On Sunday 28 September 2003 05:26 am, Margot wrote: > yankl wrote: > > On Saturday 27 September 2003 08:15 pm, Margot wrote: > >>Dennis Myers wrote: > >>>On Saturday 27 September 2003 05:37 pm, Margot wrote: > >>>>Dennis Myers wrote: > >>>>>On Saturday 27 September 2003 02:11 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > >>>>>>Margot is having a problem. If you use AC97 on-board sound, will you > >>>>>>please tell us what HardDrake calls your card, and what driver it is > >>>>>>using? Thanks > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Anne > >>>>> > >>>>>I have AC97 on-board running and it uses snd-via82xx as the driver > >>>>>Mine does not work either except I can play the CD with grip, not > >>>>> xmms. Sorry not much help. > >>>> > >>>>Might be a route worth following - had a look at grip, and at least it > >>>>recognises the CD and gives me a track listing, which is more than I > >>>> get > >>>> > >>>>from xmms. Still no sound though.... > >>>> > >>>>You've told us your driver. What sound card does MCC say you have, and > >>>>how did you get it there? > >>> > >>>It says my sound card is VIA Technologies VT8233. I did not have to do > >>>anything, it was autodetected on install. Have you perchance checked the > >>>bios to see if the onboard sound is set to auto and not disabled? Just > >>>fumbling in the dark with that, cause I do not recall if you said you > >>> had made sure it was turned on. HTH > >> > >>Nobody has mentioned bios yet...how do I check it, and how do I change > >>it if wrong? > > > > It all depends on the computer you have. > > > > Warning, it could be dangerous to play with your BIOS, if you do not know > > what specific parameter does do not change it. > > > > All following is for DESKTOP ONLY, laptop is an other story. > > > > Right after rebooting your PC press on of the following buttons. > > Not always true. > > F1- IBM; HP > > F10 - DELL > > ESC - Old Gateway > > F2 - PakardBell > > > > Look for a message that say Press <some button> to access setup > > You will get insight BIOS settings. BIOS stands for - basic input output > > system. It's looks like nc or mc. Usually, but not all ways, arrows will > > move you through the system. Usually, but not always, on board sound is > > turned off/on in advance menu under pci devices. It is a good idea to > > reference documentation of your motherboard. > > Thanks. I had to use Del to access the setup (tried all your options > first, then started working my way through the keyboard until something > worked!). Have now enabled OnBoard AC97 Audio. > > Have checked MCC - now showing two soundcards! The original non-existent > one, plus VT8233 AC97 Audio Controller using driver snd-via8233. > > How do I remove the non-existent one from the list and how do I get the > CD player etc to recognise the real one?
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