Help with alsa

Alma J Wetzker almaw
Mon May 17 11:56:40 PDT 2004


I finally found it.  IEC958 TTL.  I musta skipped it the first time through. 
Never fails, post the question, find the answer.

     -- Alma

Alma J Wetzker wrote:
> I have a SB Live! 5.1 card.  I have a DVD player connected to the 
> digital in and a CD-RW connected to the AUX in.  The card initializes 
> correctly and plays all the computer based stuff (.wav .mp3 ...) but I 
> can't get anything to play from the DVD.  I am not quite sure how to set 
> the cdplayer to point to the second cdrom so I haven't tested that.  
> [MMRFFLE!]
> 
> This is a new gentoo install on account of my toasting the Caldera 
> install I was using.  I attach the emu10k1.conf and the output of 
> amixer.  Any help appreciated.
> 
>     -- Alma
> 
> PS:  If this is a google search type answer, please let me know what you 
> typed in to get the page.
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> # Set your card type on the next line so that loading the
> # kernel module works correctly.
> #
> # Accepted values are 'emu' and 'audigy'
> #  use 'audigy' if you have an audigy based sound card,
> #  otherwise use 'emu'
> #
> # Note: you should only have to set this if:
> #    (1) the auto-detect script fails
> #        - no lspci support
> #        - no /proc/pci support
> #        - the kernel just plain doesn't like you
> #    (2) you like to set everything
> #CARD_TYPE="set_me"
> 
> ##
> ## This file is used to configure emu10k1's emu-script
> ##
> 
> CARD_IS_5_1=yes
> USE_DIGITAL_OUTPUT=no
> ENABLE_TONE_CONTROL=yes
> 
> # Note, it's safe to say yes to the next option even if you're not going
> # to use it. When this option is enabled, the driver can autodetects AC3
> # data and behaves normally with normal audio.
> # (Saying yes causes some of the soundcard's resourses to be used up)
> AC3PASSTHROUGH=yes
> 
> # Change this to yes to enable the Livedrive midi port and IR remote 
> # control.
> ENABLE_LIVEDRIVE_IR=no
> 
> # Most Lives have their analog front signals inverted. If you have
> # problems with your setup (low bass), try changing this to 'yes'. (This
> # option has no effect with digital setups)
> INVERT_REAR=no
> 
> #Multichannel playback (for 4 - 6 channel setups)
> MULTICHANNEL=no
> 
> # On 5.1 cards in multichannel mode, should the multichannel data be fed
> # to the sub as well?  You probably don't want this if you have a
> # speaker set like the DTT2200 which already feeds all channels to the
> # sub in hardware.
> ROUTE_ALL_TO_SUB=no
> 
> # By default, the front analog channels have a +12dB boost applied to
> # them by the AC'97 mixer. If you encounter clipping, or find that the
> # volume of the front speakers is too high in a multichannel setup, try
> # changing this to 'no'.
> ANALOG_FRONT_BOOST=yes
> 
> 
> 
> # Surround
> ##################
> 
> # Some wavs, or mp3 are surround sound encoded the next two
> # options can be used to decode these in hardware.
> # (select on or the other, not both)
> 
> # passive matrix surround decoder 
> SURROUND=yes
> 
> # Active matrix surround decoder
> PROLOGIC=no
> 
> 
> # Extra Inputs 
> #################
> 
> ## This connector is mounted on the card itself
> ENABLE_CD_Spdif=yes  # Volume control is 'Digital1' in aumix/gmix/kmix
> 
> # The next four inputs are found on Livedrives, some of these may also
> # be inputs on the older add-on daughter cards.
> 
> ENABLE_OPTICAL_SPDIF=no # Volume control is 'Digital2'
> ENABLE_LINE2_MIC2=no    # Volume control is 'Line2'
> ENABLE_RCA_SPDIF=no     # Volume control is 'Digital3'
> ENABLE_RCA_AUX=no       # Volume control is 'line3'
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Simple mixer control 'Master',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
>   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 31
>   Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [on]
>   Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [on]
> Simple mixer control 'Master Mono',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
>   Playback channels: Mono
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 31
>   Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [off]
> Simple mixer control 'Headphone LFE',1
>   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
>   Playback channels: Mono
>   Mono: Playback [off]
> Simple mixer control 'Headphone',1
>   Capabilities: pvolume
>   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 100
>   Front Left: Playback 100 [100%]
>   Front Right: Playback 100 [100%]
> Simple mixer control 'Headphone Center',1
>   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
>   Playback channels: Mono
>   Mono: Playback [off]
> Simple mixer control 'Tone',0
>   Capabilities: pswitch
>   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Mono:
>   Front Left: Playback [off]
>   Front Right: Playback [off]
> Simple mixer control 'Bass',0
>   Capabilities: volume
>   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: 0 - 40
>   Mono: 36 [90%]
>   Front Left:
>   Front Right:
> Simple mixer control 'Treble',0
>   Capabilities: volume
>   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: 0 - 40
>   Mono: 35 [88%]
>   Front Left:
>   Front Right:
> Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
>   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 31
>   Front Left: Playback 24 [77%] [on]
>   Front Right: Playback 24 [77%] [on]
> Simple mixer control 'Surround',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
>   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 31
>   Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [on]
>   Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [on]
> Simple mixer control 'Surround Digital',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch
>   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
>   Front Left: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 0 [0%] [off]
>   Front Right: Playback 100 [100%] Capture 0 [0%] [off]
> Simple mixer control 'Center',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined
>   Playback channels: Mono
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 100
>   Mono: Playback 100 [100%]
> Simple mixer control 'LFE',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined
>   Playback channels: Mono
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 100
>   Mono: Playback 100 [100%]
> Simple mixer control 'Wave',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch
>   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
