[plug] Slackware Sound.

[Chris Andre]

Beau , 

Could i achieve this by editing the /etc/rc.d/rc.modules file and make sure
the module support for the via chipset is enabled at boot time? If the AC97
is supported surely there would be an entry for this style sound support. Is
my apprehension that obvious towards kernel recompiling >?  <say's he shyly
looking starring at the monitor>

Cheers 

Chris 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Beau Kuiper [mailto:kuiperba at cs.curtin.edu.au]
Sent: Wednesday, 22 August 2001 1:30 PM
To: 'plug at plug.linux.org.au'
Subject: Re: [plug] Slackware Sound.


Hi there

The kernel has an AC97 driver for the VIA chipsets. configure it in and
recompile your kernel

Beau Kuiper
kuiperba at cs.curtin.edu.au

On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, Chris Andre wrote:

> Afternoon Pluggers,
>
> Could you please help me decide which sound option to take.
> I have recently installed slackware 8 and I am about to configure sound
> support. The Soltek 75KAV mother board I am using has  AC97 onboard legacy
> audio emulating < ( for want of a better word ) a SoundBlaster ..with the
> usual settings I/O 220H IRQ5 DMA1 MPU-401 I/O 330-333H. Architecture of
the
> board is KT133A / VT82C686B South Bridge
> I have been told that the AC97 sound controller is not the easiest of the
> lot to get up and running. As a second option i also have a Creative
> SoundBlaster 32 card that i could put in.
> 1) Which of the two options would cater for better sound quality.
> 2) Is the AC97 that hard to configure into the kernel and will this have
to
> be done through module support.
>
> Is anyone else running slackware 8 with configured sound, what url's would
> be of help to read up on. I have read through the CDRom version of
> SoundBlaster-HOWTO is this all i need to get my sound up and running ?
>
>
>
> Thanking you in Advance
>
> Chris
>
>
>