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Free Sound Cards

These devices are known to work with free GNU/Linux systems. They require no binary firmware.

Unfortunately, Creative stopped releasing the source code for its newer cards. Write to Creative and ask them to continue.

Maker	Model	Driver	Hardware
Creative Labs	SB Live! EMU10k1	snd-emu10k1	SC
Creative Labs	EMU0404 Digital Audio System	snd-emu10k	SC
Creative Labs	SB Audigy	snd-emu10k1	SC
Creative Labs	[SB Live! Value] EMU10k1X	snd-emu10k1x	SC
Creative Labs	Sound Blaster Audigy ES	emuk10k1	SC
Creative Labs	Sound Blaster Live Sound Blaster PCI 512	emu10k1	SC
Creative Labs	Sound Blaster Live Platinum	emu10k1	SC
Creative Labs	Sound Blaster Live 5.1 Platinum	emu10k1	SC
Creative Labs	Sound Blaster Extigy	snd-usb-audio	SC
Creative Labs	Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum	emu10k2	SC
Creative Labs	Sound Blaster Audigy Digital Entertainment	emu10k2	SC
Creative Labs	Sound Blaster Audigy Gamer	emu10k2	SC
Creative Labs	Sound Blaster Audigy ES	emu10k2	SC
Creative Labs	Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum Pro*	emu10k2	SC
Creative Labs	Sound Blaster Audigy4 Pro*	emu10k2	SC
HeadRoom	Total BitHead	snd_usb_audio	SC
Cirrus Logic	CS 4614/22/24 [CrystalClear SoundFusion Audio Accelerator]	snd-cs46x	SC
Hercules	Fortissimo II	snd_cs46xx	SC
nVidia Corporation	nForce2 AC97 Audio Controler (MCP)	intel8x0	SC
Intel	Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM	intel8x0	SC
Intel Corporation	82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC97 Audio Controller97 Audio Controller	snd-intel8x0	SC
Intel Corporation	82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC97 Audio Controller97 Audio Controller	snd-intel8x0	SC
Intel Corporation	82801CA/CAM AC97 Audio Controller97 Audio Controller	snd-intel8x0	SC
Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]	Sound Controller	snd-intel8x0	SC
Intel Corporation	82801AA AC97 Audio97 Audio	snd-intel8x0	SC
Intel Corporation	82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC97 Audio Controller97 Audio Controller	snd-intel8x0	SC
nVidia Corporation	CK804 AC97 Audio Controller97 Audio Controller	snd-intel8x0	SC
nVidia Corporation	nForce3 Audio	snd-intel8x0	SC
Realtek	ACL650 AC'97	snd_via82xx	SC
VIA	VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97	snd-via82xx	SC
Intel Corporation	82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller 945mobos	snd-hda-intel	SC
Intel Corporation	82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller 915mobos	snd-hda-intel	SC
VIA Technologies Inc.	Albatron PX865PE 7.1	snd-ice1724	SC
VIA Technologies Inc.	AMP Ltd AUDIO2000	snd-ice1724	SC