[mythtv-users] nForce 250 .asoundrc

[Adam Hirsch]

Steven Adeff (adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com) wrote:

> nForce250 is a soundchip, nForce2/3/4 are PCI bus control chips (or
> something along those lines, its the northbridge chip), nForce4 sound
> is meaningless as it could be any chip the motherboard designer used.
> *Usually* its an ALC family of chips (650/850/855) and since they are
> all Intel AC'97 compatible they should all use the same .asoundrc that
> can be found on the Wiki.

You're completely correct.  I blame sunspots, since not 10 minutes after I
sent my mail to this thread, I explained this very same point to another
person asking about sound chips and northbridge chipsets.

Doesn't get me any closer to working sound on *my* ALC850, but there you
are.   :)

Adam

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