> > For my SBLive the installer uses the kernel emu10k1 driver. However, after > running harddrake and configure my soundcard it converts to ALSA? > > Could there please be a consensus on this?
Do not use harddrake. I mean it. either ALSA (advantage: play midi > for SBLIVE, > disadvantage: no treble/bass control) or OSS emu10k1 (no midi, but > treble/bass:) in > both the installer and harddrake. > ALSA does not support emu10k1-tools that allow you to do almost anything with your card. > Another problem with alsa seems to be that my master volume always starts on > 0 (NOT MUTED), I > can manually turn it up, but it will surely confuse people if they do not > hear a thing. Also, it will not > stay up after a reboot, so I assume some script is forgetting something (i > will try to solve this). > Agreed. This is true for ALSA only, but still it is way too confuising. -andrej
