[Gllug] any have SoundBlaster PCI16 working in Linux?

[Jonathan Dye]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Nicholson [mailto:steve.nicholson at yoursolutions.com]
> Sent: 16 August 2002 01:52
> To: gllug at linux.co.uk
> Subject: RE: [Gllug] any have SoundBlaster PCI16 working in Linux?
> 
> 
> > If you mean that the speaker volume has no effect on the
> > line-out level, then
> > that's how it should be. Line audio is (by definition) fixed.
> > You may find an
> > 'output gain' on some cards, but not the lower range ones.
> 
> No I meant controlling the speaker jack, just looked at the help for
> gmix.
> Vol = This is the main volume fader.
> Pcm = This fader controls the "wave" files.
> Spkr = This fader controls the Speaker output jack

It's not talking about the speaker IN is it?  I know some sound cards have
an input for the normal PC speaker output to be plugged into so all sound
including PC speaker goes through the sound card.  I pretty sure that my
sound card does this and there is a volume control for it.

> changing the Spkr has no effect on anything, Volume changes both line
> out AND speaker jack.  As you say, I would expect line out to be
> constant volume (not controlled by Vol) or have a "gain control", and
> Spkr changed by Spkr/Vol.  At least I would expect them to be changed
> independently or to be able to mute one (Spkr mute doesn't 
> work).  If I
> turn the stereo down I can still here the head-set crackling 
> way on the
> desk, I would like to be able to turn the head-set off rather than
> groping round back of PC to unplug it.
> 
> Steve.

JD

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