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11-18-2006, 10:12 AM	#1
pgro LQ Newbie Registered: Nov 2006 Posts: 1 Rep:	Ubuntu ESS 1869 sound problems Hi I'm a newbie to ubuntu V6.06 (or linux for that matter) and I have an ESS 1869 audiocard in an old Compaq Deskpro PC (1999). I've managed to get sound after using the following parameter in the /etc/modules file: sb esstype=1869 io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 The problem is that the sound quality is very bad. When I boot the PC with W2K the sound is OK. All help welcomed. Thanks!

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