[kwlug-disc] Linux supported sound cards

[CrankyOldBugger]

Now that's curious.  I will investigate.  But in my defense, the Creative
Labs website didn't offer much hope for Linux drivers...


On Tue, 1 Sep 2015 at 20:35 Chris Craig <kwlug.org at ciotog.net> wrote:

> Cranky said:
> > I just found out the other day that the sound card (Creative Labs Audigy
> FX) in my dual boot desktop doesn't have Linux
> > drivers (specifically, Ubuntu).
>
> Yes it does, it's a Realtek ALC898 based card which is supported by
> the snd_hda_intel module.
>
> I imagine the problem you're having is due to an on-board card that's
> registering as card0 (the default), leaving the Audigy FX as card1.
>
> Dealing with multiple sound cards has always been a pain, here's some
> people having similar trouble:
>
> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-hardware-18/getting-a-soundblaster-audigy-fx-to-work-4175505881/
>
> On 1 September 2015 at 14:07, CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi everyone...
> >
> > I just found out the other day that the sound card (Creative Labs Audigy
> FX)
> > in my dual boot desktop doesn't have Linux drivers (specifically,
> Ubuntu).
> > Windows side works fine.  In travelling around Creative Labs' website, I
> > noticed a serious lack of Linux commitment from CL.
> >
> > Does anyone have experience with any sort of PCI-e sound card that has
> > available Linux drivers?  I value "cheap" over "lots of flashy lights".
> And
> > being half deaf, I don't really care for some audiophile-level sound
> > machine, just something that can drive my external speakers reasonably
> well
> > (the sound card on the motherboard has issues, thus my need for a
> separate
> > card).
> >
> >
> >
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