David Bellows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello, > > Does anyone know if the 5.1 capabilities of the Soundblaster Live > Platinum 5.1 work under Linux? If so, which kernel do I need or should > I be looking at ALSA? How do 5.1 speaker systems hook up to the card? > And finally, if all this does work, can something like Ogle or Xine > take advantage of the 5.1 stuff? Sorry for all the questions, there is > much I don't know. Hi:-)
for starters look at http://home.wanadoo.nl/whatdoya/sblive/#bookmark1 Most likely you need a kernel-rebuild ( 2.4.X) can't remember if I ever got my sound-blaster Live 5.1 under 2.2.18 going, so I am not sure, but you can just check by cding into /usr/src/linux and do xconfig then you will see in sound if sound-blaster is there ( emu10k or so) as for the hookup, are there no /symbols/ on the metal-strip, they usually tell how one can connect any speakers (and other stuff) to the card. a visit to the sound-blaster homepage where you could get the specifications of your card might be another approach. > > Thanks everyone, > David Bellows hth :-) -- LinuxUser aka Josef Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] registered-linux-user # 134.818 at http://counter.li.org The box said Windows, NT or better, so I installed Linux :-) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
