Re: [TCLUG:23279] Creative Live! configuration

["Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy@veldy.net>]

The ALSA drivers work better than the in kernel Creative drivers (at least
for 2.2), mainly because they support PNP and will activate the card
(without shutting PNP mode off on your mainboard).

Tom Veldhouse
veldy@veldy.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Keacher" <teuobk@ringworld.org>
To: <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: [TCLUG:23279] Creative Live! configuration


> 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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