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 ____________________________________________________ tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
