On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 11:01, Joey L <[email protected]> wrote: > I ran lspci and got this:
<snip> > 04:00.0 PCI bridge: Creative Labs Unknown device 7006 > 05:00.0 Audio device: Creative Labs Unknown device 0009 > > > > when i run alsaconf - I get no sound devices detected. > Is there another step that i am missing - The last 2 devices in lspci is the > soundblaster card, yes? First, I personally wouldn't call it a Soundblaster. That is part of its name, but calling it that might put people (me, for one!) in mind of the original SBs (1989-1995, SB16, SB AWE32, etc.). I usually call Creative cards by the last part of the name, e.g. AWE32, Live!, Audigy, X-Fi. And the problem is that Creative does not care about Linux in the least, and the only drivers for X-Fi for ALSA is an out-of-tree beta (more like alpha, really) and an alpha, incomplete port of the OSSv4 X-Fi driver. The driver someone else pointed to is the Audigy driver. See this[1] recent Phoronix article for more details. I have boycotted Creative for a long time, due to their anti-competitive practices, poor driver support of Linux, and even Vista(!), is just one more reason not to buy Creative. [1] http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzE2Ng Cheers, Kelly Clowers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
