With Creative's driver, you need OSS - in the kernel you should have sound card support and OSS sound modules support enabled (or as a module). Here's a little script that'll do most of the work for you:
-Paul $ cat update-sblive ---- #!/bin/sh cd /usr/local/src export CVSROOT=:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot/emu10k1 cvs login cvs -z3 co emu10k1 cd /usr/local/src/emu10k1 echo "*** OLD CONFIGURATION FILE:" cat config echo "*** REPLACING CONFIGURATION FILE WITH NEW CONFIGURATION:" echo " # Driver build options KERNEL_SOURCE :=/usr/src/linux DEBUG := n SEQUENCER_SUPPORT := y # say no unless you need to use the dbgemu tool, # note that this allows users raw access to any register # it should not be used in a normal driver. DBGEMU := n export KERNEL_SOURCE " > config cat config rm config.cache make clean make sudo make install -i make tools make install-tools ---- On Tue, 30 Apr 2002 12:31:39 +0200 "Josef Oswald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Paul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Search on sourceforge for emu10k1 ... creative's sblive drivers are open > > source now. I've got a platinum5 and the drivers are really awesome -- > > they allow you to totally customize the routing, allowing your card to act > > as multiple sound cards. The beeps, etc for out analog rear, xmms/dvd go > > out analog front and digital!. :) > > -Paul > Thanks :-) > > Actually right now I am using the Alsa driver, but I would like to > switch to the creative driver. I tried it once before but did not have > much luck. > > In order to use the creative driver ( follow their instructions) do I > need to get rid of the ALSA ( or OSS) drivers? It seems that xmms > depends on OSS driver. > > If you could shed some light on this I would greatly appreciate it! > > Thanks again :-) > > > > > On Tue, 30 Apr 2002 08:48:30 +0200 > > "Josef Oswald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> 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] > >> > > -- > 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] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
