> On Vi, 08 iul 11, 11:47:16, David Baron wrote: > > Running latest 2.6.39 32-bit kernel from Sid, the on-board sound only > > plays in mono. > > > > > > > > Moving the balance control on xmms can only get sound to one side and has > > a wierd effect on the pcm level control. > > > Is that really xmms or xmms2. You might want to try some newer software > ;) > Old xmms. I can try xmms2. I used it because it has a l-r balance slider. Vlc and xine lack this.
> > Most of the chipset's features are disabled (but I only want plain > > vanilla stereo sound anyway). > > > > > > > > Has three stacks of two jacks on the back, the leftmost also has SPDIF. > > Most googled documention describes connections for two stacks of three > > jacks. > > > > > > > > Enabling this in BIOS effect serial ports. > > Enabling what in BIOS? The hda-audio. > > (I also have a Lexicon USB and could use this but it is always powered.) > > Please try (as user and then as root) > > speaker-test -c2 > > (use Ctrl-C to stop it) I tried this. It needs a -D argument. Playing to HW:0, the intel, I hear the pink noise but this is centered, mono, rather than left then right as displayed. Same results to HW:1, the lexicon, but the level was too low to show on its VU indicators so I could not tell whether the left-right was actually happening. > If it doesn't work please post the output of: > > aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC861 Analog [ALC861 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: ALC861 Digital [ALC861 Digital] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: Lambda [Lexicon Lambda], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 > amixer NOTE they all say Mono: Simple mixer control 'Master',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'PCM',0 Capabilities: pvolume penum Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 255 Mono: Front Left: Playback 196 [77%] [-11.80dB] Front Right: Playback 196 [77%] [-11.80dB] Simple mixer control 'Front',0 Capabilities: pswitch penum Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Mono: Front Left: Playback [on] Front Right: Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'Surround',0 Capabilities: pswitch penum Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Mono: Front Left: Playback [off] Front Right: Playback [off] Simple mixer control 'Center',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off] Simple mixer control 'LFE',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off] Simple mixer control 'Side',0 Capabilities: pswitch penum Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Mono: Front Left: Playback [off] Front Right: Playback [off] Simple mixer control 'CD',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 23 Mono: Front Left: Playback 18 [78%] [18.00dB] [on] Front Right: Playback 18 [78%] [18.00dB] [on] Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off] Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Default PCM',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'Beep',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 15 Mono: Front Left: Playback 8 [53%] [-21.00dB] [off] Front Right: Playback 8 [53%] [-21.00dB] [off] Simple mixer control 'Capture',0 Capabilities: cvolume cswitch penum Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 13 Front Left: Capture 10 [77%] [24.00dB] [on] Front Right: Capture 10 [77%] [24.00dB] [on] Simple ixer control 'Digital',0 Capabilities: cvolume penum Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 120 Front Left: Capture 85 [71%] [12.50dB] Front Right: Capture 85 [71%] [12.50dB] Simple mixer control 'Input Source',0 Capabilities: cenum Items: 'Rear Mic' 'Front Mic' 'Line' 'CD' Item0: 'Line' -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201107092217.03151.d_ba...@012.net.il