CM8738 "Sound Blaster compatible"?

[Chris Aitken]

Lennart Sorensen wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 15, 2004 at 12:33:12PM -0500, 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.
> >
> > 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.
>
> Make sound work in Linux, preferably using alsa.

OK. I'm beginning to see that "Make sound work" is a little deeper than "I can
play CDs OK". : )

> Then add a sound
> device to your vmware configuration,

OK. There is one there, but obviously not the one Pro Tools Free likes - maybe
that's the one that plays CDs.

> and install sound blaster pci 128

OK...we're assuming that that will work with the CM8738..or is that not
relevant?

>
> (or whatever an ess 1371 is) driver in win98 (I suspect install vmware
> utils menu option may even do that for you) and you should be all set.
>
> VMware uses the linux sound devices, and emulates an ess 1371

This is a famous sound card I presume.

> to the
> guest OS.

OK. Thanks, Lennart.

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