| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
scoobydu
Veteran
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
Posts: 1076
Location: 'Mind the Gap'
|
 Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 10:04 pm Post subject: Alsa driver options, what are yours? Audigy2PlatEX |
 |
|
Hi all
I have sound now from my Plat Ex using the 2.6 test5 version of alsa.
I read the following page:
http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/template.php3?company=Creative+Labs&card=Soundblaster+Audigy+Platinum&chip=Audigy&module=emu10k1#opt
But I'm confused what options I need to use to get the best from the card?
It appears I can put one of the following in my boot options, but I want to put them all!!  is that possible?
Input & Output configurations [snd_extin/snd_extout]
* Creative Card wo/Digital out [0x0003/0x1f03]
* Creative Card w/Digital out [0x0003/0x1f0f]
* Creative Card w/Digital CD in [0x000f/0x1f0f]
* Creative Card wo/Digital out + LiveDrive [0x3fc3/0x1fc3]
* Creative Card w/Digital out + LiveDrive [0x3fc3/0x1fcf]
* Creative Card w/Digital CD in + LiveDrive [0x3fcf/0x1fcf]
* Creative Card wo/Digital out + Digital I/O 2 [0x0fc3/0x1f0f]
* Creative Card w/Digital out + Digital I/O 2 [0x0fc3/0x1f0f]
* Creative Card w/Digital CD in + Digital I/O 2 [0x0fcf/0x1f0f]
* Creative Card 5.1/w Digital out + LiveDrive [0x3fc3/0x1fff]
How does it work? Any ideas?
Can I put 0xffff & 0xffff to select everything??
Thanks!
scooby
Last edited by scoobydu on Wed Sep 24, 2003 12:52 pm; edited 1 time in total |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Miguel
Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 21 Aug 2002
Posts: 118
|
| Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 9:40 am Post subject: |
|
|
Hi!
Audigy 2 Platinum eX owners are rare here... 
This are my options: options snd-emu10k1 index=0 extin=0x3fcf extout=0x1fcf enable_ir=1
I don't know what 0x3fff and 0x1fff does as I haven't had the time to test all the inputs and outputs. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
scoobydu
Veteran
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
Posts: 1076
Location: 'Mind the Gap'
|
| Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 1:12 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Hi Miguel
yes, you're right, there's not many of us around, or the others are just shy 
Thanks for posting your boot config ...
I see its the same as mine (the one from the url in my post)
I just don't know why everything isn't enabled by default!
Sadly I may have to find some windows sites for the Audigy 2 Plat EX to see if there's any low level data on how the card works!
If you find any more info, let me know
cheers
scooby |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Miguel
Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 21 Aug 2002
Posts: 118
|
| Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 2:08 pm Post subject: |
|
|
At first glance I can see that the Digital In doesn's seem to work with this configuration. At least the optical light isn't turned on. Digital Out seems to work though.
Note that I'm talking about ALSA here. Don't know if the OSS drivers support more (I don't think they do).
As for the MIDI and RCA interfaces... I can check the RCA, but I don't have any MIDI equipment around.
By the way, what do you mean with "low level data on how the card works"? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
scoobydu
Veteran
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
Posts: 1076
Location: 'Mind the Gap'
|
| Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 5:24 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Miguel wrote: | At first glance I can see that the Digital In doesn's seem to work with this configuration. At least the optical light isn't turned on. Digital Out seems to work though.
Note that I'm talking about ALSA here. Don't know if the OSS drivers support more (I don't think they do).
As for the MIDI and RCA interfaces... I can check the RCA, but I don't have any MIDI equipment around.
By the way, what do you mean with "low level data on how the card works"? |
Yeh, I'm only talking, kernel 2.6 built in alsa drivers (I couldn't get the 0.9.6 drivers to work in portage. Perhaps I needed the cvs version The OSS driver worked until I upgraded gcc, then it wouldn't build)
You wouldn't see the 'digital in' laser turned on anyway.... not on the break out box at least.
Digital out works, but no ac3 passthrough?
I meant that this card has a very good specification, and I am only using its basic functions. In order for me to understand more about what the card can do, so that I may be able to understand more how ALSA is working for this card, I may need to read the windows manuals that came with it.
scooby |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
FourARSEDSheep
n00b
Joined: 12 Feb 2003
Posts: 45
Location: Norwich, England
|
| Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 5:52 pm Post subject: |
|
|
i have audigy 2 plat ex
im using 2.4 gentoo kernel (too scared to upgrade  )
im not having much luck at the moment.. with tenpins drivers and oss i can get sound.. but ONLY through the headphones port of my external box!
