I've been wrestling with this problem since 7.1 was first out. At a minimum, I downloaded, compiled and installed the most recent driver from www.opensource.creativelabs.com (there is a newer driver there now that I haven't tested yet). That gave me CD sound, but no .WAV (so no system sounds) or MP3. I also keep getting permission errors on the mixer apps - I thought it might have been volume problem, but its not. From the list, it was highly recommended to get the most recent soundrake from the Mandrake site - something about it not making it into 7.1 - what used to work with configuring SBLive! cards in 7.02 was not completed or included in 7.1. So, I tried that, but it needed new ALSA version and newer device library (from Mandrake). I downloaded and installed device, and now soundrake doesn't start at all on my machine. I haven't tackled ALSA yet - I have the files, but haven;t tried the compile/install yet. This is VERY frustrating since the SBLive! card worked perfectly in 7.02, as long a you had the most current driver from creative. The card is listed on the supported hardware list, but seems like there will be a fair amount of work involved in getting it to work.
If anyone develops a solution to this, or has the card working in 7.1 , please post it - I don't know yet if the soundrake/ALSA upgrade is going to work.
Philomena
At 10:01 AM 6/23/00 -0300, you wrote:
Hi,
am having the same problem. Can use the CDPlayer ok but when it comes to system beeps and blurps it won't.
I can't get xmms to reproduce any mp3 either.
I had Debian installed and it worked OK, i had to configure it all by hand, recompile the kernel and all but it worked.
As mandrake did the trick for me and it is a little different from Debian I don't know whta to do.
My problem with Debian was that all the libs are opld and the newer programs couldn't work
and my Internet link is so slow :( that an on-line update is not an option.
Any help is much welcome as my girlfriend did like KDE very much more than windoze but she does want
to hear it beep and blurp :) ...
-f.
- -----Original Message-----
- From: Joe Lore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
- Sent: viernes 23 de junio de 2000 12:12
- To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
- Subject: [newbie] Esound (ESD?) error
I never saw a copy of my last message so please forgive if you got this twice. ======================== Hi,
Thanks to all the help I have successfully installed Mandrake 7.1.
I am having one small issue though. I have a Sound Blaster Live and the driver loads ok, I am able to play CD's and I get the test sound when I go to the configurator.
I'm not, however, able to enable system sounds. When I try to enable system sounds I get an error like:
There was an error with the audio server (Esound) (is this the ESD?) system sounds have been disabled.
What causing this?
Thanks again for the help.
Joe
