Sound Blaster in Linux

[Tyler1989]

Anyone here managed to get your sound blaster cards working by defualt in linux and under what distro are do you always switch to onboard sound?

 

[jakec]

I know how you feel buddy,

My Windows system has no onboard sound at the Moment but PCLinuxOS picked up my sound flawlessly. You can D/L it here:

http://ftp.belnet.be/linux/pclinuxos/live-cd/english/preview/

Jake

 

[horndude]

yes, doesnt matter, and no

 

[macdude425]

^^ Same as him.

 

[The General]

yeah all models of soundblaster work but the x-fi AFAIK.

i have an audigy 2 ZS, works perfectly in knoppix, **** small linux, debian, all out of the box.


even the front live!drive and optical outputs work, all i need to do is add a line to /etc/modules and the IR receiver on it works. the only problem is that when i plug headphones in, the other outputs dont turn off, they do in windows... whatever i dont even care

oh and btw this is the linux forum and i cant even say the name of a distro hahaha

 

[macdude425]

Eh, just say DSL and everyone'll know what you're talking about...

 

[The General]

true

 

[Tyler1989]

Perhaps I'm doing something wrong but it does matter. The X-FI cards yse a new architecture and are not supported by any Creative Labs or ALSA drivers that I know of.

 

[horndude]

well tyler there's tons of different soundblaster models, we are supposed to guess your using an xfi?

http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-do...und+Blaster+X-Fi.&chip=UNKNOWN&module=emu10k1

 

[Tyler1989]

my userbar has it but yeah thats what I use.