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Gigabyte Aorus 8 with SB ZxRi and Linux setup

Gigabyte Aorus 8 with SB ZxRi and Linux setup

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11-27-2016, 05:10 AM
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I battled Linux Mint 18.1 with the odd WiFi chipset on my new Gigabyte Aorus Gaming 8 board last weekend. I managed to win, but eventually needed to upgrade to the 4.8 kernel to fix the intermittent freezing of my connection. I believed I’d cleared the “new hardware” requirement... only to find the sound was completely missing. The board features a Soud Blaster ZxRi chip, likely based on the CA0132, but I can’t see it in `lspci`. Instead, I see “Intel HD Audio” with its kernel module loaded—still not working. (The built-in audio is enabled in BIOS and functions under Windows 10.) Hope exists? Where should I start? Online sources suggest the CA0132 and Sound Blaster Z series are only partially supported on Linux, which is fine—I’ll stick to Windows for gaming. But missing sound is a real setback. The irony? I picked the Gigabyte board just for WiFi and onboard audio, while other features like USB, M.2, and U.2 support were premium upgrades. Other boards might have offered those too... but these makers often just slap LED strips on. What a mistake!
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11-27-2016, 05:10 AM #1

I battled Linux Mint 18.1 with the odd WiFi chipset on my new Gigabyte Aorus Gaming 8 board last weekend. I managed to win, but eventually needed to upgrade to the 4.8 kernel to fix the intermittent freezing of my connection. I believed I’d cleared the “new hardware” requirement... only to find the sound was completely missing. The board features a Soud Blaster ZxRi chip, likely based on the CA0132, but I can’t see it in `lspci`. Instead, I see “Intel HD Audio” with its kernel module loaded—still not working. (The built-in audio is enabled in BIOS and functions under Windows 10.) Hope exists? Where should I start? Online sources suggest the CA0132 and Sound Blaster Z series are only partially supported on Linux, which is fine—I’ll stick to Windows for gaming. But missing sound is a real setback. The irony? I picked the Gigabyte board just for WiFi and onboard audio, while other features like USB, M.2, and U.2 support were premium upgrades. Other boards might have offered those too... but these makers often just slap LED strips on. What a mistake!

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