat:

SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 T4

If the card allows jumper-less config as well, that is to prefer. Because that way, you can change resources on-the-fly using ESSCFG.

Galacnor wrote on 2020-03-19, 10:09:

P.S.
I am also now living in Germany!

Hope you enjoy it. 😀

Hello BinaryDemon, Hello again, DerSammler!

Good news! Your advice prevailed. Things are now running as they should be again, thanks very much for the tip! I believe you were both right and that my DMA was set incorrectly, as I checked my card and it appears during the reinstall I neglected to jumper a selection for the DMA and it was set to the "X" position! I used the settings DerSammler recommended to me after taking a look at my resources and its a very happy computer!

Thank you both very much for the help!

Regarding how I like Germany:
Yes, its a fine thing for me. I'm from a German family and moved back to Niedersachsen, so now I have a nice wife, and I'm with my family again here. Its going great! Thanks for asking! I think the only problem for me is the language as I spent most of my life in the United States, now I'm behind the curve on my German skills; but, I'm getting by!

Cheers to you both!

Alex

Don't worry about the language. Most Germans speak English, even though their pronunciation may suck. 😁