Subject: Re: Yamaha DS-XG Legacy Sound system
To: Nathan J. Williams <nathanw@MIT.EDU>
From: Steven Grunza <steven_grunza@ieee.org>
List: port-i386
Date: 02/29/2000 16:21:45
"Nathan J. Williams" wrote:

> Steven Grunza <steven_grunza@ieee.org> writes:
>
> > Dell tech support reports that it is a PCI "board" known as a Yamaha XG64
> > and it uses a Yamaha 724 DS-1 chipset.  If I get something working, I'll
> > post the results.....
>
> Ah, a searcgh for "724" on Yamaha's site turns up what casual browsing
> didn't. The information and data sheet is at:
>
> http://www.yamahayst.com/pcaudio/ymf724f_body.htm
>
> which confirms PCI product ID 0x000d.
>
> Unfortunately, that document is low on programming information... you
> might be able to use it to get the device into ISA SB compatability
> mode, but not much else.
>
>         - Nathan

So I think I will try to enable the ISA Sound Blaster Pro compatibility on the
DS-1.  Does anyone know of the correct way to start such a venture or any
other sound drivers that do the same sort of "enable compatibility mode and
call another driver" thing?

    Steven G.