[Sussex] Sound on Linux Distros

[Peter Jones]

--- Desmond Armstrong <desmond.armstrong at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Depending on the distro the hardware coverage is
> good.

Musix is a distro which can do some pretty advanced
sound stuff pretty much out of the box.

> I use Mandriva and I just never have problems with
> sound.
> You should also determine the sound chip set because
> many of the 
> companies do provide linux drivers for their
> chipsets.

The otherwise rather nice soundblaster X-Fi series is
a particular problem in that regard.

> I do though, occasionally have some problems with
> the graphics cards and 
> am strugg;ing at the moment with a Via P4M900
> chipset.
> 
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