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PostPosted: Fri May 21, 2004 6:19 am 
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Seems that some of the SB Live! 5.1 that ship from Dell are not supported by ALSA. I have EVERYTHING running but no audio....tried every trick in the forums then found the following link on the ALSA Project website:

http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/template.php?company=Creative+Labs&card=Soundblaster+Live&chip=EMU10K1&module=emu10k1

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Please note that the SoundBlaster Live 5.1 shipped with Dell Dimension
8200 is NOT supported. They have PCI ID 1102:0006.

http://opensource.creative.com/:
"The Dell CT0200 -- The new Live 5.1 card from Dell (CT0200) is not
based on the EMU10K1 chip, so the EMU10K1 driver available at
SourceForge won't work with it."

I really think this fact should be listed in the Supported Cards
List - making people aware of the fact that Dell machines and OEM
Creative cards very well might be a waste of money.

AFAIK, the only way to make this card produce sound on Linux is to
buy the BETA binary-only drivers from 4Front at a mere US $35 per
seat (and I'm stuck with 40 of these that I really needed
sound support on)...


Once I ripped out the SB and started using the onboard Intel audio...all is great.

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 7:04 pm 
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Agreed, I had this problem as well. The Dell-installed SB Live Value is not currently supported by the emu10k1 driver. You may (though I wasn't) have integrated audio (a single mini jack, obscured perhaps or clipped by the SB) that's supported by the i810 drivers from alsa-project and the 2.6 kernel ALSA.

Also massively useful was this document, though I ended up spending the $30 for a SB Live at Best Buy. Works fine now.[/url]
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 8:08 pm 
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agreed, I am using the onboard sound and ALSA.

Tier 3 post just a heads upto others. It took me weeks to figure out my problem.

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nagimysore
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 8:43 am 
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Maybe this is a dumb question.

I have no sound from my knoppmyth. I am using a Dell 2.4 Ghz box about a year old. Dont remember the model no. How would I use the onboard sound like this post says?
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If you have onboard sound, the place to dis/enable it would be the BIOS.

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 7:41 am 
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How would I use the onboard sound like this post says?

My Dell is about a year old as well. I had to remove the SB card from the box. I connect my speakers to the headphone jack at the bottom front of the case.

I didnt need to do anything with bios settings

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