HCL/Sound Cards

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< HCL
Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)
Full Systems Laptops - Desktops - Servers - Virtual Machines
Components Video Cards - Sound Cards - Wired Net Adapters - Wireless Adapters - Bluetooth Adapters - Printers - Scanners - TV Cards - Digital Cameras - Web Cameras - UPS - Floppy Drives












Note that some audio controllers have various audio channels muted by default. You may need to configure the audio channels with the Yast Hardware Audio Configuration tool.


Contents

PCI

Vendor Model Autodetected SUSE Release Comments
10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 11.0 11.1
Asonic CMI8738 Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Fully working
Audiotrak Audiotrak Hifi 10.3 Works after compiling ALSA 1.0.16
C-Media CMI8738 Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Works with no problems
Creative Audigy 2, Audigy2 Platinum Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png
Creative Xtreme Gamer Image:22px-Tick.png Creative beta drivers (XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00) have been tested and DO work in openSuSE 11.1 (64-bit and 32-bit).
Creative Audigy Player/Platinum/Platinum eX Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png
Creative Sound Blaster PCI 164V Audio-128 Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png
Creative Sound Blaster Live! Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Digital speakers such as Boston Acoustics BA735 are supported, but you must toggle on the Digital/Analog jack for speakers to work.
Creative Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png The card has also a game port witch is recognize by the system automatically, tested on Suse 10.0 and above.
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music Image:22px-Tick.png Basic sound playback works (11.1 x86_64, drivers from Creative website). Sometimes last sample keeps repeating for some seconds, after playback is stopped.
M-Audio Delta 44 Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png
M-Audio Revolution 7.1 Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png
MS-TECH LS-5.1 PCI Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png 10.0 without problems. 10.1 and 10.2 untested
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png All versions, detected and works with ALSA out of the box.

OnBoard

Vendor Model Autodetected SUSE Release Comments
10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 11.0 11.1
C-Media CMI8738 Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png
Ensoniq Giga-Byte 5880 AudioPCI On MotherBoard 60XET Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png
Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png CirrusLogic CS4297A Rev 4
on Dell Dimension 2100
Intel 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png enable:Line-in,CD,Mic disable:Video(?),Phone,Aux (what for?)
Intel 82801I (ICH9) HD Audio Controller Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Every output and input works great! Added 11.0 and 11.1 on Intel DX48BT2 main board.
Intel Intel® High Definition Audio Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Digital(SPDIF Coax/Optical) and Analog Out supported. For Acer Aspire 5315 with chipset ICH8 (found with 'LSPCI') Alsa Driver v 1.0.15 needed.
nVidia Corporation MCP51 AC97 GeForce 6100 M9 model motherboard Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Every output and input works great!
NVidia nForce2 NVidia nForce2 with ALC650F on ASUS A7N8X2 Deluxe Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Have not tested surround sound
Realtek Realtek AC'97 Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png
Realtek ALC888 HD Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Have not tested surround features;only 2 channels.
Also beware if using with a Linuxant driver as they may conflict.
SiS Elitegroup Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png
SiS SiS SI7012 (Realtek ALC650F) Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png
VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 AC97 Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png
VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png To enable SPDIF output, in alsamixer, set the volume of the IEC958 Playback item to zero and 'unmute' the IEC958 item

USB

Vendor Model Autodetected SUSE Release Comments
10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 11.0 11.1
Creative (041e) SB X-Fi (3042) Image:22px-Tick.png Add in YaST with "Sound card vendor: Generic" and "Sound card model: USB Audio". Driver used: snd-usb-audio. Only tested on 11.1. Use ALSA for all options.
Xitel (09ef) HiFi-Link (2907) Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Add in YaST with "Sound card vendor: Generic" and "Sound card model: USB Audio". Driver used: snd-usb-audio. Only tested on 10.0 and 10.3
Creative (041e) Blaster Connect (3010) Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Add in YaST with "Sound card vendor: Generic" and "Sound card model: USB Audio". Driver used: snd-usb-audio. Only tested on 10.3
TBD Vendor TBD Model TBD comment
Sweex SC004V2 Image:22px-Tick.png Currently has a bug open preventing its use.

External Links

Novell SUSE Linux - Hardware Compatibility List
Novell SUSE Linux Certified Hardware


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