On Tuesday 24 November 2020, Edward via tde-users wrote:
On 11/24/20 5:37 PM, BorgLabs - Kate Draven wrote:
On Tuesday 24 November 2020, Edward via tde-users wrote:
On 11/24/20 2:44 PM, BorgLabs - Kate Draven wrote:
Hi Ed,
OK kscd does need the cable however, Amarok, smplayer, vlc don't. I think anything that can use advanced audio setting or software like pulseaudio will play without the cable.
I hope this helps,
Kate
Model # SB0100 (C) Creative Technology Ltd 2001
It still works! :)
For added measure, I also installed the codecs for Audacious, which included a CD codec. And it is playing a music CD, without the cable attached to the CD/DVD drive. What a difference!
The other desktop has a free PCI-E x1 slot, so I have ordered the same Creative SB Audigy FX card (Amazon, USD $36.99). Will have it tomorrow.
Ok word of warning.
If you suddenly lose a sata port, move the card. It's ok to put a x1 into a x4, 8 and 16 slot. Also, if you don't get any sound out of it, but it's completely detected, make sure the optical port option is OFF. You'll find that in the switches section of kmix.
let us know how it goes,
Kate
Thanks for this info. The PC (strangely) only came with two PCI-E x1 (non-open-ended) slots, despite that system being two years *newer* than this one (which has two PCI-E x1, one x16 and one legacy PCI).
One of the x1 slots in the other PC is being used by the network card. ____________________________________________________
Wait you don't have any x16 slots?
As for kscd, I needed to delete the old configs and reinstall the associated packages and now I can play an audio cd. Thank you Slavek.
Kate