On 13 Mar 2003 19:52:46 -0800 Ted Ozolins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 2003-03-13 at 18:58, Collins Richey wrote: > > On Thu, 13 Mar 2003 21:10:02 -0000 (GMT) > > "Dhruba Bandopadhyay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I need the card for 5.1 sound with altec lansing ada 995. I do not use > > > ALSA and do not wish to either. > > > > > > > Just be aware that in the future you won't have any choice. Maybe as early as > > linux 2.6 only the ALSA drivers will be maintained. It's a pain in the butt to > > set up all the crappy aliases, but the gentoo doc can help, and it works like a > > hitch. As I reported earlier, the kernel drivers flat do not work for my genuine > > Sound Blaster 16pci; Read that sentence again; your's could have the same problem. > > There is documentation on the ALSA website about the approprite driver to use. > > > > Good luck > > I'm really surprised, my genuine SoundBlaster 16pci setup without a > hitch on both Gentoo-1.4rc, Slackware-8.8, and ~9.0. I'm wondering now > did they change the chipset on these puppies? >
Probably. I struggled for weeks. This is a brand new el cheapo card from Best Buy. No problems with ALSA, but the info on the ALSA site recommended a non-existent driver, interestingly enough. I have built in sound on my motherboard (KT3-AV), but the sound requires amplified speakers! Sound is without a doubt the biggest PITA on Linux! -- Collins -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
