CM8738 "Sound Blaster compatible"?

[Chris Aitken]

I recently installed VMware Workstation  4.0.5. Then I installed a
W98SE vm (virtual machine).

The vm plays CDs, but will not recognize my card (I'm still trying to
wrap my mind around that). So, I don't get all the bells and whistles
(like a Volume Control; and Pro Tools Free multitrack recording software
will install but won't run). So, I went to the VMware HCL and found
this:

Sound
Sound output and input
Creative Sound Blaster Audio PCI compatible (MIDI sound and joysticks
not supported)

How do I know if my CM8738 is likewise compatible? I don't know where to
start googling for that.

It's looking more and more like the vm will not run Pro Tools Free (at
least not with my soundcard), but I want to figure this out in case
I decide to buy a soundcard that will run Pro Tools Free in a W98SE vm.

I have posted a similar query on a VMware forum, and I have contacted
the webmaster at digidesign (makers of Pro Tools Free) to ask for help
registering on their forum as well. Those may give me some VMware and
digidesign feedback, but I thought I'd ask linux people as well.

Chris

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