axel_2078 Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 (edited) I have a Soundblaster Audigy sound card and I get sound from Mandrake, but only through the front two speakers. I have a 4.1 speaker set up. How do I get sound from my sub and rear speakers? Edited September 2, 2004 by axel_2078 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devries Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 With a mixer and unmute every channel you need. If you use KDE, the mixer is called kmix. Or you could use alsamixergui (if it's not installed do urpmi alsamixergui). Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axel_2078 Posted August 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 I tried Kmix last night, but I couldn't find anything that was muted. I also couldn't find any settings for front and rear setup. I tried installing alsamixer gui and here's what happened...it asked me to insert disc 2 so I did. It installed some stuff and then asked for disc 4, so I put that one in. After examining disc four, it said "this package contains bad signatures. Do you wish to install anyway?" I chose no because I didn't know what would happen if I had installed it. What should I try now? I've got an awesome multimedia speaker setup and want to enjoy it on Linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devries Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 Install it anyway. Then see what channels you have and what is the setup with alsamixergui For kmix: did you look under 'advanced'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axel_2078 Posted August 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 (edited) Yes, I looked under advanced, but it didn't give me many more options, and none of them dealt with speaker setup. I'll try the alsamixer setup again tonight. Just for future reference, what does it mean when a package has bad signatures? Edited August 28, 2004 by axel_2078 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devries Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 The person who makes the rpms 'signs' them (I believe with a PGP key), so you can know from whom you're getting the rpm and be sure something hasn't been changed in them. However since this is a package from a Mandrake CD I think we can ignore the warning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axel_2078 Posted September 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 (edited) Ok, I've tried Kmix and Alsamixer. I've made sure every channel is unmuted and turned up the 3D channels all the way. Still, sound only comes from the front two speakers. I also noticed that if I turn the bass up, it does not come through the subwoofer. Instead, it tries to force it to the front speakers, causing distortion. Does anyone have a Soundblaster Audigy card with a 4.1 or 5.1 speaker setup? If so, how do you get sound through all your speakers? I am perplexed by this mystery. Edited September 2, 2004 by axel_2078 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devries Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 How are your speakers connected? Do you have the same problem with other OSs? Try a different setup. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axel_2078 Posted September 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 My speakers are connected to my subwoofer and the sub is connected to my PC. The speakers work just fine under Win2K and XP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devries Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Try running the cables directly to your soundcard, not via the subwoofer http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=2...=surround+sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axel_2078 Posted September 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Well, I can't do that because the bare speaker wires attach to the sub through terminal clamps. Besides, that would make me feel like I'm lowering my standards (going from 4.1 to 2.0) to work with Linux and I don't want that. Hopefully I'll be able to find something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero0w Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Install alsamixergui and see if it works: # urpmi alsermixergui Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axel_2078 Posted September 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 I've already tried it and unfortunately that didn't work either. There must be a way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero0w Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 (edited) It could be a driver issue, check out the ALSA snd-emu10k1 wiki for more info: http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php?page=emu10k1 Edited September 2, 2004 by zero0w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aRTee Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Which drivers are you using? ALSA or OSS? I'm using ALSA with my Audigy2 and they work like a charm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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