Re: [Sheflug] Audigy Support

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Broadbent" <markb [at] wetlettuce.com>
To: <shef-lug [at] list.sheflug.org.uk>
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Sheflug] Audigy Support


> On Sun, 2003-12-14 at 23:08, Darrell Blake wrote:
> > Does anyone on this list have any experience with getting the Creative
Audigy
> > working in Linux? I've only got a SB Live! because I know there is very
> > little support for sound cards in Linux under OSS. I've noticed that
there is
> > good support for the Audigy under ALSA but I've no experience with ALSA
> > whatsoever. I'm not getting the Audigy until after Chrimbo though and,
> > hopefully, 2.6 will be released then so I won't have to patch my 2.4
> > kernel ;o)
>
> I have a Audigy 2 Platinum that works fine in Linux 2.4 using the ALSA
> drivers (using the emu10k1 driver).  Works like a dream just remember to
> turn the volume up on the channels to use them (and there is a lot! see
> below).
> The ALSA drivers don't require patching the kernel - just a case of
> having the kernel sources configured then issuing the standard
> configure, make, make install trio of commands.
>
> > The thing is I'm a musician and am extremely limitied with the sound
card I
> > have at the mo. I suppose I could use the Audigy when I'm in Windows and
my
> > onboard sound card in Linux but I'm hardly ever in Windows so it
wouldn't
> > warrant the purchase.
>
> Cheers
> Mark
>
> mark [at] tigger:~$ /opt/alsa/bin/amixer -c 0 |grep control
> Simple mixer control 'Master',0
> Simple mixer control 'Tone',0
> Simple mixer control 'Bass',0
> Simple mixer control 'Treble',0
> Simple mixer control '3D Control - Switch',0
> Simple mixer control '3D Control Sigmatel - Depth',0
> Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
> Simple mixer control 'PCM Center',0
> Simple mixer control 'PCM Front',0
> Simple mixer control 'PCM LFE',0
> Simple mixer control 'PCM Surround',0
> Simple mixer control 'Surround',0
> Simple mixer control 'Center',0
> Simple mixer control 'LFE',0
> Simple mixer control 'Music',0
> Simple mixer control 'Line',0
> Simple mixer control 'Line2',0
> Simple mixer control 'CD',0
> Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
> Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost (+20dB)',0
> Simple mixer control 'Phone',0
> Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Optical',0
> Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Optical Raw',0
> Simple mixer control 'PC Speaker',0
> Simple mixer control 'Aux',0
> Simple mixer control 'Aux2',0
> Simple mixer control 'Analog Mix',0
> Simple mixer control 'Audigy Analog/Digital Output Jack',0
> Simple mixer control 'Audigy CD',0
> Simple mixer control 'External Amplifier Power Down',0
> Simple mixer control 'Front',0
> Simple mixer control 'Sigmatel 4-Speaker Stereo',0
> Simple mixer control 'Sigmatel Surround Phase Inversion Playback ',0
> mark [at] tigger:~$

Mark,

Thanks for posting the above.

I have the original Audigy Platinum card and have never been able to get it
to work with any Linux distro.

Are you using the digital output with the supplied Creative digital lead
(the one with the orange plug on one end and green double connector on the
other) ?

I'm using said lead going into a Creative 5700 speaker system and have never
had sound from it under Linux...

Thanks for any info.

Steve.

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