[NCLUG] Re: Ubuntu sound problems--Installfest question

[Chad Perrin]

On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 11:31:58PM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 08, 2008 at 01:35:11PM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote:
> > danbob wrote:
> > > AU31 motherboard, with NVidia built in video and sound. Used to be an
> > > eMachine I think.
> > 
> > My usual solution to this type of problem is to disable onboard audio
> > and install a SoundBlaster Live! PCI card.  It often just isn't worth
> > the frustration of trying to make an unyielding onboard device work.
> 
> My usual solution, when I don't have extra sound cards lying around, is
> to try something a bit more tractable when it comes to sound
> configuration.

Err . . . that wasn't clear.  I meant "try an OS that's a bit more
tractable when it comes to sound configuration".  Like . . . a different
distro, for instance.

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