On Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:11:48 -0500 "BorgLabs - Kate Draven" borglabs4@gmail.com wrote:
On Tuesday 17 November 2020, Edward via tde-users wrote:
On Tue, 17 Nov 2020 08:48:26 -0500
"BorgLabs - Kate Draven" borglabs4@gmail.com wrote:
Another card I'm looking at is the Creative Labs Sound Blaster AE-9 PCIe https://www.microcenter.com/product/610437/creative-labs-sound-blaster-ae -9-pcie-sound-card Although, as far as I can tell, has no linux support but I could be wrong.
Thanks again
Kate
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=SoundBlaster-AE-7-Li...
According to this article, the AE-9 doesn't have Linux support. The AE-7 will have Linux support with the 5.10 kernel.
I would hope the older Creative cards have some Linux support. My older desktop actually has a legacy PCI slot (in addition to PCI-E x1 and x16 slots), but I don't know if plugging in a sound card will automatically disable its on-board equivalent, as it does with a video card. ____________________________________________________
Yes, I read the same article.
As for your question. No, installing a second audio card does not disable the onboard audio. You'd need to disable it in the bios. I do, but it's not needed as it doesn't interfer with the default card functions.
Thanks for your input, it's greatly appreciated. I'm going to read your other email and reply if I can.
Thank you
Kate
Glad to help in any way.
I will check all the BIOS screens again, but the only setting I am aware of right now to disable anything on-board, is for the network (which was 10/100), replaced with a gigabit network card.
The specs for that desktop shows (under Sound/Audio):
*Integrated audio is not available if a sound card is installed.
So, adding a sound card, could very well disable the on-board audio automatically. Whether this would resolve the current issue with the TDE/KDE startup sound not playing at startup, don't know.