So my windows 98 machine got an upgrade to a socket 370 board, so I had to upgrade from my awe64. So I bought the ct4780 and well, I have all the drivers installed and no sound is being produced. Only cd audio works. The specs of the pc are: Asus CUV-NT, 3Dfx Voodoo5 5500, Pentium 3 988mhz, 512mbs of ram, random dell floppy, and a TDK 5200B. Any advice on what to do? 😀
I always like to start by taking Windows out of the equation. Get a nice self-booting Linux distribution and use it to boot your PC (either off a CD-ROM or off a USB drive); it should come with appropriate drivers. If you can't get sound in Linux, then you probably have more serious problems.
wrote:I always like to start by taking Windows out of the equation. Get a nice self-booting Linux distribution and use it to boot your PC (either off a CD-ROM or off a USB drive); it should come with appropriate drivers. If you can't get sound in Linux, then you probably have more serious problems.
Which version of linux? And where would I go from there?
Wrong forum. Ask old hardware and related questions in Marvin Marvin, the Paranoid Android
wrote:Which version of linux? And where would I go from there?
Darn near anything will do. Puppy Linux might be good for starters, though I might be concerned about whether it includes appropriate drivers. I also like Knoppix (either the CD or DVD version will do), as it's a useful thing to have on hand for various reasons. Just start it up and find something that should play sounds.
You might want to try installing this driver:
http://www.mdgx.com/sbdrv/sblive2.zip
Source: Compilation of Creative Sound Blaster Live! drivers for Windows 9x - Windows 9x/ME - MSFN
I had the same problem with the card not producing sound even though it appeared to be installed correctly. Using this driver solved the problem.
