Re: [Trisquel-users] Envy 24 sound card issues.
Yes, I liked it better when it was in the 'system' menu. Trisquel doesn't have a 'system' menu, but it does have 'system' settings. I guess it is better than 'accessories', but it is hardly ideal since synaptic is a package manager, not a setting! Personally I have no complaint, as I nearly always run it from a terminal with sudo synaptic
Re: [Trisquel-users] Envy 24 sound card issues.
Trisquel has it by default but it's not in the menu. It's in the System Settings control window together with all other appearance and keyboard settings. Took a while for me to find it when I first used Trisquel.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Envy 24 sound card issues.
"With every new installation of Ubuntu, my first task has been to apt-get install synaptic." It is one of the first things I end up doing as well. It must be so automatic that I just don't remember when I've had to install it and when it was installed by default! "Synaptic is for Debian based distros but Ubuntu skips it" So this means that Trisquel skips it too, right? I'll have to pay closer attention on my next install of Trisquel. It is worth learning 'apt', since 'add/remove programs' often gives less comprehensive results. In this case, however, I verified that it had the package the OP was looking for.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Envy 24 sound card issues.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticHowto Note for 11.10 release and above Synaptic is no longer installed by default in Ubuntu 11.10, however it is still useful in some situations.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Envy 24 sound card issues.
Great suggestion. When I wanted something descriptive, I chose Synaptic. This looks much more thorough, however, so I may start using this instead.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Envy 24 sound card issues.
"In most modern distros, Synaptic is not installed by default." By my recollection, in Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, and Trisquel, Synaptic is installed by default.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Envy 24 sound card issues.
The OP is new Trisquel, so I understood, and he asked for a package manager. In most modern distros, Synaptic is not installed by default. Trisquel has it buried in the control panel in Menu --> System Settings. There are many other options to install software. One can use aptitude, apt or Add/Remove programs. I use apt almost exclusively.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Envy 24 sound card issues.
Yes, that is better advice if I were suggesting synaptic (which I was). However, I think add/remove programs is more user friendly. It is easier to find and easier to use. For myself I always try to use apt first. I run synaptic from a terminal when I need a bigger picture of what I'm trying to do. I have used 'add/remove programs' a couple of times in my life.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Envy 24 sound card issues.
Synaptic is in the System Settings control window. Open System Settings from the Trisquel menu.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Envy 24 sound card issues.
"Is there a package manager that comes with Trisquel?" 1.) Click the Trisquel symbol in the bottom left and choose "add/remove applications" 2.) In the top right there is a search box. Type "envy" and hit ENTER. One package called Mudita24 should come up and you can install it.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Envy 24 sound card issues.
hmmm... "No ICE1712 cards found" The card that appears in the audio mixer is: VT1720/24 [Envy24PT/HT] PCI Multi-Channel Audio Controller Analog Stereo (PulseAudio Mixer)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Envy 24 sound card issues.
From what I can tell, I don't have synaptic or any other package manager. Is there a package manager that comes with Trisquel? Thanks
Re: [Trisquel-users] Envy 24 sound card issues.
http://packages.trisquel.info/search?keywords=mudita
Re: [Trisquel-users] Envy 24 sound card issues.
Try package alsa-tools-gui. Debian has it, Ubuntu has it, Trisquel probably has it. sudo apt-get install alsa-tools-gui http://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/alsa-tools-gui https://packages.debian.org/jessie/alsa-tools-gui Then type: envy24control
Re: [Trisquel-users] Envy 24 sound card issues.
It is in the repositories. If you open synaptic with: sudo synaptic and search for envy you will see the packages to install
Re: [Trisquel-users] Envy 24 sound card issues.
I did find: https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/oneiric/mudita24/ but the download link doesn't do anything. Additionally, I found http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Module-ice1712 but the instructions are a bit complex for me. I guess I'll have to build it from source. I want to make sure this is a feasible solution before I get into all of that.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Envy 24 sound card issues.
My problem is not with the player. It's with the sound card. The sound card takes a line in, and plays it to the speakers when I boot Windows, but when I boot Trisquel it doesn't. The sound card will however, play from the media player.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Envy 24 sound card issues.
Okay. Installed VLC media player. It will play an mp3 using the sound card in question, out to the speakers.
[Trisquel-users] Envy 24 sound card issues.
I'm dual booting Trisquel on an old pc. It has an after market sound card in it. When I run windows, the sound card can take a line-in signal and pass it through to the 5.1 speaker system. This is kind of my main audio system at my desk. If I'm working on my personal or work laptop, I just connect the headphone out to the tower sound card and avoid using laptop speakers. The problem occurs when I boot Trisquel. The line through functionality doesn't work. I'm running xfce4. $ xfce4-mixer brings up the audio mixer just fine. In the sound card selection I can see the Envy24. I can also see a "Built-in Audio Analog Stereo (PulseAudio Mixer)" selection. So Trisquel sees the sound card. Looking up drivers for the sound card, they are all for Windows. It's tough for me to test if the sound card is working for audio originating in the system since I don't have any media players or anything and don't know how to generate a test tone in Linux. Thanks for any help.
