So, this is my problem, I bought yesterday MSI K7 Mainboard, and - for being stupid - didn't check the board before buying for nForce. Now I'm having a couple of problems.

The mainboard (dont remember the *exact* type) has AC97 audio, and nVidia-based ethernet integrated. (well, also SATA, etc, but that's irrelevant now) It has nForce2 - chip controlling PCI, ISA???(yeah, accord. Mdk10.1 pro) etc..

When I use the AC97, it works just like an integrated sound should; plays music, mic works, but no dull-duplex operations; that is Bye Bye TeamSpeak2 & Armyops. When I disable the onboard audio, install my Creative Audigy 2 ZS, set the drivers etc and play sounds, I get the first 500mSec of the stream as an endless "laggy" loop. (ie: 3DoorsDown: Here without ya = a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a .. .x100 ha-ha-ha .. x 100) So yeah, not definetly working. lol. The funny thing is, that by adding Creative SB Live! (the old one, 5.1) everything works like it should!
(Yeah, I *need* my audigy; Live hasn't got enough jacks for my Zalman 5.1 headset)

So go figure, I've tried all drivers I can get to work...

And the second one: After succesfully installing nVidia's driver, configuring the xorg.conf etc, I load the module, and try "startx". it waits, and falls with errors, that (the main parts) say:


Could not initialize nvidia device!!!
and
Screens found, but none have usable configurations.


As in topic, I have GF FX 5200/256mb, Audigy2ZS
MB is MSI K7 based, cpu is Sempron 3000+, with a gig of ram.

..Any help *would* be appriciated, spent yesterday 7 hours around googling...

Try switching the sound card to a different pci slot. Its more than likely an issue with the IRQ sharing of Nvidia and Creative. Moving the sound card to a different pci slot should free up the shared irq problem. Post back if this works

Ookay, Sofar I've managed to get GF FX to work (well, only 1999 FPS, but..) the sound problem still exists. La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-laggy-gy-gy-gy-gy-gy-gy-gy-gy sound. No help with tryoing other PCI slots, I'll try to manually set irq's today.

..And if that won't work, next mainboard.. (allready selected one with VIA chip. Slower then nForce2, but...)