Re: Re: CMedia 8738 - problems running Jack

[Lee Revell <rlrevell@joe-job.com>]

On Tue, 2005-10-25 at 01:24 +0100, Dave Cunningham wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 24, 2005 at 06:46:27PM -0400, Lee Revell wrote:
> >On Mon, 2005-10-24 at 23:38 +0100, Dave Cunningham wrote:
> >> It's also pretty confusing why sometimes there are several
> >> stereo pcm devices to access different channels, and sometimes a
> >> single pcm device with multiple alsa "channels".  Especially
> >> since this confusion is presented to the user.
> >> 
> >
> >It's not confusing at all, it makes perfect sense.  If you want to play
> >stereo out the front speakers use the "front" device.  If you want to
> >play stereo out the rear speakers use the "rear" device.  Etc.  If you
> >want to play 5.1 surround out of all 6 speakers use the "surround51"
> >device.
> >
> >What could be simpler?
> >
> >Lee
> 
> It would be great if it were like that, but this is how it
> appears to me:
> 
> name: C-Media PCI DAC/ADC
> 
> has 6 channels, only 2 of which seem to work, whereas
> 
> name: C-Media PCI 2nd DAC
> 
> seems to have 2 channels.

Tell us how you think the mixer should look then file a feature request.

Lee



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