Date: 02 Nov 2002 06:51:56 -0800 From: John Merryweather Cooper <john_m_cooper@yahoo.com> To: Michael Nottebrock <michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> Cc: toh@boonwee.per.sg, FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: creative sound card Message-ID: <1036248717.384.15.camel@PC016247.reshall.uidaho.edu> In-Reply-To: <3DC3981C.2010607@gmx.net> References: <3DC322FE.B3DE539@boonwee.per.sg> <1036200624.44375.2.camel@PC016247.reshall .uidaho.edu> <3DC36260.28F1C226@boonwee.per.sg> <1036217550.384.9.camel@PC016247.reshall.uidaho.edu> <3DC3981C.2010607@gmx.net>
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I know it's theoretically possible . . . :) But practically, I've never
gotten a motherboard sound chip and a PCI adapter soundcard to co-exist
peacefully.
In most instances, the user just wants the adapter card anyway (else,
they would use the on board sound).
jmc
On Sat, 2002-11-02 at 01:17, Michael Nottebrock wrote:
> John Merryweather Cooper wrote:
> > Well, you have two problems, neither of which is related to FreeBSD: 1)
> > if you are to have any chance of a working installation, you need to
> > disable the VIA sound chip on the motherboard
>
> Not true. You can perfectly well run both the onboard sound and any
> other soundcard together, and even use them in FreeBSD at the same time.
>
> Regards,
> --
> Michael Nottebrock
> "And the reasons? There are no reasons."
>
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