I need driver to Sound Blaster X AE-5 sound card for Bionic

[Zuzia]

Hi like in subject any chance to add this driver to kernel in puppy? To make force this card work out of box? I use hedphones now becouse i cant setup this on puppy. Card is not showed on my Multiple Sound Card Wizzard. But my hedphones use Sound blaster X G5 and this external card work normal on puppy bionic now, and is on list. I read more forums and i find this. Probably on Void linux work normal, thats why i beg someone to add this drivers to kernel becouse i dont wont any other distro i love my bionic

Here.

Last on that list is my SBX AE-5 sound card.
Or anyone can tell me how to install drivers manualy?

Thanks!

[rockedge]

I will see what can be done when I return home from my travels. I'll check the Void Linux kernel for any clues.

[bigpup]

What exact specific Puppy version are you using?

Have some device (headset, speakers, etc....) plugged into a port on the sound card.

Post what it does show for detected hardware in Multiple Sound Card Wizard.

It may be identified not the way you think it would be.

[puppy_apprentice]

You need newer kernel for Bionic, but you can try:
https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=302904

[Zuzia]

What exact specific Puppy version are you using?

Have some device (headset, speakers, etc....) plugged into a port on the sound card.

All in Wizard is ok only that SBX AE5 not egsist on list

G5 is my hedphones and now i use it to have audio i not use motherboard pc audio, all minijack slot empty

My linux and config info.

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Sound card wizard Sound Blaster G5 is exterlan sound card. I need detect my AE-5 card in pc. Motherboard audio not used. Becouse my Windows also use that card then i wont my linux on same audio config.

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[Zuzia]

You need newer kernel for Bionic, but you can try:
https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=302904

This not help me Friend i not use Pulse audio control, i alweys use Alsamixer and in Alsa this card not egsist. I need drivers in kernel probably but that solution have 5 years now then still wierd not work on puppy out of box
Anyone can tell me what kernel version will be best for my bionic 8.0 x64 who not destroy my OS and fix that problem?

[puppy_apprentice]

The best solution is:
Use a Linux that supports your new hardware

It's easier (from my point of view) to move applications and data to a newer system than to adapt the drivers to the old one.

[bigpup]

A little digging and it seems that Linux drivers, as best they can be, did not get into Linux until Kernel series 5.

So change the kernel to a newer kernel 5 series one. Kernel 5.1 or newer.
Drivers are suppose to be in kernel 5.1 or newer.

Drivers, as best they can be, is about the fact that Creative provides no support for Linux, with the drivers they offer.
So hack a driver together, to work with Linux, has to be done.
Again, Linux kernel 5.1 or newer is suppose to have drivers.

Note:
How the kernel is configured, when it is compiled, is also an affect.

Fossapup64 9.5 is basically the update to Bionicpup64 8.0 and does have a lot of improvements.
It uses the kernel 5.4.53
So moving on to a newer Puppy version may be better to try.

One suppose to have solved post, about getting this card to work.
It talked about the card being identified as the generic HD audio device.
They selected that and got it working, with headphones plugged into the output port on the card.
I see card 2 is identified that way.
Try plugging something into the port on the card and selecting to use card 2.

Also run alsamixer and see if anything that could affect sound output is disabled or not set high enough in volume.

[Zuzia]

Hi i have question can i upgrade bionic to Fossa without format, i rly wont solve problem in linux then jump from one distro to another. Reason i not use my motherboard sound card is i setup windows with this card and i wont same hardware when i login to my linux, I use dual boot but i have difrent hdd on it. I can install clean fossa but i rly dont wont, also i not wont change other linux distro, i love JWM and ROXfiller... I have this setup when bionic 8 come out and i not change nothing from that time, fiew years now.Then i can upgrade distro but using terminal, not clean install. If someone tell me how do this on puppy not destroing it... Yes my kernel is 4+ now then little old. Ok today i cant but tumorow i can try upgrade to Fossa, but i rly wont stay on my config Without lost any file or setup

[puppy_apprentice]

Install Fossa on a usb stick and copy Bionic's save/directory file to that stick. If everything is fine then do the same on the hard drive.

[bigpup]

I use dual boot but i have difrent hdd on it.

Is this saying Bionicpup is on a completely different drive than the one Windows is on?

So you have two internal hard drives.?

Or are you saying Bionicpup is on same drive, but a completely separate partition from the ones Windows uses?