[LAU] tips for beginners

[David Santamauro]

> >
> > Now, I just want to use the sound preferences dialog and make sure
> the
> > system is using the 2496 as main output. Problem is, although both
> the 8810
> > and 2496 are present in the "Capture" tab, only the 8810 is available
> from
> > the "Playback" tab.

> Is the 8810 an onboard card? If you don't need it, it might be
> preventing problems when you turn it off in your BIOS.

If you mean onboard as in a part of the motherboard, then nope, PCI, not a
bad card in its day ...

> 
> If you want to use the 2496 with Jack you have to set it in qjackctl,
> setup.

I'll check my setup again...

> >
> This could be useful maybe:
> http://wiki.linuxmusicians.com/doku.php
> http://apps.linuxaudio.org/
> 
> Success!

Very grateful, thanks!