[plug] Sound under Debian

[Beau Kuiper]

On Sat, 30 Jun 2001, Aunty Jack wrote:

> i presume you're using the via 686 chipset ??
>
Only the 686B chip, in combinartion with the KT133 or KT133A exibit this
bug. 686A with KT133 (like my Aopen AK33 board) are file, as are all KT266
boards.

> well, it has a hardware bug, and the sound doesn't work under linux, and even
> under windoze in many cases.

The sound on mine works fine under both windows and linux, you need to
compile your kernel with the via AC97 sound support, or install the
required drivers under windows. The sound output isn't much to write home
to though, so if you are serious about sound, get a SbLive or better card.

Debian likely comes with the requred modules to get your onboard sound
working, but i forgot their names. You will need to configure them in
/etc/modules.conf  esound doesn't need any configuration from my
experience, and will work once the kernel is configured correctly

Beau Kuiper
kuiperba at cs.curtin.edu.au

>
> try hassling the via people for a fix.
>
> aunty.
>
> On Saturday 30 June 2035 22:26, Shoobs wrote:
> > I have recently installed debian 2.2r3 but am having trouble getting my
> > sound working. i have installed esound and have a VIA AC'97 Sound Card
> > built into my motherboard. I do not know how to configure esound and can't
> > find anywhere on the net with instructions on how to......can anyone
> > help?????
> >
> >
> > Thanx,
> > Shoobs
>
>