[SATLUG] sound prob on new linux box

[Andrew Benson]

We have a C-Media card for like $12 where I work (AAI Computers). It's not 
as good as the SB Live, but it does produce clear sound and it is pretty 
cheap.


>From: "Donn D." <snafu at urdirect.net>
>Reply-To: "The San Antonio Linux User's Group Mailing List" 
><satlug at satlug.org>
>To: "The San Antonio Linux User's Group Mailing List" <satlug at satlug.org>
>Subject: Re: [SATLUG] sound prob on new linux box
>Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 21:11:31 -0500
>
>I bought a cheap one:  MSI KT4AV
>
>I'm debating whether to buy an inexpensive S-b Live card to avoid these 
>issues.
>
>
>
>
>Andrew Benson wrote:
>
>>I had an MSI board with the AC'97 sound. Noticed a few things:
>>
>>1) ALSA did not work well, OSS worked perfectedly.
>>2) Mixer settings always act weird from the beginning.
>>
>>Check those two things -- not sure how do it with the Red Hat based 
>>distros.
>>
>>Just out of curiosity, which MSI board do you have?
>>
>>// Drew
>>
>>
>>>From: "Donn D." <snafu at urdirect.net>
>>>Reply-To: "The San Antonio Linux User's Group Mailing List" 
>>><satlug at satlug.org>
>>>To: satlug at satlug.org
>>>Subject: [SATLUG] sound prob on new linux box
>>>Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 14:42:07 -0500
>>>
>>>I assembled a new machine  2 weks ago, and installed FC2 on it.  My 
>>>previous linux experience,  over the last year or 2 (mandrake 8.1 & 9.0, 
>>>and then RH9, then FC1) was on a machine without any speakers connected 
>>>to it.  Therefore, I don't really have any experience with messing with 
>>>sound on linux yet.
>>>
>>>Anyway, my new machine has an MSI mobo, with AC97 sound.  I'm using the 
>>>on-board sound.  When I play an audio CD, the sound is nice and loud.  
>>>When I select an mp3 or ogg from my hard drive, the sound (at least in 
>>>xmms) is very low and I can barely hear it.
>>>
>>>Any pointers?  Maybe I have to do something in xmms regarding audio 
>>>plugins or something?
>>>
>>>Donn
>>
>>
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