Most likely a hardware problem. I went from a SB PCI 16 to an SB PCI 128 with the same effect. It turns out that the SB 61 (and presumably your old junker) can drive an 8-ohm load to a decent volume. The SB PCI 128 only has a line out (ie 600 ohms). I went out and bought a set of Altec Lansing ACS21W speakers for $19. They have an input impedance of 10K ohms so the SB PCI 128 drives them just fine.
-rick -----Original Message----- From: MaD dUCK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 2:30 PM To: debian users; plug Subject: soundcard volume too low. mh. another problem. so this one computer was running win98 with one of those crappy winmodem/soundcard combo (conexant riptide) junk things, but it was playing mp3's through a set of passive speakers at a loud volume. after failing to get that piece of crap soundcard to work, i installed a SB PCI 128 and got it working. however, the volume is very low. i used aumix and set it to 100% on all channels, but it's barely audible. i don't assume that the SB PCI 128 looses to the conexant crap, so there ought to be a way to push this up... output gain or something like that. do you have any idea where or how i could set this? i am using the es1371.o kernel module or the snd-card-ens1371.o alsa module (both work, both give the same volume) (SB PCI 128 uses the ensoniq 1371 chipset). cheers, martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:" [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- "it is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." -- aristoteles -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]