SBLive! Digital Output

[crashdummy]

I am running Redhat 7.3 on my box with a SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 MP3+. Now, on windows, in addition to installing the drivers I had to go into Creative's mixer and tell it to output to 4 speakers in digital output only instead of using the four analog ports for speakers on the back. How would I do this under linux? It looks to me like Redhat loaded the em10k1 drivers correctly but I don't know for sure.

Also, is there a way to make my scroll wheel work? Its annoying when I subconciously use it to try to scroll down a webpage and nothing happens. Not a big deal, just would make my life easier.

Thanks,
Crashdummy

[ntt.]

I have the same card (virtually) but use analog output. You have to give a parameter to the module when it loads to enable digital output, but I can't remeber what it is and I can't find it right now. If you compiled the emu10k1 drivers as a module then it's easy - modrpobe emu10k1 <parameter>. If you compiled it into the kernel it's harder, but I won;t go into that.

Wheel mouse - that's no problem - check the Intellimouse NHF (under Hardware).

I'll post back here if I find what that parameter is for digital output.

[crashdummy]

Actually, Redhat 7.3 seems to have detected my card and installed the drivers automatically for me so I really don't have a clue how to get at the config, perhaps I will try contacting Creative but my expierience with tech support on things like this isn't really that great.

Thanks,
Crashdummy

[smokybobo]

Originally posted by crashdummy
Also, is there a way to make my scroll wheel work? Its annoying when I subconciously use it to try to scroll down a webpage and nothing happens. Not a big deal, just would make my life easier.

You need to post a bit more information to get help with that. For instance, what is your mouse and what does the mouse section of /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 look like? The mouse section on my system for an ms intellimouse optical is:

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
#Option "Emulate3Buttons"
Option "SampleRate" "150"
Option "Resolution" "300"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

[ntt.]

Found it! It's nothing to do with the module after all - go here (http://sourceforge.net/projects/emu10k1) and download the emu-tools. Once you've installed them, you should be able to type emu-config -d to enable the digital output.

Good luck!

[crashdummy]

Thanks for the replies, I am going to take a look at my mouse config now. Also, yes, that was the problem on my SBLive! I contacted Creative support and they actually emailed me back today with a link to this (http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=698922&forum_id=146557) sourceforge discussion.

Thanks,
Crashdummy

[crashdummy]

For my mouse, it is a Logitech Trackman Marble+. It has a trackball, two buttons (left and right) and the scroll wheel (you can press it in). My /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file looks like:

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection

I really don't have a clue on how to change it, the mouse and the left and right mouse buttons work fine for me, just not the scroll wheel.

[Alistair]

All right,

I just did the same thing and it gave me the error:

Sound_Mixer_private3: No such dvice or address

And back to the shell....



Ali

[ntt.]

For the mouse, you need to change the line:
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
To:
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"

As for the sound error - not sure. Make sure that the module is loaded (lsmod) and that the emu-tools are compatable with the driver, i.e. not totally different versions.