Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 20:22:04 +0200 From: Willie Viljoen <will@unfoldings.net> To: Ian Barnes <ian@cerebellum.za.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sound Card and Speakers Message-ID: <200302112022.04484.will@unfoldings.net> In-Reply-To: <200302111940.34786.ian@cerebellum.za.net> References: <200302111940.34786.ian@cerebellum.za.net>
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On Tuesday 11 February 2003 19:40, Ian Barnes wrote: > Hi, > > I have a sound blaster live value, with Cambride Soundworks 5.1 Surround > Speakers. I am running FreeBSD 5.0 Rel, in my kernel config i have device > pcm, my sound works fine. The only thing that is bothering me, is that it > the surround sound isnt working properly. I am using KDE as my window > manager, wih xmms as my mp3 player. > > Has anyone managed to get this problem sorted out ? Am i alone ? > > Thanks for the help > > Ian Barnes You're not alone :) As far as I know, the pcm(4) driver currently only supports 2 channels, which means your rear speakers will not be getting a signal. It might be a good thing to submit a PR and remind the developers that people want extra channel support, although I am sure they are working on it :) Will -- Willie Viljoen Freelance IT Consultant 214 Paul Kruger Avenue, Universitas Bloemfontein 9321 South Africa +27 51 522 15 60 +27 51 522 44 36 (after hours) +27 82 404 03 27 (mobile) will@unfoldings.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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