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Soundblaster Drivers installation
---------------------------------

Files supplied for the Soundblaster support:

ReadMe.txt      This file
in Win3 directory (for Windows 3.X users):
 Oemsetup.inf    Information needed by Windows 3.X Setup
 Sndblst.ini     File segment to be inserted into SYSTEM.INI
 Update.bat      DOS batch file to insert the above files
in Win95 directory (for Windows 95 users):
 SBE.inf         Information needed by Windows 95 'Add new Hardware'
in both directories: 
 Sbe16aux.drv    The Auxilliary Audio Driver
 Sbe16snd.drv    The Wave & Midi driver
 Vsbpd.386       Windows driver support file


Intro
-----
These drivers have not changed since !PCx86, so if you already have sound
installed, there is no need to re-install it.

These files will normally be installed to your DOS partition by !PCInstall.
This is all that is required for use under DOS. For use with Windows you need
to install the drivers under Windows.

These instructions assume that you have used !PCInstall to create the
C:\DRIVERS\SOUND directory set on your DOS partition, as explained in the
main Readme file. They also assume that no other sound device drivers are
installed. If you already have such drivers (eg a parallel port sound
adaptor, or previous installations of sound drivers under Windows) then you
should uninstall the drivers for that.


RISCOS side
-----------
You need to have 16 bit sound support hardware installed and enabled. Open a
taskwindow and type *status. Check that the 'SoundSystem' entry says '16bit'
or '16bit Oversampled'. If not type the command
 *configure soundsystem 16bit
at the RISCOS command line.

If this in not configured then the PC Sound support modules will not be
loaded, and windows will give an error (even if everything else is correct)
'The port setting does not match those on the card. Check your hardware
settings, and then try again'.


To install the drivers for Windows 3.X
--------------------------------------
This procedure is essentially unchanged from previous versions of the
software.

The UPGRADE.BAT file will add the necessary lines to your WINDOWS\SYSTEM.INI
file, so long as your Windows installation is in a directory called
C:\WINDOWS, and your DOS is modern enough to support the CHOICE command
(MSDOS 6 or later).

To do this:

1) change to the C:\DRIVERS\SOUND\WIN3 directory with these commands at the
   DOS prompt

   C:
   CD DRIVERS\SOUND\WIN3
   
2) Run the update batch file with this command

   UPDATE

3) Start Windows, Select Control Panel (from the 'Main' group), and then
   Drivers.  A list of your currently installed drivers will appear. 
   
4) Click on 'Add', and ensure 'Unlisted or Updated Driver'. Enter the
   pathname where you copied the sound drivers, normally
   'C:\DRIVERS\SOUND\WIN3', and click on 'OK'.

5) A list of two drivers sould be presented 'Acorn SBE16 Auxiliary Audio',
   and 'Acorn SBE16 Wave and MIDI'. Select the first and click 'OK'. You are
   returned to the Drivers dialog box. Click 'Add', 'OK' to confirm the
   previously entered path, select the second driver and click 'OK'.
   
6) A 'you need to restart Windows' dialog will appear. Click on Restart now.


Testing the Drivers
-------------------
1) Start Windows
2) Load the Media Player (in the Accessories group)
3) Choose 'File', 'Open' and find a .WAV file to play.
4) Click on 'Play' to start playing the WAV file.

MIDI capability under Windows 3.X
---------------------------------
If you have a MIDI card then some additional configuaration is required to
use it.
1) Select 'MIDI Mapper' from 'Control Panel'.
2) Set 'General MIDI' (it is set to 'Ad Lib' by default).
3) Click on 'Edit' and set all the channels to 'Acorn SBE 16 MIDI Out' (they
are set to 'Creative Soundblaster' by default).

MIDI capability under Windows 95
--------------------------------
1) If you have a MIDI device then you need to set Multimedia Properties >
   MIDI > SBE16MIDI Out in control Panel, to enable this.

