ISA PnP soundblaster on xubuntu 9.4

I've installed fresh xubuntu on old PC (celeron 400MHz) and failed to setup my ISAPnP soundblaster 16 easily...

Background:
ISAPnP allows ISA card to be jumpered by software, "jumperless".
My card is not recognized by module "snd-sb16" automatically.

Howto:

1. Fetch tools
   
   • ISA PnP tools
     http://www.roestock.demon.co.uk/isapnptools/#latest
     
     Program is simple and can be compiled even on fresh xubuntu (no dependencies to install).
     It's plain "configure && make && make install"
     
     
   • Alsaconf (optional, but recommended)
     Download latest alsa-utils: ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/utils/
     (alsa-utils-1.0.19.tar.bz2 is current today)
     
     extract one file: (achive)/alsaconf/alsaconf.in
     
use your favorite packing program.

     make it executable
     
chmod a+x alsaconf.in

     run it with "-R" (resources) parameter do dump free resources
     
./alsaconf.in -R

     available IRQ + DMA values are listed at the bottom
     I/O ports must be checked in the list of used ports.
     


2. "Jumper" your card
   
   • generate configuration file
     
     pnpdump >/etc/isapnp.conf
     
     
   • enable your soundcard in configuration file
     
edit /etc/isapnp.conf in favorite text editor

     uncommend requested configuration (mine was similar to what BIOS proposes when booting my PC)
     
     avoid using resources that were not listed in "alsaconf.in -R" output !!!
     
     Editing howto is already in the file, please read it first.
     
     my .conf files (orig.conf = original one, edit.conf = result)
     http://elektromaniak.wz.cz/sb16/howtofiles.html
     
     
   • Apply your settings (actual "jumpering")
     
     /usr/local/sbin/isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf

     just run this command
   
   
3. Load "snd-sb16" and tell it.
   
   modprobe snd_sb16 isapnp=0 port=0x220 irq=5 dma8=1 dma16=5 mpu_port=0x330
   
   Use your own values if they differ !
   
   
4. Put steps 2.-3. somewhere into a startup script
   
   I've choosed separate one in /etc/init.d/soundblaster
   

   
   #! /bin/sh
   ### BEGIN INIT INFO
   # Provides:          soundblaster
   # Required-Start:
   # Required-Stop:
   # Default-Start:     2
   # Default-Stop:
   # Short-Description: Setup my soundblaster
   ### END INIT INFO
   
   
   PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
   
   do_start() {
    if [ -x /etc/rc.local ]; then
            [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_begin_msg "Setting up SoundBlaster 16"
     
     /usr/local/sbin/isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf
     modprobe snd_sb16 isapnp=0 port=0x220 irq=5 dma8=1 dma16=5 mpu_port=0x330
   
     ES=$?
     [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg $ES
     return $ES
    fi
   }
   
   case "$1" in
   start)
    do_start
   ;;
   restart|reload|force-reload)
   echo "Error: argument '$1' not supported" >&2
   exit 3
   ;;
   stop)
   ;;
   *)
   echo "Usage: $0 start|stop" >&2
   exit 3
   ;;
   esac

   
   
   Edit the values where necessary.
   Add a symlink to appropriate runlevel (rc.2 in xubuntu)
   
   cd /etc/rc2.d
ln -s ../init.d/soundblaster S32soundblaster

This howto should work for all ISAPnP Sound Blasters (with their correct modules).