Re: [newbie] Sound cards with Linux
if its any help i can say that the soundblaster 128 pci works! i have one. worked first time!
Re: [newbie] Sound cards with Linux
Yep. -s On Sunday 18 March 2001 09:18 pm, you wrote: Hi there, I would like some help with soundcards and Linux. Here's what I did... logged in under root typed in sndconfig it recognized a sound card saying Equinox and some numbers it then said it wasn't recognized by Linux and then quit I did this typed in sndconfig --nodected (or something like that, can't remember it was a few days ago) looked for my sound card, which is the SoundBlaster 128 (PCI). It was listed, I selected it, it said gave me some selections and it did NOT work. Does Linux support a ISA sound card...I am thinking of getting the SoundBlaster 64 ISA card to save a PCI slot for a network card I am getting. I know they make a SoundBlaster 64 PCI. Will it work with an ISA card? Thanks = Richard Wegner - Linux Newbie - [EMAIL PROTECTED] NOTE: Derek Rayne is a FICTIONAL CHARACTER this is just an e-mail address I chose! __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] Sound cards with Linux
Your card *should* have been detected without any trouble. Have you tried turning off the "PnP OS" (or something similar) setting in your BIOS? AFAIK, the SoundBlaster PCI128 is supported. The SB AWE64 (ISA) is well supported as well (I have one and it works perfectly). On Mon, 19 Mar 2001 14:18, Derek Rayne wrote: Hi there, I would like some help with soundcards and Linux. Here's what I did... logged in under root typed in sndconfig it recognized a sound card saying Equinox and some numbers it then said it wasn't recognized by Linux and then quit I did this typed in sndconfig --nodected (or something like that, can't remember it was a few days ago) looked for my sound card, which is the SoundBlaster 128 (PCI). It was listed, I selected it, it said gave me some selections and it did NOT work. Does Linux support a ISA sound card...I am thinking of getting the SoundBlaster 64 ISA card to save a PCI slot for a network card I am getting. I know they make a SoundBlaster 64 PCI. Will it work with an ISA card? Thanks = Richard Wegner - Linux Newbie - [EMAIL PROTECTED] NOTE: Derek Rayne is a FICTIONAL CHARACTER this is just an e-mail address I chose! __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ -- Sridhar Dhanapalan. "There are two major products that come from Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence." -- Jeremy S. Anderson
Re: [newbie] sound cards
I don't see how drivers and/or devices installed in Windows will have any affect on a Linux install - changes to the bios will have an affect, but I don't think software installed in Windows will affect anything. Maybe someone else knows differently - or give it a try anyway, since I guess the other possible suggested fixes for your sound card didn't work. good luck, philomena At 09:49 AM 10/16/2000 -0700, you wrote: Hi all- Question, if I uninstall the drivers and sound card from windows and then boot up linux and do a clean install do you think that the sound card will work ? Everytime I use drakX it tells me the sound card has already been configured. So I figure what do I have to lose except about a half and hour. System specs- Gateway 20 gig drive partitioned 10 win98 se and 10 linux mandrake 7.0 128 ram pent.3 500 mhz sb live sound card and svga video card. Thank you, Chronos.
Re: [newbie] sound cards
I don't see how drivers and/or devices installed in Windows will have any affect on a Linux install - changes to the bios will have an affect, but I don't think software installed in Windows will affect anything. Maybe someone else knows differently - or give it a try anyway, since I guess the other possible suggested fixes for your sound card didn't work. good luck, While Windows has taken "unpredictable" to a new high, it's none of the Windows software drivers are even loaded when Linux is running so you're right; their residence on a hard drive won't affect anything. You're also right that changing the BIOS will affect Linux. Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] sound cards
In a message dated 16-Oct-00 15:22:58 Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: While Windows has taken "unpredictable" to a new high, it's none of the Windows software drivers are even loaded when Linux is running so you're right; their residence on a hard drive won't affect anything. You're also right that changing the BIOS will affect Linux. this maybe true, however you can get info using the inf file found in windows about a peice of hardware that the hardware sometimes wont tell you. This is the case with pci cards sure linux detects its there but doesnt allways detect what it is, or who made it. So using windows to find a known driver or using key things like serial or model numbers you can sort through the text of many inf files and can find the maker, the exact type of device it may be, and from there you can find the companys site to see if they make linux based drivers or provide info on how to set up bios settings to better support the device in linux.
