I was wondering if there was any program which would do for soundcards what SuperProbe does for graphics - in other words, go talk to the hardware, ask it what it is, and tell you everything you need to know to choose the right kernel module to run it.
I have an old Packard Hell machine in which I can get sound working with the sb module, but I'm certain this isn't the most appropriate driver, for several reasons: * The sound card certainly isn't a "genuine soundblaster" and the kernel configuration warns that "sb" is probably the wrong module for cards which just claim compatibility. * At boot, I get a warning that the "SB dsp version is just 3.01 which means that either your card is very old or your sound is incorrectly configured". * The sound is noticably lower quality than it was under windows on the same computer. If it were just the first two I wouldn't care, but I'd like to get reasonable sound out of this computer, and it really is painfully low quality atm. The description of the sound card that is on a label on the machine is totally uninformative, and all other documentation for the machine is long-lost. What can I do to find out what sound card I have? Thanks in advance, Stuart.
