PCI Express SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio

[Irving Leonard]

El Thursday 01 October 2009 07:19:24 pm dean escribió:
> Irving Leonard wrote:
> > El Thursday 16 July 2009 10:47:35 pm Linda Hammans escribió:
> >> Does anyone know if PCI Express SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio is compatible with
> >> Jaunty?  Also, does Jaunty support surround sound?
> >> Linda
> >
> > check at
> > http://mercurial.opensound.com/?file/6bf18b4a87d6/devlists/Linux
> > if there is your card, then there are instructions in
> > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenSound
>
> Hi There Irving, It is possible if you upgrade to the latest ALSA that
> you can use your X-Fi and it does support surround sound.  Here is what
> you do.
>
> *_Step One_*
> /Upgrade ALSA to version 1.0.21/
> Run these commands as root! To work as root, key in this along with your
> password...
> Code:
>
> sudo su
>
> Then proceed...
> Code:
>
> apt-get -y install build-essential ncurses-dev gettext xmlto
> linux-headers-`uname -r` mkdir -p /usr/src/alsa
> cd /usr/src/alsa
> wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/driver/alsa-driver-1.0.21.tar.bz2
> wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/lib/alsa-lib-1.0.21.tar.bz2
> wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/utils/alsa-utils-1.0.21.tar.bz2
> tar xjf alsa-driver*
> tar xjf alsa-lib*
> tar xjf alsa-utils*
> cd alsa-driver*
> ./configure
> make
> make install
> cd ../alsa-lib*
> ./configure
> make
> make install
> ln -s libpanelw.so.5 /usr/lib/libpanelw.so
> ln -s libformw.so.5 /usr/lib/libformw.so
> ln -s libmenuw.so.5 /usr/lib/libmenuw.so
> ln -s libncursesw.so.5 /lib/libncursesw.so
> cd ../alsa-utils*
> ./configure
> make
> make install
>
> *_Step Two_*
> /Reboot.../
> No really, go reboot... you need to.
> *_Step Three_*
> /Check preferences.../
>
>     * Go to your System | Preferences | Sound
>     * Change the default mixer tracks device to 'Creative X-Fi (Alsa
>       mixer)'.
>     * Open Volume Control | Preferences
>     * Tick 'Center/LFE', 'Surround' and 'Side', then unmute each of them.
>
> *_Step Four_*
> /Up mix anything stereo to 5.1.../
> If you've got a program that's 5.1 aware then it'll work as it should,
> however by doing this step anything that plays stereo (like the
> irritating Ubuntu system sounds) will be up mixed to 5.1 instead of just
> coming out of the front left and right!
>
>     * Hit Alt+F2 and run this...
>
> Code:
>
> gedit .asoundrc
>
>     * Paste in this stuff below, then save and quit gedit...
>
> Code:
>
> pcm.!default {
> type plug
> slave.pcm "surround51"
> slave.channels 6
> route_policy duplicate
> }
>
> *_Step Five_*
> /Not really a step, I just think 5 steps sound better than 4.../
> Remember back in Windows there is that snooty little women who barks all
> around you in each speaker... she is back!
>
>     * Hit Alt+F2 and run this...
>
> Code:
>
> speaker-test -Dplug:surround51 -c6 -l1 -twav
>
> You should hear her come out of each of the 5 speakers, and probably a
> gagged version of her mumblings out of your sub woofer.
>
> You'll also notice in your Hardware Drivers dialogue box, that it'll say
> the X-Fi Drivers 1.03 are activated... not sure why it does this - but
> it does happen as a result of doing this.
>
> Please let me know how you get on... can't promise I'll know what to do
> when stuff goes wrong for you however!

it wasn't my problem, I just suggest Linda.
the source of my suggestion is 
http://insanecoding.blogspot.com/2009/06/state-of-sound-in-linux-not-so-sorry.html

thank you anyway

--
irving



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La Habana, Cuba 
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