david merriman wrote:
Andrew Errington wrote:
You might want to be a little more specific:
ISA/PCI
8/16 bit
SoundBlaster or Random Taiwanese OEM
otherwise you might end up with an 8-bit ISA SoundBlaster (which
ought to be in landfill, but is in fact in my junk box).
By the way, there isn't a tiny switch on the microphone body that
mutes it by any chance...?
Andy
Got it sorted thanks; Lance Blackler has a spare card I can grab.
You're right, it didn't occur to me what type of card I would need,
but I was able to find the manufacturer's specs and get the info (I
love Google :) ).
And no, the mic itself doesn't have any switches.
David
OK, things are not sorted with this soundcard, as I'd hoped.
Unfortunately, the card Lance gave me, while it works, only produces
static, and the microphone still isn't working correctly. Obviously
something isn't set up correctly, but I don't know what. SuSE (9.3)
recognises the card. There appears to be no way of disabling the
internal card through the BIOS, and disabling it through YaST has no effect.
I need some help with this please, folks. I'm sure my friend is getting
a little frustrated (though he hasn't said it), as am I. I just don't
know enough about setting up soundcards in Linux to do it myself, and I
don't have the spare time I need right now to devote to get this card
working. Basically I'm floundering. Plus he lives on the other side of
town from me, so I can't just hop over the fence to try something out...
Would someone be prepared to spend an hour or two (hopefully less) with
me round at my friend's house, perhaps this Saturday, and get this
machine sorted once and for all ? Suitable recompense will be
forthcoming, whatever you feel is appropriate.
Any offers will be gratefully received :)
Many thanks,
David
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