"Schmarr, Grant" wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a problem configuring the sound card on my system. System is a PIII
> 450 on an Intel SR440BX Motherboard (integrated video and sound card).
>
> Sndconfig detects the card as a Creative/Ensoniq AudioPCI 1371 (ES1371).
>
> A dialog appears stating that a sound sample will be played. No sound
> results.
>
> An error message is displayed:
>
> Unable to Play Audio
>
> The following error occurred playing the sample:
>
> sox: Sun/neXT/DEC header doesn't start with magic word
> Try the '.ul' file type with '-t ul -r 8000 filename'
>
> It then offers to set up the card manually but with the same result. I've
> done most of the recommended updates (including
> kernel-2_2_9-27mdk_i586(1).rpm and the sox rpm update)
>
> Has anyone encountered anything similar? I'm trying to determine if it's a
> hardware issue or a bug.
>
> Thanx in advance
> Grant Schmarr
It has been my experience to simply disable the onboard sound in BIOS and just
install a real sound card. I got a SB PCI-512 (<$70) and am using the SB
Live drivers from Creative Labs.
Good Luck
Joe
