From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Benny Sjostrand Subject: Re: Hints on configuring EGPIO on cs46xx Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 23:43:31 +0200 Sender: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <3D937F83.2080609@cucumelo.org> References: <1033056560.18349.3.camel@pete> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Errors-To: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: Peter Good Cc: alsa-devel@lists.sourceforge.net List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org >I've just tried the CVS, and am having a little trouble configuring a >Hercules Game Theater XP. I've got the modules installed, cs46 comes up >correctly, and I do get sound, but it's doing what was referred to in >the other thread about this module. Sound is flat, no bass or anything. >I'm not really sure on how to set the EGPIO, have had a play with it, >but can't seem to resolve the problem. > >Anyone got any useful hints on how to actually set cs46xx up for a >Gametheater, using optical out? > > I've got a Hercules Game Theater XP,what's known for moment is that: EGPIO0 selects the SPDIF input, the EPGIO2 turn on the Amplifier, and that's implemented in the current driver. With the Game Theater XP, the Amplifier is turned on all the time, with the exception if you unmute the CD in the mixer, (this is for all cs46xx cards). Dont known why it's done in this way, probably with a good reason in mind, i've just complained about that piece of, not touched it (yet). If the sound card amplifier is turned off for some reason the sound gets somewhat lower, bad and distorcionated, about the "flat bass", I have not experienced that. I daily use the HeadPhones, and I got my the SPDIF output connected to the receiver. To activate the SPDIF it should only be to unmute the "IEC 958 Output" in the mixer, no GPIO's are involved on the Game Theater card. About the SPDIF output the analog parts of the soundcard should not matter at all, it's like whatever what you playback will be sent directly "as it is sampled" to the SPDIF output, it's up to the Stereo reciever (or whatever you got ...) to do the DAC stuff. /Benny /Benny ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf