On Friday 12 December 2008 15:48:32 [email protected] wrote:
> On Friday 12 December 2008 12:33, Chris Knadle - [email protected]
> > The SoundBlaster Live card works well (I'm using one), but apparently
> > the Live 24-bit has a different chip and so requires a different driver:
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Blaster_Live!#Sound_Blaster_Live.21_2
> >4-bit
> >
> > "on Linux operating systems, when using the ALSA sound system,
> > the module that is used for the Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit
> > is snd-ca0106"
> >
> > So try the command "sudo modprobe snd-ca0106" at a command line
> > and see if the driver is available and if it loads. You can see
> > what modules are loaded with the command "lsmod".
> >
> > -- Chris
>
> Will do, thanks. If it works, I assume that I'll have to
> change /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base and put that driver in place of whatever
> the modprobe statement loads. Any other config I should perform?
Actually, no, you should leave /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base alone --
instead I think you only need to include the module you want loaded
at boot time in /etc/modules.
> Are you happy with the sound quality? Many forums have comments about how
> running the SB24 with that driver gives very bad sound quality, full of
> cracks and noise.
I'm using an SB Live, not an SB Live 24. Under kernel 2.6.24 the SB Live
worked well without noise or popping sounds, however as of kernel 2.6.26
and above there are certain operations that seem to generate some audio
skipping. As such it's hard to say if the reason behind the Live 24 audio
crackling is due to similar kernel 2.6.26+ issues or kernel build
configuration issues or if it's really a driver issue.
> Still looking for another cheap sound card recommendation.
Most of the sound devices in use today are directly onboard motherboards,
and the only add-on sound cards I'm using are pretty old and none of them
are still being sold today, so I can't make a specific recommendation.
The best I can suggest is:
a) look at the sound cards that are available at an online retailer
like NewEgg and get the specs for what the actual chip/device is
b) read the user comments on the particular card and see if they
include discussion of Linux support
c) get the Linux kernel source and see if the chip/device has
Linux support
-- Chris
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Chris Knadle
[email protected]
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