NBN Posted December 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 Just found out something that i think is horribily importent, after viewing my soundcard in harddrake i noticed there was one object inside the catagory "Unknown|Other" and i went to see.... Turned out the name was: [sB Live! Value] Input Device Controller My SBLive! 5.1 input device controller named as unknown device? Oh my dear god..... or as i actually said it: -NBN- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kuchwas Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 Just found out something that i think is horribily importent, after viewing my soundcard in harddrake i noticed there was one object inside the catagory "Unknown|Other" and i went to see.... Turned out the name was: [sB Live! Value] Input Device Controller My SBLive! 5.1 input device controller named as unknown device? Oh my dear god..... or as i actually said it: -NBN- You should be able to get it to work with OSS or ARTS, but ASLA does not support it either. Use harddrake and select the emu10k1 driver. You should still be able to get it to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBN Posted December 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 *sigh* I said i already used the emu driver, it was the only driver that responded to the Kmixer, but i still get no sound. I am unable to configure the "unknown" device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aRTee Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 ok, try running: sndconfig from the command line. It's a long shot, but it may just work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 do it as root and if it's not found install it with urpmi sndconfig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBN Posted December 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 oh, thanks! i'll try that! i tried the sndcofig once after being at linuxquestions but it didnt work! i dont remember if i was root, but now i know how to install the command! I'll report back -NBN- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBN Posted December 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 Didnt work, first the sndconfig wasnt installed, so i installed. Then i runned it but it only came to the conlusion that my card wasnt supported. I really hope this doesnt mean that i cannot whatsoever hear sound in Mandrake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsanjiv Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 Hi, I am not sure if you too have a Dell machine. The soundcard I have seems to be the same one you have (is the device id 1102:0006). I hate to break the bad news but that card is not supported under ALSA. Even though it is being called SB Live!5.1, it does not use the emu10k1 module. You pointed out earlier that you were using the emu10k1x driver. Those are the OSS drivers. I too was using them but the quality of sound while trying to play audio CDs was horrible. That is why I decided to try ALSA, only to find out that my card was not supported. All the SB Live! cards given in the soundcard matrix on the alsa webpage are for cards which use the emu10k1 module, not the emu10k1x. So...I have given up on sound. The only way out is to buy a new card or to wait till somebody writes an alsa driver for this accursed "Dell" Soundblaster Live! 5.1 Card. I also sent out an email on the official alsa mailing list. Someone there confirmed that this card is not supported. Regards, Sanjiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBN Posted December 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 thanks for the news, althou bad. Indeed, i got a Dell Dimension 8600. If this is the case, then i will refrain from formatting windows for the sake of normal use, and keep to linux for work purpose only. -NBN- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
be2weenthelines Posted February 29, 2004 Report Share Posted February 29, 2004 Does anybody know if this has been rectified (i.e. is there alsa support for SBLive!)? I have pretty much the same problems described above... be2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vtbaz Posted February 29, 2004 Report Share Posted February 29, 2004 my sound worked on the same machine when i had 9.0 on here. but when i installed 9.2... all of a sudden it doesn't work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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