Activating on-motherboard (integrated) sound in Linux

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

I got a Soundblaster 16 PCI on sale at Microcenter. 
Ali Taalebi wrote:
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> 
> Jerry;
> Thanks for your response.
> I might decide to take the route you have taken.
> What kind of sound cards I should get or avoid?
> Are still ISA cards preferable to PCI cards?
> >>Ali
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> Message: 4
> From: "Jerry Feldman" <gaf at blu.org>
> Organization: Boston Linux & Unix Associate Director
> To: discuss at blu.org
> Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 13:25:25 -0500
> Subject: Re: Activating on-motherboard (integrated) sound in Linux
> 
> I have an Acer motherboard with an on board sound chip. I have never been abl
> e to get it working 
> on either Windows ME or Linux. I gave up and bought a sound board, and the so
> und came up 
> immediately. 
> On 14 Dec 2001 at 12:22, Ali Taalebi wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > What does it take to make an 
> > 	on-motherboard sound
> > work in Linux RedHat 7.2?
> > 
> > I have a Compaq model
> > 	DeskPro 6400 EN
> > that its motherboard has integrated sound ports (input, output, mic), 
> > as opposed to sound cards which fits in PCI or ISA slots.
> > 
> > When I reboot my Linux box, I get the following messages which are 
> > related to the sound:
> > 	"Checking for new hardware: 
> > 	............................
> > 	modprobe: cannot locate module sound-slot-0
> > 	modprobe: cannot locate module sound-service-0-0
> > 	"
> > 
> > I have also seen the following message occasionally:
> > 	" aumix: error opening mixer "
> > 
> > Your insights/pointers in resloving this issue will be very much appreciate
> d.
> > Thanks.
> > >>Ali
> > 	  
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> Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
> Associate Director
> Boston Linux and Unix user group
> http://www.blu.org
> 
> 

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Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix user group
http://www.blu.org