Azrael wrote:
Are you getting output on all 5 speaker ?
John
I am getting output on the 2 front and 2 rear speakers.
Unusual to have a 4 channel , multichannel setup, but it seems you have output all around though I think it ought to be at least 5 channels, sometimes 6.
However, when I run alsamixer, it tells me that it has the label: SigmaTel STAC9708/11
I have no idea .
Is this correct? After all I am using a creative Sound Blaster Live.
not having soundblaster kit in my equipement, I have not experience to judge by.
#> lspci | grep audio
00:0f.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 07)
Perhaps I am using the wrong driver? draksound has selected emu10k1, and gives me the alternatives of audigy and snd-emu10k1. though choosing any of these three doesn't make any difference, my volume still can't be changed from within mplayer or xine.
Well if the alternative drivers do nothing , and your card being such a popular one, and bound to be fully supported in linux, I'd say there has to be a problem somewhere with the software to run it.
So your sound output is not just half volume in some cases you don't have sound as in mplayer, and or xine, or your do have sound but no volume control in those apps.
If it's just a question of no sound at all in these apps, then you might need aRts enabled , that can be done inside a setting in MCC. The function of aRts is to enable multi sound streaming.
Here is what alsa website says about your card.
http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/template.php?company=Creative+Labs&card=Soundblaster+Live+Value&chip=EMU10K1&module=emu10k1
loads of stuff for setting up /etc/modules,conf or whatever it is now called in MD10.1(did you say?)
I think I would try some of the settings they suggest and see what happens.
I'm going to bed now, so If I think of anything more I will let you know.
John
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