On-board sound versus dedicated/standalone sound card ???

[Vincent Trouilliez]

> You possibly know this page: www.alsa-project.org where you can check
> sound card compatibility.

Thanks for the link :-)

> Beware however of the new SB Audigy LS and SB Live 7.1 cards. They
> don't use the emu10k1 chip anymore and latest alsa has limited support
> for them.
> 
> I recommend you the classic SB Live 4.1 or 5.1 or an older SB Audigy
> (which I have too).


Yeah, I won't use a modern card, nevermind a brand new one. I generally
prefer to stick to old stuff as it's more likely to work and can be had
dirty cheap on Ebay...

--
Vince