Re: [linux-audio-user] sound card basics

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] sound card basics
From: Matt Price (matt.price_AT_utoronto.ca)
Date: Wed Jul 10 2002 - 06:41:20 EEST


I'll try the OSS-Linuxt work tomorrow (and thanks already).
Meanwhile I thought I should provide some of the missing info I
foolishly left out of my original post:

I have an ABIT AT7 motherboard, with a Realtek ALC-650 (AC-Link,
supports AC'97 2.2) sound card on-board.

I didn't notice this in any of the 'generic' lists for OSS or ALSA,
but I don't really understand drivers very well so it's quite likely
I'm looking in the wrong place.

Is the driver installation process relatively straightforward? That
is, assuming someone supports my card (whether alsa or oss-free or
oss commercial), do I just have to install the driver and then
everything will be hunkys dory? or do i have to do some more
complicated configuring ee.g. to get x windows to be able to see my
card, and then gnome on top of that (or kde, as I'm still
experimenting with a bunch of desktop possibilities). any further
guidance woul,d be appreciated!!

thanks so much for all your help.
matt

>Also, even if you don't end up using it, the demo of the
>OSS-Linux commercial drivers is pretty good at identifying
>and configuring soundcards. You could download that,
>write down the settings it uses if you need 'em (e.g. IRQs and such),
>and then use whatever driver you want - alsa or oss-free.
>
>see www.opensound.com
>
>--PW
>
>On Tue, Jul 09, 2002 at 02:55:24PM -0700, Brian Redfern wrote:
>> Try doing a google search for "alsa soundcard matrix", and click the link
>> to alsa website's soundcard support list and see if yours is listed. If
>> you don't kknow what card you have, try contacting your pc support, or
>> checking their website for the technical stats on your card.
>>
>> On Tue, 9 Jul 2002, Paul Winkler wrote:
>>
>> > On Tue, Jul 09, 2002 at 03:43:29PM -0400, Matt Price wrote:
>> > > hi there,
>> > >
>> > > I just moved up to linux (debian woody), and want to get audio moving
>> > > laong. But debian can't find my onboard sound card. And I don't have
>> > > the first idea where to look ofr help. can anyone point me in the right
>> > > direciton? thanks,
>> >
>> > What is your card?
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>> > Paul Winkler
>> > home: http://www.slinkp.com
>> > "Muppet Labs, where the future is made - today!"
>> >
>
>--
>
>Paul Winkler
>home: http://www.slinkp.com
>"Muppet Labs, where the future is made - today!"


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