[ubuntu-za] Sound & Video Questions

[Wesley Werner]

Hi Ian

> Motherboard is an Intel D865GLC with on-board sound, Flex 6 with an 82801EB
> chip. Any idea how to get this working again??

My first thought, is that your on-board sound is poked. Unless you can test it.

As far as I can tell from the Intel site, that's a AC 97 sound
chipset. Those were notoriously troublesome on *nixes back then, and I
don't doubt now too. I suggest you:

1) search ubuntuforums.org for solutions

2) post your own thread if you can't find a solution, or

3) use an alternative sound card.

PCI sound cards are pretty affordable. Check the supported list first
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsSoundCards.

I use a USB sound adapter with headphones
(http://www.magicbox.co.za/shop/product.asp?id=570). Just remember
that if you get a PCI sound card, to enter the PC BIOS and disable the
on-board sound (if relevant).

> 2) I just did my latest install last week from K10.04 to K10.10 and this
> time the "image" on the screen has come up twice the size of what it was
> before. My monitor only shows 1024*768 and this also shows under System
> Settings/Display, (with only lower options available).

Sound like you need to enable drivers specific to your card. You do
this via the main menu System -> Admin -> Additional/Hardware Drivers.

When I had a 5500, the driver wizard did not detect it, it was a
manual install. Try this thread:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=33142. But try the driver
wizard first.