Re: [Alsa-user] snd_bt87x not working with linux 2.6.17-rc1

2006-04-22 Thread Alexander Fieroch
Clemens Ladisch wrote: Alexander Fieroch wrote: there seems to be a problem with the module bt87x in alsa 1.0.11rc4 (linux kernel 2.6.17-rc1). Using kernel 2.6.17-rc1 I cannot access to the device /dev/dsp1 which is the bt87x and does exist: Is the driver loaded? (see /proc/asound/cards)

[Alsa-user] SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit

2006-04-22 Thread Pete
Hello List ;) I have a Creative Soundblaster Live! 24-bit 7.1 Soundcard and a 5.1 Soundsystem. The sound works fine, but i wan't the Stereo-sound on all speakers. I searched a while with google and i tried several .asoundrc-versions, but nothing helped. so please help me :) best regards,

Re: [Alsa-user] SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit

2006-04-22 Thread Lee Revell
On Sat, 2006-04-22 at 19:16 +0200, Pete wrote: Hello List ;) I have a Creative Soundblaster Live! 24-bit 7.1 Soundcard and a 5.1 Soundsystem. The sound works fine, but i wan't the Stereo-sound on all speakers. I searched a while with google and i tried several .asoundrc-versions, but

Re: [Alsa-user] SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit

2006-04-22 Thread Lee Revell
On Sat, 2006-04-22 at 21:14 +0300, Sergei Steshenko wrote: And what about putting the answer on ALSA documentation site - it's an FAQ IMHO. Because it's too complicated for average users and would lead to more confusion, and there's still no 100% solution (I have yet to see a working config

Re: [Alsa-user] SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit

2006-04-22 Thread Sergei Steshenko
On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 14:47:33 -0400 Lee Revell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 2006-04-22 at 21:14 +0300, Sergei Steshenko wrote: And what about putting the answer on ALSA documentation site - it's an FAQ IMHO. Because it's too complicated for average users and would lead to more

Re: [Alsa-user] SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit

2006-04-22 Thread Lee Revell
On Sat, 2006-04-22 at 22:03 +0300, Sergei Steshenko wrote: a) doesn't ALSA support LADSPA ? b) does ALSA config language support insertion of LADSPA plugins into only one channel (LFE in this case) ? Sure it does, but I have yet to see a working config, and I don't understand .asoundrc

Re: [Alsa-user] SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit

2006-04-22 Thread Lee Revell
On Sat, 2006-04-22 at 22:03 +0300, Sergei Steshenko wrote: Cant' anyone write a cheat-sheet meanwhile ? For example, it can be built like this: 1) a working config file for a widely known card is given, and also a version of it with line numbers; 2) the cheat-sheet describes what line

Re: [Alsa-user] SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit

2006-04-22 Thread Sergei Steshenko
On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 15:09:30 -0400 Lee Revell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 2006-04-22 at 22:03 +0300, Sergei Steshenko wrote: a) doesn't ALSA support LADSPA ? b) does ALSA config language support insertion of LADSPA plugins into only one channel (LFE in this case) ? Sure it does,

Re: [Alsa-user] SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit

2006-04-22 Thread Lee Revell
On Sat, 2006-04-22 at 22:45 +0300, Sergei Steshenko wrote: I don't understand .asoundrc syntax well enough to create one :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) - it was the funniest admission by an ALSA developer I ever read in this list. I am not exactly an ALSA developer - I have

RE: [Alsa-user] SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit

2006-04-22 Thread David Bell
Here are the lines from my .asoundrc file for stereo to 5.1 ch upmix I run a SB Audigy 24bit so i would assume that it would be similar. pcm.ch51dup { type route slave.pcm surround51 slave.channels 6 ttable.0.0 0.9 ttable.1.1 0.9 ttable.0.2 0.75

Re: [Alsa-user] SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit

2006-04-22 Thread Lee Revell
On Sat, 2006-04-22 at 22:45 +0300, Sergei Steshenko wrote: I don't understand .asoundrc syntax well enough to create one You make it sound like this is trivial functionality - it's not! Lots of work by alsa-lib is required to transparently upmix stereo to 5.1 while handling multiple streams and

RE: [Alsa-user] SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit

2006-04-22 Thread Lee Revell
On Sat, 2006-04-22 at 19:57 +, David Bell wrote: Here are the lines from my .asoundrc file for stereo to 5.1 ch upmix I run a SB Audigy 24bit so i would assume that it would be similar. pcm.ch51dup { type route slave.pcm surround51 slave.channels 6

