[linux-audio-user] audiophile 2496 with Fedora Core 3

[Michael Mossey]

Thanks Tracey and Lee!  Sounds like the right track.. I will let you know 
how it goes...

-Mike


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracey Hytry" <shakti at bayarea.net>
To: "A list for linux audio users" <linux-audio-user at music.columbia.edu>
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] audiophile 2496 with Fedora Core 3


>> > Hmm, when I went to the Planet CCRMA website, it said "Install Fedora 
>> > Core
>> > 3.  You should now have a properly configured and working sound card.
>> > Then install the CCRMA sound applications."  What's wrong with this
>> > picture is that I don't have a properly configured and working sound 
>> > card
>> > after doing the Fedora Core 3 install.  It didn't recognize my 
>> > Audiophile
>> > 2496 as far as I can tell--it configured the onboard sound.  Can you 
>> > tell
>> > me more specifically what you did to get the Audiophile 2496 working?
>>
>> Just disable the onboard sound in the BIOS before you install.
>>
>
> An easy way to pick up the pieces from where you are is to:
>
> Save /etc/modprobe.conf and leave a version of modprobe.conf that has the 
> sound stuff edited out.
>
> Go to /etc/sysconfig /etc/sysconfig/hwconf and do the same.
>
> Shut down the machine and put in the audiophile if it's not already in.
>
> Turn the machine back on and go directly to the bios and turn off the 
> on-board sound that came with the motherboard.
>
> Boot back into FC3 and let kudzu do it's thing (let it configure the new 
> sound card).
>
> Kudzu will have written new data to both of the above two files for the 
> audiophile.
>
> Save each of the new files for later.
>
> Reboot the machine again and turn back on the on-board sound via the bios.
>
> Boot FC3 again and if redhat's problem child dosen't see and configure the 
> onboard sound into the system, you now have the data to merge it in 
> yourself.
>
> Please refer to the planet ccrma site to setup your modprobe.conf for two 
> cards if you can.
>
> http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/installtwosix.html
>
> Good luck!
>