sound card freeze

[kriscannon]

i have a via82c type sound card and i tried to install it but as i ran the sndconfig module it tried to play me a test sound and it froze so i had to due a restart well now the linux boot wont go past loading modules cause it keeps trying to load the via module and freezing how do i edit that AND how do i make the sound card work
thanks anyone

[mindwarp]

Try making a boot disk (you should have one already. If not, throw in like a autobootable cd, and for image type in mandrake: type rescue slack: all
then it will bring you to a minimal prompt
type
mount /dev/hda /mnt/linux or whatever dir you want it there (make sure its there first)
cd /mnt/linux
chroot /mnt/linux
cd /etc
pico modules.conf (if pico not there use vi)

Also, if you get the exact settings for your card next time it will fix your problems. Ex for a sb:
modprobe sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5

Hope it helps