Re: [TCLUG:23279] Creative Live! configuration

["Jeff Keacher" <teuobk@ringworld.org>]

I have a SoundBlaster Live! Value working with Linux and playing MP3s.  I
found the key was to use the Alsa Project drivers.
(http://www.alsa-project.org/)  Compile them and you should be in business.

Jeff



----- Original Message -----
> Hey everyone,
>
> I'm trying to get my new sound card working well, and I've got a couple
> problems. BTW, this is a Debian (woody) system.
>
> It's a Creative Live! (PCI, of course) card. I can play CDs with it using
> the Gnome CD player or XMMS, but I can't play any MP3s. XMMS suggests that
I
> may not have the right output plug-in. I've compiled the card's driver
into
> the kernel and I'm not using the OSS modules. (One of the output plugins
for
> XMMS is libOSS.so.)
>
> Also, none of the XMMS visualizations or other goodies seem to be working
> when I'm playing a CD.
>
> Any advice?
>
> -Tim
>
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