On Tue, 19 Oct 1999 09:36:04 -0400 "Tony Zocolillo"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Does anyone have experience getting a CMI 8338 chip sound card to
> work with
> Linux. Supports lists the CMI 8330 chip but not the 8338. I've
> tried every
> card driver in the list and no luck. I do get some trace of sound
> with a
> few of the choices, but I have to turn the speakers on full power
> and I can
> barely hear it. I have a couple ESS boards coming in the mail this
> week, so
> I'll probably switch to one of those.
I had it working but when I got my Network card installed and got it
limping I started having IRQ confilicts and havn't messed with it since.
But it does work and I used the 8330 driver.
>
> I gave up on getting the SiS5597 on-board video to work and switched
> to a
> ATI Mach 64 2Mb PCI. I did try using the XFree86 3.3.5 but when I
> run
> XF86Setup, I couldn't get it to work...couldn't get it to
> reconfigure back
> to VGA16...so I end up reinstalling Linux each time. The ATI card
> works
> well except I can't figure out how to change resolution. I'm
> currently at
> 1024x768x16bit. Do I use xf86config? Whenever I run this program I
> seen to
> get problems as a result. This program asks for monitor information
> "free
> form" and when I put my monitor info in, I get errors relating to
> monitor
> selection on restart. When I installed Mandrake, I was give a list
> to
> choose from, but in xf86config, I get no list...thus the info I put
> in is
> aparently invalid. How do I use xf86config just to change one thing,
> or
> can't I? What info do I use for the monitor (I can't remember the
> list
> verbatim)? Can I use "CUSTOM"?
>
> I also have a problem with the modem, which I believe is a winmodem
> as it is
> somehow tied to the sound card (probably for voice functions). If I
> disable
> the onboard sound, I loose the modem too. So I have picked up a
> Zoom V.90
> modem also. I hope that once I put the ESS sound and Zoom modem in,
> I'll be
> full functional.
>
> Thanks,
> Tony Z.
>
As far as the SiS. Mine is running fine. I had to upgrade to the 3.3.5 of
XF86Config and had to get it to show the card and load up the extra
commands it needed then ran the XVidTune and straightened up the display
and now it works. if you feel like fighting with it I can walk ya through
it. But since you got the other video card its totaly up to you.
Jess
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