[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> From: Ronald A. Yacketta
>
> sndconfig will not work with the ensoniq pci card
> you have to (as was mentioned b4) goto the creative labs page, dl the
> ensoniq driver and install it
Excuse me? I think you're thinking of the Live! line of Creative
cards. The Ensoniq-driven cards have been supported for quite awhile by
the mainline kernel. sndconfig works VERY well for them. I'm using an
ES1371 on my machine now -- sndconfig picked it up without a problem.
> "Serpico" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 12/01/99 03:59:27 PM
>
> Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> cc: (bcc: Ronald A. Yacketta/958157/EKC)
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Re:
>
> > On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> > > I just installed Mandrake Linux6 on my system. I have no manual and
> can't
> > > find an answer to why my sound card was not detected. It's a Creative
> Labs
> > > Ensoniq pci card. It's seems to be compatible but I don't understand
> all
> > > the terminology about fixing it. Can anyone explain in layman's terms
> (or
> > > using Win98 commands/instructions as a comparison) how to get sound
> working?
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > You probably need to go to the Creative Labs website and
> > download the special drivers they have for Linux. Which
> > sound card is this? Is it the SBLive??? That one has known
> > problems under Linux...
> > John
> >
>
> Thanks John, but it's the ensoniq pci version and I've been told that it
> works. I just need to config my system to detect it as I have been told to
> do. So I'll try 'sndconfig' and see what happens. Unfortunately I haven't
> had the time to play with the suggestions yet. And I'm still learning how
> and where to type these commands. I hope to get it working with the rest
> of
> the system, sad to have no sound...
--
Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
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