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From: Graham Smith on 4 Jan 2006 06:30 Hi, I would like to get my sound card working correctly (using all 4.1 speakers) but I can't seem to figure out how. I have a GigaByte GA-K8NXP-SLI motherboard with a built in RealTec ALC850 sound chip. At the moment I get sound but only from 2.1 speakers. I think these drivers http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/dlac97-2.aspx?lineid=5&famid=12&series=8&Software=True#8Unix%20 (Linux) would make it work but before I go and screw up my system trying to get them installed is there a Debian way of installing / setting up these drivers? lsmod shows the following sound related modules are installed snd_intel8x0 35904 0 snd_ac97_codec 88836 1 snd_intel8x0 snd_pcm_oss 56544 0 snd_mixer_oss 19072 1 snd_pcm_oss I have a feeling that the first one is actually the correct driver. If it is then how do I get all the speakers working? Many thanks, Graham -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org
From: Matt Zagrabelny on 4 Jan 2006 15:10 On Wed, 2006-01-04 at 11:25 +0000, Graham Smith wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to get my sound card working correctly (using all 4.1 speakers) > but I can't seem to figure out how. I have a GigaByte GA-K8NXP-SLI > motherboard with a built in RealTec ALC850 sound chip. At the moment I get > sound but only from 2.1 speakers. I think these drivers > > http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/dlac97-2.aspx?lineid=5&famid=12&series=8&Software=True#8Unix%20 > (Linux) > > would make it work but before I go and screw up my system trying to get them > installed is there a Debian way of installing / setting up these drivers? > > lsmod shows the following sound related modules are installed > > snd_intel8x0 35904 0 > snd_ac97_codec 88836 1 snd_intel8x0 > snd_pcm_oss 56544 0 > snd_mixer_oss 19072 1 snd_pcm_oss > > I have a feeling that the first one is actually the correct driver. If it is > then how do I get all the speakers working? look at alsamixer, for that matter, su to root and type alsa<tab><tab> and see what commands are available. configuring the channels will be done through some alsa userspace utility. (modules beginning with snd_ belong to alsa) -matt zagrabelny -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org
From: Andrei Popescu on 4 Jan 2006 15:50 On Wed, 4 Jan 2006 11:25:53 +0000 Graham Smith <graham(a)crazysquirrel.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to get my sound card working correctly (using all 4.1 speakers) > but I can't seem to figure out how. I have a GigaByte GA-K8NXP-SLI > motherboard with a built in RealTec ALC850 sound chip. At the moment I get > sound but only from 2.1 speakers. I think these drivers > > http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/dlac97-2.aspx?lineid=5&famid=12&series=8&Software=True#8Unix%20 > (Linux) > > would make it work but before I go and screw up my system trying to get them > installed is there a Debian way of installing / setting up these drivers? > > lsmod shows the following sound related modules are installed > > snd_intel8x0 35904 0 > snd_ac97_codec 88836 1 snd_intel8x0 > snd_pcm_oss 56544 0 > snd_mixer_oss 19072 1 snd_pcm_oss > > I have a feeling that the first one is actually the correct driver. If it is > then how do I get all the speakers working? > > Many thanks, > > Graham If you're lucky all you need is manually specify surround41 as the alsa output device. Try something like this: $aplay -D surround41 my-multichan-file.wav with a multichannel wav file, though i don't remember from where i got mine ... If you have a multichannel DVD you can try something similar with mplayer or xine. HTH Andrei -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org
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