[CLUE-Tech] Sound Card for Mandrake 9.0 - 9.1 ?

[Collins Richey]

On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 09:08:40 -1000
Joe Linux <joelinux at earthlink.net> wrote:

> I just installed Mandrake 9.1/RC-2 hoping that my Mandrake sound 
> problems would be solved, but Mandrake still doesn't see my PCI Sound 
> Blaster AWE 64.   It's strange, because most distributions do.  Knoppix 
> 3.1 finds it right off the bat.  I'm tired of doing without sound, so 
> I'm sort of left with a few  options:
>  
> 1: Do a HD install of Knoppix.
>     Pros: I like Knoppix, it finds my hardware, and it looks like a very 
> neat distribution with long term potential.  Many people working on it 
> with many variations.  Seemingly flexable
>     Cons: I don't know Knoppix, the spelling dictionary is in German.  
> Much to learn, End result uncertain.
>  
> 2: Buy a new sound card that Mandrake might recognize.
>     Pros: If the new card was identified by Mandrake, than very little 
> brain work would be required, at least for Linux.
>     Cons: Spending money needlessly.  I already have a sound card that 
> works with most everything other than Mandrake.  I would have to install 
> the drivers for Windows on all my other removable HD's.  (Every member 
> of my family has their own  removable HD, and they all use WinDOS 98SE.)
>  
> 3: Try to install ALSA on Mandrake.
>      Pros:  It might work, would be low cost.
>      Cons: I know nothing about it and may run into problems.
>  
> Basically I'm a minimalist who looks for the easiest way out.  Time is 
> money, sometimes a lot of time may be saved by spending a little money.
>  
> Does anyone have any thoughts about which path I should take?
>  
> Other than that, Mandrake 9.1 is going to be very beautiful and looks 
> totally 1st class with lots of sex appeal.

I have a genuine SoundBlaster 16PCI, and the kernel modules could not raise a peep out of it.  ALSA, on the other hand, works just fine.

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Collins