From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1PwJ3z-0008Sq-Aj for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2011 18:52:19 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 282AC1C026; Sun, 6 Mar 2011 18:50:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ww0-f53.google.com (mail-ww0-f53.google.com [74.125.82.53]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B73541C026 for ; Sun, 6 Mar 2011 18:50:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wwb29 with SMTP id 29so4774817wwb.10 for ; Sun, 06 Mar 2011 10:50:50 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=+WtBBvxhz1IQ3FbvNROgF21S1cyLOfvKVMl+VklfFQk=; b=bkNdsUPCul8D9eTnr6OMgwneUy0S+XWZ/QHWtXB3CRQv+4ktfMPxr0upYbXh6fkIqf OJnoiIUBWJ/KJn3jftoI5EKyjjaTL5g0+LgzQd57XRV9ojXJS+zSRA1Ml1x7tYdx/hrR z1u84Fqhdil26d6LXA5ez7xj0MXvtY/1zoBqE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=hGBpbYkaZ4WIhFUL/rpWZA6yxnDGWhil0+KoKSdwG/7cGQWjnMcEF91SGCajR5ZzC9 nu8rX3NYVLWBVt0CozTdq2sptalc8fn0iAPRnqsVL6uPZl0RcwuMTXJ7za08VhLQ6YsR GhffscgUqdyyuZKw4EGAtotUPP7RXwwwyb0UY= Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.177.210 with SMTP id d60mr1546554wem.85.1299437450570; Sun, 06 Mar 2011 10:50:50 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.216.137.93 with HTTP; Sun, 6 Mar 2011 10:50:50 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4D679A90.5030606@optonline.net> References: <4D5A58ED.4090602@optonline.net> <4D586719.9070509@optonline.net> <1297648866.31454.6.camel@troll> <4D59155A.7000301@optonline.net> <2658b578.a3f2.12e2903b5a2.Coremail.laconism@163.com> <4D5A64EB.7030806@optonline.net> <4D679A90.5030606@optonline.net> Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 10:50:50 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ALSA - Still No Sound From: Mark Knecht To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 26c657810e1d405323a23f562a69b165 On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 4:03 AM, dhk wrote: > I think I have made some progress. =C2=A0After getting a new sound card > (Sound Blaster X-Fi) and building X-Fi in the kernel I have some sound, > but it sounds terrible. =C2=A0It's mostly a static noise with a hint of t= he > actual audio underneath. =C2=A0Also the volume is almost all the way up, = but > the volume still sounds low. > > The ALSA Soundcard Matrix for this card says: > Sound Blaster X-Fi emu20k1 Details [PCI] Partially supported on 1.0.21; > EAX and Advanced sound options like crystalizer not available > I've got one of these X-Fi devices although mine is not a Creative Labs device.. The device looks like a PCI-Express 1x devices but on my motherboard it turned out it only works in one specific slot. Check your MB specs for any similar limitations. As for the in-kernel/module question, I've done Linux audio for years. I can almost promise you that the Alsa devs never build the drivers into the kernel. For that reason alone I never do. I've had a few problems over the years when they were built in, later fixed by the devs so that it worked built in, but in my experience it's always better to start with it as a module, get it working, and then if it's important to you build it in. I have about 2 dozen sound cards here. I build all of them as drivers for every machine so that I can move cards around for special needs and not need to rebuild the kernel. Good luck, Mark