CM8738 "Sound Blaster compatible"?

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On Thu, 15 Jan 2004, Chris Aitken wrote:

> 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.

	<http://www.google.com/search?q=CM8738>

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> 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.

	<http://www.google.com/search?q=CM8738+Pro+Tools>

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> 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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