Creative Audigy mp3+ = no sound

[gonzalo76]

Hi,

I have problems with my sound card, Creative Labs Audigy mp3+, basically, Fedora detects the soundcard using audigy driver, but I can't hear any sound when I probe the sound.

I tried to installed ALSA drivers thinking that maybe this driver can fix my problem, but I don't know how to do it right. I think I'm doing something wrong in the /etc/modules.conf cause when I edited I could not boot again in x mode again, don't know.

Does anybody know something about it, where to read instructions, or how to have sound?

Thank you
gonzalo

[Bana]

Make sure that you have checked the mixer (little speaker icon) and made sure everything is unmuted and turned up. Also go to System Settings-> Sound Card Detection and see if you can play the sample sound.

Now as for ALSA, Alsa's Audigy page (http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/template.php?company=Creative+Labs&card=Soundblaster+Audigy+Gamer&chip=Audigy&module=emu10k1) should get you most of the way there, I would follow there instructions if you want to install ALSA.

HTH

[mhelios]

Also run `aumix` and check all channels are unmuted. For a good tutorial on setting up ALSA drivers:
http://foolish.digitalinc.info/docs/alsa/

[gonzalo76]

Sorry, but, what does it mean "Modules options should go here" ?
What should I paste and copy in my /etc/modules.conf file ? Should I copy all this lines? What should I write in #modules options should go here?


# ALSA portion
alias char-major-116 snd
alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
# module options should go here

# OSS/Free portion
alias char-major-14 soundcore
alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0

# card #1
alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss

Thanks again !

[mhelios]

That's just letting you know you can add extra options such as a Sound Card id. It's not necessary for ALSA to work.

[Bana]

Yes I think you are supposed to copy all of these lines into there:

# ALSA portion
alias char-major-116 snd
alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
# module options should go here

# OSS/Free portion
alias char-major-14 soundcore
alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0

# card #1
alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss

[gonzalo76]

Hi, thank you for your replies, but I have another question.
I use digital output to listen to music, so, if I want to have digital sound, what option should I use? Is this one right?

# ALSA portion
alias char-major-116 snd
alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
options snd-emu10k1 snd_extin=0x0003 snd_extout=0x1f0f (is this one ok?)

# OSS/Free portion
alias char-major-14 soundcore
alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0

# OSS/Free portion - card #1
alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss

[mhelios]

Yes, that is the correct options. Then run /usr/bin/alsamixer and unmute all channels.

[gonzalo76]

Thank you so much Bana and mhelios for your help, I'm finally listening mp3s in digital sound here!!!!!!
By the way, I'm also using the graphical alsamixer (gnome-alsamixer), it's excellent !!!
anyway, AlsaMixer v1.0 is also great.

Greetings...
gonzalo

[imdeemvp]

Guys i have a question since you are talking about sound....

my first distro was rh 8 then 9 then i tried mandrake and loved it!

you know the kde its cool...i like the sound that i get when loading the kde session....i dont see that work with rh or fedora, how do i enable this sound in fedora?

[mhelios]

indeemvp,

Please start a new thread instead of adding to a related one. It'll keep things more organised.
With regard to enabling a sound on log-in, have you enabled the sound server and sound for system events in Preferences -> Sound?

[T_R_J]

I had the exact same problem. During installation Fedora would play sound from my Audigy but after the first reboot everything was broken.

Well I found the answer that fixed my problem. I do want to talk everyone for the ideas, it did lead me in the right direction. Now to what I did:

I opened Kmix and checked all my levels. They were all up. I then clicked the "Switches" tab and uncheck the "Audigy Analogue/Digital" radio button. POW, immediatly it started working. So thats it.

I hope this helps.

T_R_J