Re: Replacing on-board sound

[Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com>]

Frank McCormick wrote:
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> 	Because of all the problems I'm experiencing with my on-board sound
> on an Intel 865GXB board, I'd like to install a separate sound card. Does
> anyone have a suggestion or suggestions on the way to go. I hear good
> things about Sound-Blaster products. Even cards that are a few years old
> are OK as I am just trying to get recording to work on this machine.

Yes, I did that. I have the onboard:

00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. 
VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60)

and I bought the Sound Blaster Audigy because I didn't trust the onboard 
when I bought the mobo (EP-8VTAI):

00:0a.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy LS

alsaconf finds them both and then you adjust /etc/modprobe.d/sound:

alias snd-card-0 snd-via82xx
options snd-via82xx index=0
alias snd-card-1 snd_ca0106
options snd_ca0106 index=1

Then I adjust who gets what card by adjustong /etc/profile:

case "$DISPLAY" in
:0.*)   export ALSA_CARD=0
        export ALSA_CTL_CARD=0
        export ALSA_PCM_CARD=0
        export MUS_ALSA_DEVICE="hw:0,0"
        ;;
:1.*)   export ALSA_CARD=1
        export ALSA_CTL_CARD=1
        export ALSA_PCM_CARD=1
        export MUS_ALSA_DEVICE="hw:1,0"
        ;;
* )
       # Default option.
        export ALSA_CARD=1
        export ALSA_CTL_CARD=1
        export ALSA_PCM_CARD=1
        export MUS_ALSA_DEVICE="hw:1,0"
        ;;
esac


Hugo