Old sound device

[Robert Lund]

NoOp wrote:
> On 03/07/2007 12:51 AM, Robert Lund wrote:
>   
>> I managed to get ubuntu installed on my old PC using the alternate CD - 
>> thanks for the advice.
>>
>> But I have no sound output.
>>
>> Machine: <VIA Technologies VT82C693ABX>
>> Processor:    Intel x86 Family 6 Model 8 999MHz
>> Sound device: Creative AWE65
>>
>> OS tells me it can't recognize any sound device.
>> Previously installed SUSE handled the sound device just fine, as do 
>> prior WIndows installations.
>>
>> Any suggestions regarding possible sources for drivers for this thing?
>> Or other possible solutions?
>>
>>
>>
>>     
>
> I have the same sound card installed on the old 300Mhz machine that I am
> testing Feisty Herd5 on & it doesn't detect it either. I've not paid any
> attention to it as I don't have speakers attached. However, you (and I)
> might want to take a look at:
>
> http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=98942
> and
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/forum/hardware/OldSoundCard
>   
Wow! This list rules. How else could I have known to add the line 
"snd-sbawe" to my /etc/modules file? Did that, restarted, and I heard 
the familiar ubuntu woo-oo-oo on startup!

Thanks