With the sblive you go to creative.opensource.com get the latest source snapshot compile and install like you would any other module the readme has good Debian instructions (read the *whole* thing first :)) Very easy and a very sweet card.
---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Thomas J. Hamman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 16:56:48 -0500 >On Fri, Dec 01, 2000 at 04:23:34PM -0500, Eileen Orbell wrote: >> Could someone tell me what SOUND CARD would be the best to install on a >> Debian Box? >> Also the easiest would help.. > >Try a Creative Soundblaster PCI 128 (or 64). I just got the SB 128 for >around $25, and all you have to do to get it working is load the es1371 >kernel module. That's as easy as it gets. Also the Ensoniq cards are >just as easy to set up (and use the same modules, es1370 or es1371), and >usually even a bit cheaper. > >As for "best", though, I suppose the Creative Soundblaster Live! is a >bit higher quality, particularly for games that use 3D audio. I know >that one works just fine in Linux, but I have no experience with it so >can't say anything about how easy it is to set up. > >-- >Tom >"Pray: To ask that the laws of the universe be nullified on behalf of a >single petitioner, admittedly unworthy." > -Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Dictionary > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
