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
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] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
