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Newsgroups: alt.games.doom
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From: gmatic@Matrox.com (Goran Matic)
Subject: Re: Q: Doom / SB16 problems
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References: <1994Aug2.151459.2144@lu.erisoft.se>
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 1994 19:20:02 GMT
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In article <1994Aug2.151459.2144@lu.erisoft.se>, sj397@lu.erisoft.se (Sture Jonsson) says:
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>
>I've just installed Doom 1.2 on my PC and really like it !
>
>I have just one problem though, when I try to get the sounds to work using the
>Soundblaster 16 card in the PC, the entire computer locks.
>
>I run the Doom setup and specify the SoundBlaster as the soundcard for both
>music and effects. For ports, DMA etc. I just use the factory settings for the
>SB card.
>
>When the game starts up I get the intro picture and some music, then when
>the picture should change into the "demo run" the entire computer locks and
>there is nothing to do but to reset it.
>
>If I use the "pc speaker" setting it works ok (but doesn't sound as good :-)
>
>The PC I'm using is a Dell Dimension XPS P90 with 16 MB RAM. It has a CD rom
>and SB 16 sound card.
>
>I just got it, and have never used a PC before so I suppose it's possible that
>I have made some fatal mistake when running the Doom setup, but..... I have not
>changed any software or hardware settings (everything was installed when the
>machine was purchased, except Doom of course).
>
>Anyway, does this problem sound familiar ? If so could some kind soul tell me
>how to fix the problem ?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Sture Jonsson
it's guaranted that you have a interupt conflict. Go inot the sb16
directory and run sbconfig.exe then change the interupt from either 5
to 7 or 7 to 5. if that doesn't work make a boot disk then reboot your
pc with nothing loaded
get back to me