🚀 go-pugleaf

A Nourai allegedly wrote:
>i'd like to build a system for linux from scratch.
>
>I was wondering what sound cardS would give me the least problem.
>I dont need anything fancy, anythig that will allow me to listen to mp3's
>with reasonable quality will suffice.

I recommend the Turtle Beach Malibu. Its codec supports up to 48kHz 16-bit
stereo, full-duplex audio. It has support in the kernel or  with  ALSA(1).
Plus, as an added bonus, it has  a  4Mb  /hardware/  wavetable  for  MIDI.
It is a PnP card, however, so you  will  the  isapnptools(2)  to  use  it.
(Oh yeah, it also has an S/PDIF digital output)

>
>also, under what conditions will I ever need more than 2 gig to run linux?

Not too many. I've got it in a 2Gb partition, and it's only, roughly, 51%
full.


1)        ALSA:  http://alsa.jcu.cz/

2) isapnptools:  http://www.roestock.demon.co.uk/isapnptools/

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