Testing MIDI support
--------------------
1) Load the Media player (in the Accessories group)
2) Chose 'Devices', 'MIDI sequencer' and choose a MIDI file to play. There
are none supplied with Windows 3.X, so you may have to get some.


To Install the Drivers for Windows 95
-------------------------------------
1) Start !PC and thus Windows 95.

2) Click on 'Start' > 'Settings' > 'Control Panel', then double-click on 
   'Add New Hardware' to start the 'Add New Hardware' Wizard.
   
3) Click Next. This screen gives the choice 'Do you want Windows to search
   for your new hardware'?. Select the _NO_ button. Click Next.

4) You are prompted to select the type of hardware to install.
   Scroll down and select 'Sound, video & Game controllers'. Click Next.
   
5) A dialog to select the manufacturer is presented. Click 'Have Disk' then
   use 'Browse', to find C:\DRIVERS\SOUND\WIN95\SBE.INF. Click OK. 'Acorn
   Sound Blaster Emulation' should be presented as the only option. Click OK.

6) The files will be copied and system files updated. Click Finish. Next time
   you restart Windows you should hear the Windows 95 startup sound. 
   

To install the drivers manually
-------------------------------

NB: Before editing DOS text and System files you must read the important note
in Section 5.5 of the Aleph One PC Cards Manual (Editing DOS text & system
files).

1) Add the line 

        SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H5 P330 T6

   to the start of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. This is normaly done by !PCInstall.
   
   This is all that is required for DOS support. You must reboot for this
   setting to take effect.

2) Copy the files SBE16SND.DRV, SBE16AUX.DRV, and VSBPD.386 from
    C:\DRIVERS\SOUND\WIN3 into your WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.

2) Edit the WINDOWS\SYSTEM.INI file. This is most easily done by 
(Windows 95)  Clicking 'Start' > 'Run' and entering 'sysedit', then click 'OK'.
(Windows 3.x) From Program Manager click 'File' > 'Run', enter 'sysedit', then
              click 'OK'
In SYSTEM.INI add the line
   device=vsbpd.386
to the end of the [386Enh] section making sure that the line
   device=vsbd.386 
does *not* appear.

add
   wave=sbe16snd.drv
   midi=sbe16snd.drv
   aux=sbe16aux.drv
to the [drivers] section

and add the lines below (stored in the C:\DRIVERS\SOUND\WIN3\SNDBLST.INI file
which you can just insert) (to make their own section). 
   [sndblst.drv] 
   port=220 
   int=7 
   midiport=330 
   dmachannel=1 
   hdmachannel=5

Save SYSTEM.INI (By closing SYSEDIT).

Shutdown & Restart Windows to enable sound.

Troubleshooting
---------------
The message 'incorrect HDMAchannel' when starting up windows is not as
specific as it sounds. It will occur if any aspect of the sound configuration
of installation is wrong.

Check all these things:
RISCOS side:
1) You do have a 16bit soundsystem (ie later Risc PC or Minnie card)
2) The 'Soundsystem' status item appears when you type *status at the RISCOS
command prompt (F12 or <Ctrl>-F12 with !PC window closed to get the prompt).
If it isn't there then the 16bit sound modules are not installed.
3) The SoundSystem status item is set to '16 bit' or '16bit oversampled'.
4) After you have started !PC then type '*help modules' at the RISCOS prompt.
The two modules 'Additional 16 Bit Sound Support' and 'PC Sound and MIDI
Support' are both listed. This will not happen if the modules are missing or
the SoundSystem staus option is set wrong, or the 'Check16Bit' program inside
!PC is missing or not run.
PC Side:
5) All the settings given above in manual installation are in the SYSTEM.INI
file:
[386Enh]
device=vsbpd.386

[drivers]
wave=sbe16snd.drv
midi=sbe16snd.drv
aux=sbe16aux.drv

[sndblst.drv]
port=220 
int=7 
midiport=330 
dmachannel=1 
hdmachannel=5

6)The files SBE16SND.DRV, SBE16AUX.DRV, and VSBPD.386 are in the
WINDOWS/SYSTEM directory.