Subj : Re: sound problems with mandrake 9.0
To   : comp.os.linux
From : SS
Date : Mon Sep 27 2004 12:41 am

Crashdamage wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 00:09:28 +0200, SS <ss@ss.ss> wrote:
> 
>>I have Mandrake 9.0, kernel 2.4.19-16mdk. My MBO is Gigabyte 7N-400L (nVIDIA
>>nFORCE2 Chipset, Socket A, 6-channel audio) which has soundcard on it. My
>>problem is that mandrake doesn't recognize sound card at all. How can I fix
>>that problem?
>>I even try new Mandrake 10.0 and it recognized my sound card but I couldn't
>>still get the sound out.
> 
> 
> Make sure the volume is turned up.  It sets to zero at installation.  If
> that's not it, the easisest fix is to disable the onboard sound in the
> bios and put in a PCI soundcard.  Even a real cheap one is probably
> better than your onboard sound anyway.

Yea, why should I buy a new PCI sound card if I have one onboard. In 
Windows sound function perfectly....

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