Need recommendation for sound card

keymoo · 01-09-2002, 06:34 AM

Hi,

I need some sound in Linux - it's too damn quiet! What soundcard would you recommend that has lots of support and will install easily?

Using Mandrake 8.1.

Thanks,
Keymoo

da Perp · 01-09-2002, 06:41 AM

any SB live will do...

keymoo · 01-09-2002, 10:26 AM

Is it just a case of bunging it in and then booting the system and it will auto-detect it? Or do I need to do a shed load of commandline jiggery pokery?

trickykid · 01-09-2002, 10:28 AM

usually with soundblasters, you pop them in.. run the sndconfig utility and wa-la... it works.. usually pretty simple process under mandrake if your using it..

jrmann1999 · 01-09-2002, 03:07 PM

Even as simple as a modprobe emu10k in slack.

phishead · 01-09-2002, 05:49 PM

Yes any SB live will work. My friends x-gamer worked without him even doing anything.

Make sure to not get an Audigy though. I bought one and it turns out it doesnt work on linux yet.

therion12 · 01-09-2002, 08:24 PM

Yup, my old Sound Blaster Live X-gamer i bought a long time ago worked without a hitch in Mandrake. Absolutely configur-free.

PuterFreaK · 01-09-2002, 08:34 PM

my sb live value works perfectly but i have to turn the volume down (kmix) a little or it sounds like crap (any suggestions please let me know).

BTW for information/downloads/stuf about the creative drivers look @ http://opensource.creative.com

jashmore · 02-25-2002, 07:29 PM

I found an Audigy driver at:
http://sourceforge.net/docman/displ...&group_id=44773

It works like a charm and was very easy to install. Follow the directions and you should have no problem

jrmann1999 · 02-25-2002, 09:30 PM

Your link didn't post correctly, I'd be interested tho, can you try posting again?

pperon · 02-25-2002, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Your link didn't post correctly, I'd be interested tho, can you try posting again?

I think he meant here .

jashmore · 02-26-2002, 06:59 PM

Crap. The post cut off my link....

http://sourceforge.net/docman/displa...group_id=44773