In message <3A3B635D.50009@invisible.yi.org>, "Jared D. McNeill" writes:
>Peter Seebach wrote:
>
>> I was totally unable to get this card to work with the "ess at isapnp" code,
>> but if I moved that PNP id into the sound blaster compatible table (I stole
>> this idea from FreeBSD), it works fine.
>
>I've had troubles with mine as well; it works in some computers, and 
>doesn't work in others.

On mine, I had to move ESS1868 from the "ess" list into the "sb" list.
(I got the idea from noticing where it was in FreeBSD.)

>One problem that I did notice with the card (in 1.4.2 and -current from 
>last year) is that it sounded as if there was no bass at all. I ended up 
>buying a new sound card.

I can live with this being crappy sound.  :)

-s