> On Sun, 08 Jul 2001, Mike keithley wrote:
>> I'm trying to get my Sound Blaster Live card to work on Linux. The
>> card is found at boot time and there are no errors. The problem is
>> that though I get output from a .au file, sound is very distorted with
>> a lot of high-frequency noise.
>
> Just how do you try and play the file.?
> Does the card work as it should under X.?
> What type and make is it, ?
>
>>
>> I am running Slackware 7.1 on a Dell Optiplex 800 MHZ pentium III
>> machine. I am using the emu10k1 module. The Sound Blaster Live card
>> works great in windows.
>
> If it works great under windows then it should work even beter under
> Linux.
>
>>
>> Do I have a hardware problem? The cmos settings are Dell's
>> factory-set settings. Are there jumpers on the card that need
>> changing? Unfortunately the Dell Tech support people aren't helpful
>> as they don't support Linux.
>
> Hardware problem i doubt, jumpers even less as PCI cards in general
> dont have them.
>
>>
>> Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
>
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All that should be required of that card is to compile in the emu10k module
(the one that is in teh 2.4.x kernel line works resonably well, I believe
that you can also find support kernel modules for this card on
http://opensource.creative.com has a nice FAQ for troubleshooting)
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