CM8738 "Sound Blaster compatible"?

[Chris Aitken]

"Chris F.A. Johnson" wrote:

> 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>
>
> Results 1 - 10 of about 5,250. Search took 0.32 seconds.

Impressive. Chris, which hit is the one you are referring me to? I read the
first five. None have anything to do with what I'm after. If you're point is
that there are discussions about my card on the web, then, yeah, I know. And
after searching I found nothing, like you, and so I posted here for help.

>
> > 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>

Same as above. Doesn't mean I'm stopping googling, just means I'm posting
here (as well as on forums on homerecording.com, vmware.com and
digidesign.com).

Chris

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