adlib/sb detection

[David Cowolsky <daveco@fnmail.com>]

hi everybody

i would just like to know: how can i test for an adlib/sb card under dos?
and also under windows? i have some information for programming it under
dos, but i cant get it working, basically my code is something like this:

	outportb(0x388, 0x4);
	outportb(0x389, 0x60);
	outportb(0x388, 0x4);
	outportb(0x389, 0x80);
	outportb(0x388, 0x2);
	outportb(0x389, 0xff);
	outportb(0x388, 0x4);
	outportb(0x389, 0x21);
	stat1 = inport(0x388);
	delay(80);
	stat2 = inport(0x388);
	outportb(0x388, 0x4);
	outportb(0x389, 0x60);
	outportb(0x388, 0x4);
	outportb(0x389, 0x80);
	if (stat1 & 0xe0 == 0x0 && stat2 & 0xe0 == 0xc0) {
	    /* card detected */
	} else {
	    /* card not detected */
	}

when i use this code, it always tells me that theres no card detected,
even though i tried it on both a machine with a card, and on one without a
card. can somebody please help me out?

cheers

dave

ps i tried writing it in pascal and assembly as well, and i couldnt get it
working either. dont know maybe im just stupid :-)). or my docs are
faulty :-)).

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