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Diamond soundcard/CD drive under Linux

Post by Jim Harki » Thu, 10 Nov 1994 05:54:09



I'm about to get a new soundcard and CD drive for my machine.  As much as
I hate to buy another Diamond product they seem to have exactly what I
want (wavetables, 4x cd drive).  Has anyone used the Diamond Soundcard/CD
drive with their Linux machine?  Yes, I know it's supposed to be 100%
soundblaster compatable.

jim

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"I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather.  Not screaming
in terror like his passengers."


San Diego, CA.

 
 
 
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1. Config for Linux with soundcard & CD drive, SCSI?

I'm looking to get a mid-range 486/DX2 (local bus VGA, probably an ATI) with
a CDROM drive, a sound card, and (at least) a 500 MB of hard disk.   One day
(not soon), I might buy a tape backup.  The question is, should I be
thinking about SCSI? (I'm only talking about SCSI-2)

Options I see:

1.   IDE HDD (Quantum probably), any sound board with a CDROM drive it
     supports.  (later get a tape backup with it's own controller)
     good: cheapest option upfront. most conventional, most likely to work.
      bad: people keep telling me that SCSI expandibility is great.

     Questions:   In General, is IDE still slower than SCSI?  How much?  
        Is this a dumb question because it depends on the exact hardware?

2.   SCSI controller, HDD, and CDROM. No CDROM on Soundboard (use SCSI one)
     good: faster HDD, faster CD (for data apps), faster tape drive.

      bad: more expensive up front.
           tape drive more expensive later.
           likely pay for an extra CDROM or SCSI interface on the sound card.

     Questions:
           Do most sound cards understand how to find the CDROM drive
           on a SCSI bus they don't control?

           Are there any 16bit sound cards which DON'T have a CDROM
           interface?

3.   IDE HDD, Use Sound card SCSI interface CDROM drive and tape drive.

        good: saved a controller card.

        Question:  Can I run a tape drive of such a SCSI interface?

Notes:
FAQ's I've read: linux: general, video, sound, hardware
                 IBM PC soundcards

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