Creative SB16pci/xmms

[matt_thomas]

I have a Creative sb16 pci (got it from walmart... dont ask) works fine, but in mms it tends to skip a lot. This is probably a problem with xmms, but I did notice that the card is installed as an ensoniq card (which is technically a 'creative' card...) Just wondering if this is normal, or if there's another driver I can use that may perform better? Thanks - Matt

[iphitus]

I am not sure, but dont all SB cards use emu10k1?

[bvc]

http://www.MandrakeUsers.org/index.php?sho...topic=10396&hl=

I have the same card though I do not use it at this time in ML but I do in gentoo. Post at the link didn't work? Are you using the alsa driver or oss? Post your /etc/modules.conf and the output of lspci -vv in a terminal.

 

Also, one post is enough...you could have replied in your first thread.

Edited December 26, 2003 by bvc

[DragonMage]

Soundblaster 16 PCI is an ensoniq card. Creative Labs bought Ensoniq ages ago in order to acquire its PCI soundcard technology (at the time all Creative cards are ISA cards). Creative rebranded ensoniq cards into current SB PCI cards. So the driver being ensoniq is normal.

[bvc]

that's correct

gentoo root # lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by    Tainted: GF
snd-ens1371             9708   0  (unused)
snd-via82xx            10912   1
snd-ac97-codec         35992   0  [snd-ens1371 snd-via82xx]
snd-mpu401-uart         2752   0  [snd-via82xx]
snd-rawmidi            12448   0  [snd-ens1371 snd-mpu401-uart]
via-rhine              12016   1
mii                     2160   0  [via-rhine]
snd-pcm-oss            34756   0
snd-pcm                53632   0  [snd-ens1371 snd-via82xx snd-pcm-oss]
snd-page-alloc          5748   0  [snd-via82xx snd-pcm]
snd-mixer-oss          10992   1  [snd-pcm-oss]
snd-seq-oss            24192   0  (unused)
snd-seq-midi-event      3264   0  [snd-seq-oss]
snd-seq                30448   2  [snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi-event]
snd-timer              12644   0  [snd-pcm snd-seq]
snd-seq-device          3776   0  [snd-rawmidi snd-seq-oss snd-seq]
snd                    28260   0  [snd-ens1371 snd-via82xx snd-ac97-codec snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-pcm-oss snd-pcm snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-timer snd-seq-device]
soundcore               3364  12  [snd]

 

 

[EDIT]ooops... command lspci -vv

00:0a.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq 5880 AudioPCI (rev 02)
       Subsystem: Ensoniq Creative Sound Blaster AudioPCI128
       Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
       Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=slow >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
       Latency: 64 (3000ns min, 32000ns max)
       Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5
       Region 0: I/O ports at d000 [size=64]
       Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1
               Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
               Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

 

cat /etc/modules.conf

### modules-update: start processing /etc/modules.d/alsa
# Alsa 0.9.X kernel modules' configuration file.
# $Header: /home/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/media-sound/alsa-utils/files/alsa-modules.conf-rc,v 1.1 2003/08/05 21:07:55 johnm Exp $

# ALSA portion
alias char-major-116 snd
# OSS/Free portion
alias char-major-14 soundcore

##
## IMPORTANT:
## You need to customise this section for your specific sound card(s)
## and then run `update-modules' command.
## Read alsa-driver's INSTALL file in /usr/share/doc for more info.
##
##  ALSA portion
## alias snd-card-0 snd-interwave
## alias snd-card-1 snd-ens1371
##  OSS/Free portion
## alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
## alias sound-slot-1 snd-card-1
##

# OSS/Free portion - card #1
alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
##  OSS/Free portion - card #2
## alias sound-service-1-0 snd-mixer-oss
## alias sound-service-1-3 snd-pcm-oss
## alias sound-service-1-12 snd-pcm-oss

alias /dev/mixer snd-mixer-oss
alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss
alias /dev/midi snd-seq-oss

# Set this to the correct number of cards.
options snd cards_limit=1
above snd-ens1371 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-slot-0 snd-via82xx
alias sound-slot-1 snd-ens1371

### modules-update: end processing /etc/modules.d/alsa

Edited December 27, 2003 by bvc