From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Lee Revell Subject: Re: Re: CMedia 8738 - problems running Jack Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 21:51:58 -0400 Message-ID: <1130205118.28314.15.camel@mindpipe> References: <5bdc1c8b0510240924w10e1a8d1o499e3739fd8e1923@mail.gmail.com> <5bdc1c8b0510240932o6566fef2q96f1f2a5a970b771@mail.gmail.com> <20051024202157.GA11137@meep> <5bdc1c8b0510241455s1aaf8940gc408902fe06af8f@mail.gmail.com> <20051024223838.GA25313@meep> <1130193988.23853.69.camel@mindpipe> <20051025002420.GB11137@meep> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20051025002420.GB11137@meep> Sender: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: Dave Cunningham Cc: alsa-devel@lists.sourceforge.net List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org 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 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today * Register for a JBoss Training Course Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005 Visit http://www.jboss.com/services/certification for more information