On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 23:02:19 +0300 Birkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I didn't read all the replies, but here goes my opinions:
> - sound chip on the mobo real stinks. they arecheap solutions for
> cheap sound. My sugestion is to buy a separate soundcard (audigy2 from
> SB is an example.)
I disagree here.
The C-Media Electronics Inc|CM8738 [MULTIMEDIA_AUDIO]
is an excellent onboard sound chip featuring 6-channel snd which I would
rate equal to even a 'high-end' SB card in linux.
lsmod
Module Size Used by Tainted: P
ipt_LOG ipt_state ipt_multiport ipt_conntrack iptable_filter
iptable_mangle iptable_nat] snd-seq-midi 5632 0
(autoclean) (unused) snd-opl3-synth 13832 0 (autoclean)
(unused) snd-seq-midi-emul 7524 0 (autoclean) [snd-opl3-synth]
snd-seq-instr 8332 0 (autoclean) [snd-opl3-synth]
snd-ainstr-fm 3192 0 (autoclean) [snd-opl3-synth]
snd-seq-oss 37152 0 (unused)
snd-seq-midi-event 6592 0 [snd-seq-midi snd-seq-oss]
snd-seq 49840 2 [snd-seq-midi snd-opl3-synth
snd-seq-midi-emul snd-seq-instr snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi-event]
snd-pcm-oss 46820 0 snd-mixer-oss 15992 1
[snd-pcm-oss] snd-cmipci 26808 1
snd-pcm 90592 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-cmipci]
snd-page-alloc 10228 0 [snd-pcm]
snd-mpu401-uart 5436 0 [snd-cmipci]
snd-rawmidi 19488 0 [snd-seq-midi snd-mpu401-uart]
snd-opl3-lib 9156 0 [snd-opl3-synth snd-cmipci]
snd-timer 20932 0 [snd-seq snd-pcm snd-opl3-lib]
snd-hwdep 6944 0 [snd-opl3-lib]
snd-seq-device 6268 0 [snd-seq-midi snd-opl3-synth
snd-seq-oss snd-seq snd-rawmidi snd-opl3-lib] snd
46596 0 [snd-seq-midi snd-opl3-synth snd-seq-instr snd-seq-oss
snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-cmipci snd-pcm
snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-opl3-lib snd-timer snd-hwdep
snd-seq-device] soundcore 7236 0 [snd]
via-rhine 17360 1 (autoclean)
As to network most AMD/VIA boards will also feature a VIA ethernet chip
which is very good.
Charles
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The only thing to do with good advice is pass it on. It is never any
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-- Oscar Wilde
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