Help with 2.1 speaker setup

[Michael "TheZorch" Haney]

Rajat wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am having problems with the subwoofer of the new 2.1 sound system I 
> bought of Logitech. It works like marvel when I connect to my iPod but 
> doesn't when I connect to my laptop. Am I going wrong anywhere? Any 
> tweaks to be made in alsamixer?
>
> Also, worked on my friend's laptop which has vista.
>
> I am a music person and any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> Rajat
Please clarify a few things for us.  Are they digital speakers or analog 
speakers.  I believe the iPod can work with either.  Digital speakers 
connect to the regular audio port but the audio output has to be turned 
to digital for the speakers to work.  I think there's a way to do this 
in Ubuntu but I don't know how.

Also, sound sound cards in laptops need the drivers to turn on the phono 
jack when something is plugged into it or the phono jack needs to be 
manually turned on.  In Vista or XP it will automatically turn on when 
you plug in speakers or a set of headphones, but in Ubuntu its not 
automatic.  You need to turn something on but again I don't know what it is.

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