Re: [TCLUG:23279] Creative Live! configuration

[Kent Schumacher <kent@structural-wood.com>]

I had used the alsa drivers for the Live! with no troubles, althout
I recently switched to the drivers from Creative's web-site so that
I could use my joystick.

Absolutely no problems.
Kent


Jeff Keacher wrote:
> 
> 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
> >