Hello,

I have the following problem: I have an Aureal Vortex I (8820) sound
card, and in Linux, I cannot get any sound, or there will be sound for
a few seconds, and it will then cut out. This is likely due to a
hardware conflict, as this is a known problem with this card. In Windows, many have
solved it (including myself) by downloading a program called WPCREDIT,
which allows you to edit the values of certain registers. In Windows,
in this program, I select my audio device, then change register 40 from
"80" to "FF", which solves the problem perfectly. Please visit the following link for a screenshot: on the left, the value at register 40 is "FF", which is the value that fixes the problem; without making any changes, this value is "80", and the sound cuts out. (Please add "www" to the beginning of the following URL; this message board system indicates that I cannot post links until I have made three posts).

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Unfortunately, while in Windows I can use WPCREDIT, I do not know how to fix the problem in Linux. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance for any help,

Use setpci but be very, very careful.

I suggest writting a bug report at alsa-project.org about your problem and fix.