Hi klipp
It is definitely possible to have sound for guests in VPC for OS/2 - and you do not need a soundblaster to do it. I have had success with every onboard and PCI soundcard I've tried; it does not matter what the physical hardware is as long as it works OK - usually with uniaud - as VPC provides a *virtual SB16 soundcard" for Windows guests.
I have in my VPC root directory a file called sound.txt, I think I picked it up in an internet forum or newsgroup, which contains:-
Virtual PC for OS/2 by default disables sound for guest systems. This is done to prevent problems such as distorted sound, system traps, lockups, etc. due to buggy OS/2 sound drivers. For most sound drivers, it is recommended to not turn on sound support. The worst results can be experienced with the drivers from Crystal (ISA and PCI) - usually system traps. In case you have a sound driver that can handle small buffers and high interrupt rates well (e.g. Soundblaster Live! or UNIAUD from IBM), you can try to enable sound support.
To enable sound in VPC/2 guests type:
CD VIRTUALPC
VPCSETUP /TWEAKVPC
check "Enable Sound in virtual machines"
On the next restart of VPC, your guest should have sound (of course, you still have to install a SB16 sound driver in your guest... or in case of Win9x/2K/XP, let the autodetection find the virtual SB16 card and install the driver...)
voila!
[ 16 October 2002, 00:14: Message edited by: Oliver Stein ]
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Mfg/Regards,
Oliver Stein
InnoTek GmbH
ostein@innotek.de
Obviously the line "CD VIRTUALPC" would need to be changed to fit your system.
Hope the above is of help
Pete