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cant get sound blaster live to work on ubunto linux

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hi i am a new ubunto linux user i have downloaded ubunto linux latest downloads but ithe sound quality is very poor
i am using a sound card which is a creative sb audigy 5.1 The sound card worked fine in windows xp but is not working on linux . can you please help me , thanks

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Arnaudus (a-lerouzic) said : 		#1

Hi,

You may be interested in reading the Sound TroubleShooting help page: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting . It seems that your sound card is supposed to work properly "out of the box", but only for the two front speakers. According to, for example http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=401346 , getting the surround to work is a bit more tricky.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

Its ubuntu, not ubuno. pronounce OO-BOON-TOO

Creative cards are a pain to get working in Linux. They can't even support windows well.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=782360
http://www.shareconnector.com/no-sound-issue-sb-audigy-in-ubuntu-904

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Andre Mangan (kyphi) said : 		#3

Welcome to Ubuntu, peter.

When your computer first boots, it takes its instructions from the BIOS where, most likely, the audio device built into the motherboard is specified.
When Ubuntu starts there is a conflict about which audio device to use - the inbuilt chip or the SoundBlaster card. This happens regardless of which device you tell Ubuntu to use.
The remedy is to enter your BIOS and disable "onboard sound" and remember to "Save before Exit".

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