Re: [newbie] sound cards
yes, you can get lots of information that way and it can be very helpful with debugging - I used that to help fix my own SBLive! problems - but the original question (not from me) was about problems configuring an SBLive ! card in 7.0 , and someone asking that if the Win driver's were uninstalled, and he reinstalled mandrake from scratch, might that solve his problem - my answer to that was no. philomena At 04:32 PM 10/16/2000 -0400, you wrote: In a message dated 16-Oct-00 15:22:58 Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: While Windows has taken "unpredictable" to a new high, it's none of the Windows software drivers are even loaded when Linux is running so you're right; their residence on a hard drive won't affect anything. You're also right that changing the BIOS will affect Linux. this maybe true, however you can get info using the inf file found in windows about a peice of hardware that the hardware sometimes wont tell you. This is the case with pci cards sure linux detects its there but doesnt allways detect what it is, or who made it. So using windows to find a known driver or using key things like serial or model numbers you can sort through the text of many inf files and can find the maker, the exact type of device it may be, and from there you can find the companys site to see if they make linux based drivers or provide info on how to set up bios settings to better support the device in linux.
Re: [newbie] sound cards
While Windows has taken "unpredictable" to a new high, it's none of the Windows software drivers are even loaded when Linux is running so you're right; their residence on a hard drive won't affect anything. You're also right that changing the BIOS will affect Linux. this maybe true, however you can get info using the inf file found in windows about a peice of hardware that the hardware sometimes wont tell you. This is the case with pci cards sure linux detects its there but doesnt allways I think the significant thing in this thread (about whether removing Windows drivers would help Linux) is whether Linux can get any information from Windows device drivers. I'd submit the answer is, as I suggested, no. detect what it is, or who made it. So using windows to find a known driver or using key things like serial or model numbers you can sort through the text Gee...I have that stuff written down in my computer log book...don't you (grin)? Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] sound cards
Larry Marshall wrote: I think the significant thing in this thread (about whether removing Windows drivers would help Linux) is whether Linux can get any information from Windows device drivers. I'd submit the answer is, as I suggested, no. You are correct. If you are dealing with a dual boot system, the only useful thing windows would be for is to identify IRQs, DMAs and the like. Since a dual boot system runs only one OS at time the two will never meet in the world of drivers. So once you know the IRQs, etc of a device it might be helpful in setting up Linux. However, depending on CMOS settings the device parameters could change across a reboot into Linux. So a partial answer is, turn off CMOS plug and play and if available on the device, jumper it to known IRQs, etc OR run its diagnostic software to change those settings. A great many NICs can be done with the later. detect what it is, or who made it. So using windows to find a known driver or using key things like serial or model numbers you can sort through the text Gee...I have that stuff written down in my computer log book...don't you (grin)? Cheers --- Larry
RE: [newbie] Sound Cards
Go to Creative Labs site http://opensource.creative.com http://opensource.creative.com and get the tarball for the update. -Original Message- From: Christopher M. Kopp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 13:54 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Sound Cards I thought I read on the web somewhere that all Sound Blaster Cards were supported by Mandrake 6.1, but I have a Sound Blaster Live! (256). The Snooper recognizes the card, but can't install it. Is there anyway to run the card as a Sound Blaster 64, or a Sound Blaster compatible card? Please e-mail me with any ideas. I don't want to buy another card. Thank you- Christopher Kopp
Re: [newbie] Sound Cards - URL's
Hi, Re: On Wed, 08 Dec 1999, you wrote: I thought I read on the web somewhere that all Sound Blaster Cards were supported by Mandrake 6.1, but I have a Sound Blaster Live! (256) etc ... ( Christopher Kopp. ) Sound Blaster Live / Sound Blaster Xgamer / AWE64 and others. Check these URL's http://www4.ncsu.edu/~distclai/sblive-howto.html SB-Live Howto http://www.euronet.nl/~mailme/ Sound Blaster Live! - Linux Page http://www.opensound.com/ 4Front Technologies http://www.linux.ncsu.edu/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Soundblaster-AWE.html#toc6 Sound Blaster AWE 32/64 - describes how to install and configure a Sound Blaster 32 (SB AWE 32, SB AWE 64) HOWTO Advanced Linux Sound Architecture http://alsa.jcu.cz/ Hope this helps! Mark Fitzgerald [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Sound Cards
You should be able to manually input the card information using sndconfig. The test never installs my AWE64, but the manual install gets it running fine. --- "Christopher M. Kopp" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought I read on the web somewhere that all Sound Blaster Cards were supported by Mandrake 6.1, but I have a Sound Blaster Live! (256). The Snooper recognizes the card, but can't install it. Is there anyway to run the card as a Sound Blaster 64, or a Sound Blaster compatible card? Please e-mail me with any ideas. I don't want to buy another card. Thank you- Christopher Kopp __ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com
