Re: Howto set up SB live 5.1?
I tried installing the alsa stuff that I think is needed and was somewhat
successful :-)
Now I can choose the ALSA drivers in xmms and kde too, but an error message
comes up: error opening alsa device: No such device (same error with kde) The
system basically still uses oss.
Where can I set something like that?
On Tuesday 09 September 2003 08.52, Alex Malinovich wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-09-08 at 16:38, Baka Tamas wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > I've been a Mandrake user for 2 years, and now I'm experimenting with
> > Debian. I like it very much so far, only having trouble with sound and
> > Nvidia.
> >
> > So, my problem is:
> >
> > I upgraded to sid, and I do have sound, but it is not working as I
> > expected. In mandrake I only had to unmute it and set up all the sliders
> > in kmix to utilize all six speakers (2front, 2rear, center+sub). I still
> > have the kmix settings but they do not work :-)
> >
> > Right now the 2 front and 2 rear speakers work only, and the volume
> > slider on the speakers (its a philips thingy) have only minimal effect.
> >
> > Any ideas howto set up the sound right?
>
> Well, for starters, are you using the OSS drivers or the ALSA drivers?
> That's going to make a big difference. In my experience, getting the OSS
> drivers working with an SB live is very painless, but the ALSA drivers
> work much better with much better control. If you're currently using
> OSS, I'd strongly suggest switching to ALSA and then seeing what the
> situation is like.
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