Sound Cards Supported by Red Hat Linux

Table 5-1 lists the sound cards that Red Hat Linux supports and shows the name of the driver module that supports a specific set of sound cards. For the most recent (and more detailed) list of sound cards Red Hat Linux supports, consult the Red Hat hardware-compatibility list at http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/.

Table 5-1: Supported Sound Cards
Sound Card	Linux Driver Module
Acer Notebook sound, Avance Logic (ALS-007, ALS-100, ALS-110), Creative Labs SoundBlaster cards, ESS1868 AudioDrive, Logitech SoundMan Games, MediaVision Jazz16 (ProSonic, SoundMan Wave)	sb
AdLib	adlib_card
Allied Telesyn AT1700	at1700
Analog Devices AD1816	ad1816
Analog Devices AD1848, Compaq DeskPro XL sound, Ensoniq SoundScape VIVO	ad1848
Aztech Sound Galaxy Waverider Pro 32-3D	sgalaxy
C-Media CMI8x38	cmpci
Creative Labs SoundBlaster Live!	emu10k1
Ensoniq AudioPCI (ES1371)	es1371
Crystal Audio SoundFusion (CS46xx)	cs46xx
Ensoniq AudioPCI (ES1370)	es1370
Ensoniq AudioPCI (ES1371)	es1371
Ensoniq SoundScape	sscape
ESS Maestro 1, Maestro 2, and Maestro 2E	maestro
ESS Solo 1	esssolo1
Gravis UltraSound, UltraSound MAX, UltraSound PnP,	gus
Intel i810/i810E Integrated AC97 Audio	i810_audio
MediaTrix AudioTrix Pro	trix
microSOUND PCM12, OPTi MAD16 Pro (82C929, 82C930), OPTi Mozart/MAD16 (82C928)	mad16
NeoMagic MagicMedia 256AV	nm256
Pro Audio Spectrum Studio 16 and SoundMan 16	pas2
Personal Sound System (PSS) Orchid SW32 and Cardinal DSP16	pss
S3 SonicVibes	sonicvibes
Trident 4D-Wave NX/DX	trident
Turtle Beach MultiSound Classic, MultiSound Monterey, and MultiSound Tahiti	msnd_classic
Turtle Beach MultiSound Fiji, MultiSound Pinnacle	msnd_pinnacle
VIA 82Cxxx chipset, Windows Sound System	via82cxxx
Yamaha OPL3-SA1	opl3sa
Yamaha OPL3-SA2, OPL3-SA3, OPL3-SAx	opl3sa2
Yamaha YMF PCI Audio	ymfsb

Insider Insight

Many sound cards include a built-in interface through which you can attach a CD-ROM drive. Linux needs a separate device driver to access a CD-ROM drive connected to a sound card; the sound driver does not have anything to do with the CD-ROM drive, even though the drive is attached to the sound card. By the same token, the sound driver has nothing to do with the joystick port that many sound cards include.