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Old 01-21-2007, 09:02 PM   #1
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Installing Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit


I can't get a Sound blaster Live! 24-bit sound card recognized by ubbuntu. I'm thinking I need to load some module into the kernel or something of the sort.
Here is my output from lsmod:
Code:
~$ lsmod | grep snd
snd_opl3_lib           11008  0 
snd_sb16_dsp           10880  0 
snd_sb16_csp           19712  0 
snd_sb_common          17408  2 snd_sb16_dsp,snd_sb16_csp
snd_hwdep               9860  2 snd_opl3_lib,snd_sb16_csp
snd_mpu401_uart         8704  0 
snd_ca0106             34436  0 
snd_rawmidi            25600  2 snd_mpu401_uart,snd_ca0106
snd_seq_device          8972  2 snd_opl3_lib,snd_rawmidi
snd_ac97_codec         96672  1 snd_ca0106
snd_ac97_bus            2432  1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_hda_intel          18580  0 
snd_hda_codec         163712  1 snd_hda_intel
snd_pcm_oss            46080  0 
snd_mixer_oss          18560  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                80520  6 snd_sb16_dsp,snd_ca0106,snd_ac97_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer              23172  2 snd_opl3_lib,snd_pcm
snd                    55428  16 snd_opl3_lib,snd_sb16_dsp,snd_sb16_csp,snd_sb_common,snd_hwdep,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_ca0106,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device,snd_ac97_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore               9952  3 sb_lib,sound,snd
snd_page_alloc         10504  3 snd_ca0106,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
I've already searched Ubuntu's wiki and google and creatives site and all they seem too have is outdated guides and they say that this card is supported by default, which it appears to be isn't. I disabled the oboard sound card, but that makes no diffirence and the Sound blaster Live! is still not listed in System > Preferences > Sound
What do I do to get the card recognized so I can use it?
Here is the output of lspci:
Code:
~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T800Pro Host Bridge
00:00.1 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T800Pro Host Bridge
00:00.2 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T800Pro Host Bridge
00:00.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T800Pro Host Bridge
00:00.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T800Pro Host Bridge
00:00.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T800Pro Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI bridge [K8T800/K8T890 South]
00:0f.0 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8251 AHCI/SATA 4-Port Controller
00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 07)
00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 90)
00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 90)
00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 90)
00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 90)
00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 90)
00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8251 PCI to ISA Bridge
00:11.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8251 Ultra VLINK Controller
00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 7c)
00:13.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8251 PCI to PCIE Bridge
00:13.1 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8251 PCI to PCI Bridge
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] (rev a1)
02:00.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8251 PCIE Root Port
02:00.1 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8251 PCIE Root Port
02:01.0 Audio device: VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA High Definition Audio Controller
The VIA audio device is the onboard sound card, and the Sound Blaster is not listed.
Another question, should I play arround with anything in the BIOS?
 
Old 01-21-2007, 09:40 PM   #2
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You've got the right driver loaded, snd_ca0106, but it may not be active. Seems to me I've heard that Ubuntu does not use alsaconf, so whatever replaces that will probably get it going.

Once the driver is active, you'll probably need to use alsamixer to activate the correct output. I had to use analog-front. The alsa snd_ca0106 driver is not complete, and I never have gotten the capture mode working properly. But the sound output is excellent.
 
Old 01-23-2007, 08:28 AM   #3
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I tried recompiling alsa but that was useless. I put in a different Crystal 4281 card and this is the output from alsaconf:
Quote:
Building card database..
modinfo: could not find module snd-opl3sa2
modinfo: could not find module snd-cs4236
modinfo: could not find module snd-cs4232
modinfo: could not find module snd-cs4231
modinfo: could not find module snd-es18xx
modinfo: could not find module snd-es1688
modinfo: could not find module snd-sb16
modinfo: could not find module snd-sb8
What do you suggest I do?
 
  


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