Re: [Alsa-user] SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit

2006-04-22 Thread Sergei Steshenko
On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 15:59:02 -0400 Lee Revell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 2006-04-22 at 22:45 +0300, Sergei Steshenko wrote: I don't understand .asoundrc syntax well enough to create one You make it sound like this is trivial functionality - it's not! Lots of work by alsa-lib is

Re: [Alsa-user] SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit

2006-04-22 Thread Lee Revell
On Sat, 2006-04-22 at 23:11 +0300, Sergei Steshenko wrote: The main point of my reply was to suggest the developers not invent languages in case the existing ones can serve the purpose. Relying on existing languages greatly increases the amount of developers who would volunteer to write in

Re: [Alsa-user] SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit

2006-04-22 Thread Lee Revell
On Sat, 2006-04-22 at 23:11 +0300, Sergei Steshenko wrote: Until this post of yours I wasn't even aware of the Windows functionality you mention. Well, I don't know the full details, but it seems that most windows drivers do it these days. Creative calls their proprietary implementation

Re: [Alsa-user] SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit

2006-04-22 Thread Sergei Steshenko
On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 16:17:39 -0400 Lee Revell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 2006-04-22 at 23:11 +0300, Sergei Steshenko wrote: The main point of my reply was to suggest the developers not invent languages in case the existing ones can serve the purpose. Relying on existing

Re: [Alsa-user] SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit

2006-04-22 Thread Lee Revell
On Sat, 2006-04-22 at 23:37 +0300, Sergei Steshenko wrote: My point is that in Perl one can compute configuration data inside the config file, and then just to export it. This is getting a little OT, it would not help with the problem at hand (the complexity of layering dmix, upmix, and

Re: [Alsa-user] How to setup dmix with m-audio audiophile usb - asound.conf

2006-04-22 Thread Florian Ladstaedter
Clemens Ladisch wrote: Florian Ladstaedter wrote: I am struggling with setting up the alsa dmixer with the M-Audio Audiophile USB sound card. the card still works with this, but no sound mixing. Playing a song and using another sound appl at the same time gives: WARNING **: alsa_setup():

Re: [Alsa-user] SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit

2006-04-22 Thread Pete
Hey! I could kiss you :D Just kidding It works now!!! Thank you very much greets, peter David Bell wrote: Here are the lines from my .asoundrc file for stereo to 5.1 ch upmix I run a SB Audigy 24bit so i would assume that it would be similar. pcm.ch51dup { type route

Re: [Alsa-user] SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit

2006-04-22 Thread Joel Roth
On Sat, Apr 22, 2006 at 11:37:49PM +0300, Sergei Steshenko wrote: My point is that in Perl one can compute configuration data inside the config file, and then just to export it. Maybe someone is up to writing a tool that can generate .asoundrc files for a a small subset of common cases based

Re: [Alsa-user] SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit

2006-04-22 Thread Lee Revell
On Sun, 2006-04-23 at 08:42 +0900, Joel Roth wrote: On Sat, Apr 22, 2006 at 11:37:49PM +0300, Sergei Steshenko wrote: My point is that in Perl one can compute configuration data inside the config file, and then just to export it. Maybe someone is up to writing a tool that can generate

Re: [Alsa-user] SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit

2006-04-22 Thread Sergei Steshenko
On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 08:42:24 +0900 Joel Roth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Apr 22, 2006 at 11:37:49PM +0300, Sergei Steshenko wrote: My point is that in Perl one can compute configuration data inside the config file, and then just to export it. Maybe someone is up to writing a tool

[Alsa-user] Layla24 problems

2006-04-22 Thread Mike Nolley
Hi. I've narrowed down the problems with the Layla. I decided to reinstall everything, with Fedora 3 and all of the new Alsa drivers, firmware, tools, etc. The whole shebang. The problem is inserting the Layla. I get this error, documented in the install notes at

Re: [Alsa-user] Layla24 problems

2006-04-22 Thread Lee Revell
On Sat, 2006-04-22 at 18:18 -0700, Mike Nolley wrote: Hi. I've narrowed down the problems with the Layla. I decided to reinstall everything, with Fedora 3 and all of the new Alsa drivers, firmware, tools, etc. The whole shebang. The problem is inserting the Layla. I get this error,

[Alsa-user] Re: Layla24 problems

2006-04-22 Thread Mike Nolley
Hi. Thanks for your recent reply. I managed to get layla24 to send, but the echomixer still doesn't recognize my device as an echo card. Might this have something to do with the ricoh cardbus adapter between the motherboard and the cardbus card? Also, is there proper cardbus support in the module?