Jean Francois Ortolo wrote: I'm pretty sure thexse cards don't have an onboard synth.
> > Hi all > I've got my kernel ( RedHat 7.1 ) compiled with only sound support as > module ( soundcore.o ), without any other sound driver support. > > Then I compiled The last Alsa package ( drivers, libs, utils ), without > any trouble, apart from a few preprocessor problems at drivers compile. > > My card is a: Hercules Gamesurround Muse XL ( don't laugh ), i.e. a CMI > 8738 compatible card. The available driver for it is: snd-card-cmipci > > I compiled this package, with oss compatibility. > > The whole modules are suitably configured in /etc/modules.conf all load > well. > > For the moment, the card works fine with playing, probably recording, > Midi capabilities ( have been checking external Midi out only ), however, > the device driver /proc/alsasound/sndstat shows the Synth as "NOT ACTIVE IN > CONFIG". > > By so far, the Audio is being showed as "(ADC/DAC DUPLEX), whenever I > try to play an mp3 file, either with mpg123, or plaympeg. Otherwise, it > appears as: "NOT ACTIVE IN CONFIG". > > It appears that all devices work well, apart from the Synth capability. > > So what could I do, in order to make the Synth capability, active? > > I've installed the Jazz++ program, which works well, didn't try > recording from my keyboard until now, for the moment I can't output any > sound to the speakers, using the existing demo midi files. External Midi > works very well with it. > > Any suggestions? > > Best regards. > > Jean Francois Ortolo > > PS Here is the /proc/asound/sndstat results: > > Sound Driver:3.8.2-980706 (ALSA v0.5.12a emulation code) > Kernel: Linux ortolojf.noos.fr 2.4.2-2 #3 dim déc 9 21:44:11 CET 2001 i686 > Config options: 0 > > Installed drivers: > Type 10: ALSA emulation > > Card config: > C-Media PCI CM8738 (model 37) at 0xdc00, irq 5 > > Audio devices: > 0: C-Media PCI DAC/ADC (DUPLEX) > > Synth devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG > > Midi devices: > 0: MPU-401 (UART) > > Timers: > 7: system timer > > Mixers: > 0: C-Media PCI > > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user -- Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd. Http://www.boosthardware.com - For the discerning hardware connoisseur. http://www.boosthardware.com/LAU/Linux_Audio_Users_Guide/ ======================================================================= _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