I saw a howto on upgrading from 2.4 to 2.6 but cant find it now.. and for some reason the search says nothing found? anyone know the thread?
cheers |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
scoobydu
Veteran
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
Posts: 1076
Location: 'Mind the Gap'
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
FourARSEDSheep
n00b
Joined: 12 Feb 2003
Posts: 45
Location: Norwich, England
|
| Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 11:59 pm Post subject: |
|
|
okay i just upgraded to the 2.6 kernel with no luck on the sound front..
i compiled alsa in to my kernel, and its like it isnt even there
i get errors when i boot, complaining about missing sound (/dev/dsp or whatever)
i emerged alsa-tools and alsa-lib but this didnt help
when i type "alsamixer" i get:
alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such file or directory
also when i type"grep audio /proc/pci" i get this
grep: /proc/pci: No such file or directory
any ideas? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
scoobydu
Veteran
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
Posts: 1076
Location: 'Mind the Gap'
|
| Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 9:00 am Post subject: |
|
|
Ok, here's the sound part from my kernel config.
Do you have the OSS compatability loaded? If not you won't get the /dev/dsp.
cheers
#
# Sound
#
CONFIG_SOUND=y
#
# Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
#
CONFIG_SND=y
# CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER is not set
CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL=y
CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS=y
CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS=y
CONFIG_SND_RTCTIMER=y
CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK=y
CONFIG_SND_DEBUG=y
# CONFIG_SND_DEBUG_MEMORY is not set
CONFIG_SND_DEBUG_DETECT=y
#
# Generic devices
#
# CONFIG_SND_DUMMY is not set
# CONFIG_SND_MTPAV is not set
# CONFIG_SND_SERIAL_U16550 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_MPU401 is not set
#
# ISA devices
#
#
# CONFIG_SND_SSCAPE is not set
#
# PCI devices
#
# CONFIG_SND_ALI5451 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_AZT3328 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_CS46XX is not set
# CONFIG_SND_CS4281 is not set
CONFIG_SND_EMU10K1=y
# CONFIG_SND_KORG1212 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_NM256 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_RME32 is not set |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Miguel
Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 21 Aug 2002
Posts: 118
|
| Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 9:03 am Post subject: |
|
|
Compile the drivers as modules and then emerge alsa-utils.
The edit the file /etc/modules.d/alsa to your needs.
Then run modules-update.
Then run /etc/init.d/alsasound start.
Then run alsamixer. Unmute the channels and play with it.
Hope this helps! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
scoobydu
Veteran
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
Posts: 1076
Location: 'Mind the Gap'
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
brettlpb
Apprentice
Joined: 27 May 2003
Posts: 197
|
| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 9:14 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Quote: | | This are my options: options snd-emu10k1 index=0 extin=0x3fcf extout=0x1fcf enable_ir=1 |
(1) Can you tell me what file you guys are putting this in?
I have an Audigy 2 (not platinum or anything) and I want to turn on as many features as possibly, I'm using 2.6.0-test5, and I have sound working, but it only comes out of my front speakers now... also, I use analog output, 3 cables going to my 5.1 setup (Front, Center/Sub, Rear).
(2) Is there a guide somewhere, or maybe just a simple setting, for it to work with my 5.1 surround?
Thanks in advance. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
30726
Veteran
Joined: 24 Sep 2003
Posts: 1501
|
| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 9:29 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| brettlpb wrote: | | (2) Is there a guide somewhere, or maybe just a simple setting, for it to work with my 5.1 surround? |
If I'm not mistaken, all you need to do is run alsamixer and turn up "Wave Center" (center speaker) and "Wave Surround" (rear speakers). |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
brettlpb
Apprentice
Joined: 27 May 2003
Posts: 197
|
| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 9:36 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Thanks, tln! That got it
Now does anyone know where I set these options they are talking about, such as:
| Code: | | options snd-emu10k1 index=0 extin=0x3fcf extout=0x1fcf enable_ir=1 |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
brettlpb
Apprentice
Joined: 27 May 2003
Posts: 197
|
| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 9:51 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Alsa, uh, I'm just loading the module that was made by 2.6.0 (snd-emu10k1) instead of running alsasound like I did previously -- is this correct? I mean, sound works and I get surround... when I run alsasound on boot, even though I put snd-card emu10k1 in modules.d/alsa... it loads up my nForce2 sound, which I don't want to use...
Am I losing anything but just loading snd-emu10k1? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
30726
Veteran
Joined: 24 Sep 2003
Posts: 1501
|
| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 9:57 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| brettlpb wrote: | Now does anyone know where I set these options they are talking about, such as:
| Code: | | options snd-emu10k1 index=0 extin=0x3fcf extout=0x1fcf enable_ir=1 |
|
Edit the file /etc/modules.d/alsa |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
Multimedia
