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UPDATE:

I decided to switch versions and see how IRIX 6.2 would handle the board. Before I was running 5.3 and using VigraSound 1.1. 6.2 requires VigraSound 2.2 which has a few bug fixes.

While perusing the relnotes for the software (both 1.1 and 2.2) I caught one line which I thought might help a bit with troubleshooting: the driver is meant to be installed under the miniroot and not graphically with Software Manager. Now the notes do not specifically say you can’t install it with the GUI—it simply notes miniroot next to installation method—I wanted to see if that would help fix any of the issues I was having.

I wiped my disk and proceeded to install 6.2 and before exiting the miniroot and prepping for a reset I installed the 2.2 drivers.

Upon first boot I finally got the driver to load! However, the driver also reported that it was unable to load any microcode into the DSP on the sound board. So, a big step forward and a small (maybe larger) step back.

I’m going to continue seeing if I need to mess with any init files or do anything else to get this board to work, but I at least know that I can successfully load the drivers into 6.2.

Lastly: when I logged in as root and attempted to open the audio panel the system hard froze. Pretty much in line with what I’ve read happens when the board is acting up.

To be continued!