>   Front Left: Playback 50 [50%] Capture 50 [50%] [off]
>   Front Right: Playback 50 [50%] Capture 50 [50%] [off]
> Simple mixer control 'Wave Center',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined
>   Playback channels: Mono
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 100
>   Mono: Playback 0 [0%]
> Simple mixer control 'Wave LFE',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined
>   Playback channels: Mono
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 100
>   Mono: Playback 0 [0%]
> Simple mixer control 'Wave Surround',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume
>   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 100
>   Front Left: Playback 0 [0%]
>   Front Right: Playback 0 [0%]
> Simple mixer control 'Music',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch
>   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
>   Front Left: Playback 88 [88%] Capture 88 [88%] [off]
>   Front Right: Playback 88 [88%] Capture 88 [88%] [off]
> Simple mixer control 'Line',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive
>   Capture exclusive group: 0
>   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 31
>   Front Left: Playback 17 [55%] [on] Capture [off]
>   Front Right: Playback 17 [55%] [on] Capture [off]
> Simple mixer control 'Line LiveDrive',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch
>   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
>   Front Left: Playback 88 [88%] Capture 88 [88%] [off]
>   Front Right: Playback 88 [88%] Capture 88 [88%] [off]
> Simple mixer control 'Line LiveDrive',1
>   Capabilities: pvolume cswitch
>   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 100
>   Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] Capture [off]
>   Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] Capture [off]
> Simple mixer control 'CD',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive
>   Capture exclusive group: 0
>   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 31
>   Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [on] Capture [off]
>   Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [on] Capture [off]
> Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive
>   Capture exclusive group: 0
>   Playback channels: Mono
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 31
>   Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [off]
>   Front Left: Capture [on]
>   Front Right: Capture [on]
> Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost (+20dB)',0
>   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
>   Playback channels: Mono
>   Mono: Playback [off]
> Simple mixer control 'Mic Select',0
>   Capabilities:
>   Mono:
> Simple mixer control 'Video',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive
>   Capture exclusive group: 0
>   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 31
>   Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [on] Capture [off]
>   Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [on] Capture [off]
> Simple mixer control 'Phone',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive
>   Capture exclusive group: 0
>   Playback channels: Mono
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 31
>   Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [off]
>   Front Left: Capture [off]
>   Front Right: Capture [off]
> Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Coaxial',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch
>   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
>   Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] Capture 0 [0%] [off]
>   Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] Capture 0 [0%] [off]
> Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Optical',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch
>   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
>   Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] Capture 0 [0%] [off]
>   Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] Capture 0 [0%] [off]
> Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Optical Raw',0
>   Capabilities: pswitch
>   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Front Left: Playback [off]
>   Front Right: Playback [off]
> Simple mixer control 'IEC958 TTL',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume cvolume cswitch
>   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
>   Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] Capture 0 [0%] [off]
>   Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] Capture 0 [0%] [off]
> Simple mixer control 'PC Speaker',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
>   Playback channels: Mono
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 15
>   Mono: Playback 12 [80%] [on]
> Simple mixer control 'Aux',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive
>   Capture exclusive group: 0
>   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 31
>   Front Left: Playback 25 [81%] [on] Capture [off]
>   Front Right: Playback 25 [81%] [on] Capture [off]
> Simple mixer control 'Mono Output Select',0
>   Capabilities:
>   Mono:
> Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
>   Capabilities: cvolume cswitch cswitch-joined
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: Capture 0 - 15
>   Front Left: Capture 0 [0%] [off]
>   Front Right: Capture 0 [0%] [off]
> Simple mixer control 'Mix',0
>   Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive
>   Capture exclusive group: 0
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Front Left: Capture [off]
>   Front Right: Capture [off]
> Simple mixer control 'Mix Mono',0
>   Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive
>   Capture exclusive group: 0
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Front Left: Capture [off]
>   Front Right: Capture [off]
> Simple mixer control 'AC97',0
>   Capabilities: pvolume cvolume
>   Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: Playback 0 - 100 Capture 0 - 100
>   Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] Capture 88 [88%]
>   Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] Capture 88 [88%]
> Simple mixer control 'External Amplifier Power Down',0
>   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
>   Playback channels: Mono
>   Mono: Playback [off]
> Simple mixer control 'SB Live Analog/Digital Output Jack',0
>   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
>   Playback channels: Mono
>   Mono: Playback [on]
> 
> 
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