sb live information provided by Marcel Janssen

CVS patchset: 3992
CVS date: 2003/01/22 22:58:29

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 ></DT
 ><DT
 ><A
+HREF="#SBLIVESPDIF"
+>Getting SPDIF output from a SBLive 5.1 using OSS drivers</A
+></DT
+><DD
+><DL
+><DT
+><A
+HREF="#AEN357"
+>Requirements</A
+></DT
+><DT
+><A
+HREF="#AEN369"
+>The OSS driver is maintained by creative and can be downloaded at
+             <A
+HREF="http://opensource.creative.com/"
+TARGET="_top"
+>	     http://opensource.creative.com/ </A
+></A
+></DT
+><DT
+><A
+HREF="#AEN391"
+>Setting up xine for SPDIF (AC3_passthrough) output</A
+></DT
+><DT
+><A
+HREF="#AEN396"
+>The cable used for the SBLive can easily be self-made 
+              or buy a stereo 3.5mm jack to dual RCA cable.</A
+></DT
+></DL
+></DD
+><DT
+><A
 HREF="#VOLUMECONTROL"
 >Changing the volume with the GUI control has no effect! What's up!?</A
 ></DT
@@ -2260,6 +2295,360 @@ CLASS="SECT1"
 ><HR><H2
 CLASS="SECT1"
 ><A
+NAME="SBLIVESPDIF"
+></A
+>Getting SPDIF output from a SBLive 5.1 using OSS drivers</H2
+><P
+>      The following explains how to get the above configuration 
+      going with xine. Some parts of it may applicable to other 
+      configurations (cards that use the EMU10k1 chip) as well.
+    </P
+><P
+>&#13;    </P
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><HR><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="AEN357"
+></A
+>Requirements</H3
+><P
+></P
+><OL
+TYPE="1"
+><LI
+><P
+> xine-lib &#62;= 1.x.x </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> OSS driver </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> An external decoder </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> A cable to connect the SBLive to the external decoder </P
+></LI
+></OL
+><P
+>        The configuration described was tested using the following equipment :
+	Soundblaster live 5.1 (rev 7)
+	Yamaha DSP-AX620 external decoder
+      </P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><HR><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="AEN369"
+></A
+>The OSS driver is maintained by creative and can be downloaded at
+             <A
+HREF="http://opensource.creative.com/"
+TARGET="_top"
+>	     http://opensource.creative.com/ </A
+></H3
+><P
+>       The driver package contains documentation on how to install it. 
+       Besides that I'd like to add the following notes.
+     </P
+><P
+>       In order to compile and install these drivers, you need a valid kernel
+       configuration file. For RedHat Linux's pre-compiled kernels these
+       configuration files can be found in 
+       <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>/usr/src/linux/configs</TT
+>
+       After you've located the correct config file for your kernel,
+       you need to copy it to <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>/usr/src/linux/.config</TT
+>
+       For example, when you run the 2.4.18-i686 kernel do :
+       <TABLE
+BORDER="0"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
+WIDTH="100%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>         cp /usr/src/linux/configs/kernel-2.4.18-i686.config /usr/src/linux/.config
+       </PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+>
+       Make sure that the emu10k1 module that is currently installed is 
+       not loaded. To unload the modules :
+       <TABLE
+BORDER="0"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
+WIDTH="100%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>         /sbin/modprobe -rv emu10k1.o ac97_codec.o
+       </PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+>
+
+       If this mentions that the device is busy, some program is 
+       using the driver. Some example could be a mixer application 
+       or sound daemon like artsd. You'll need to close down the 
+       applications before continuing.
+       At success it should print something like :
+       <TABLE
+BORDER="0"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
+WIDTH="100%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>         # delete emu10k1
+	 # delete ac97_codec
+	 # delete soundcore
+       </PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+>
+       Run make in the directory where you unpacked the driver and follow the
+       instructions printed at the end of each step.
+       The last step should be: 
+       <TABLE
+BORDER="0"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
+WIDTH="100%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>         make install-tools
+       </PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+>
+
+       As the README of the driver package mentions the SPDIF AC3 
+       output doesn't work by default. In the directory 
+       <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>utils/scripts</TT
+> an <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>emu10k1.conf</TT
+>
+       file  can be found which need to be placed in the default
+       installation directory (<TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>/usr/local/etc</TT
+>). 
+       After this the <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>emu10k1.conf</TT
+> needs to be modified.
+       The following settings worked fine for me (I don't use the analog 
+       outputs of the card) :
+       
+       <TABLE
+BORDER="0"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
+WIDTH="100%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>         CARD_IS_5_1=yes
+	 USE_DIGITAL_OUTPUT=yes
+	 ENABLE_TONE_CONTROL=yes
+	 AC3PASSTHROUGH=yes
+	 ENABLE_LIVEDRIVE_IR=no
+	 INVERT_REAR=no
+	 MULTICHANNEL=yes
+	 ROUTE_ALL_TO_SUB=no
+	 ANALOG_FRONT_BOOST=no
+	 SURROUND=no
+	 PROLOGIC=no
+	 ENABLE_CD_Spdif=yes  
+	 ENABLE_OPTICAL_SPDIF=no 
+	 ENABLE_LINE2_MIC2=no    
+	 ENABLE_RCA_SPDIF=no     
+	 ENABLE_RCA_AUX=no
+       </PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+>
+       After modifying the <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>emu10k1.conf</TT
+>, 
+       you need to modify your <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>/etc/modules.conf</TT
+> and
+       make sure the following lines are in there.
+
+       <TABLE
+BORDER="0"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
+WIDTH="100%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>         alias sound-slot-0 emu10k1
+	 post-install emu10k1 /usr/local/etc/emu-script
+       </PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+>
+
+       After saving the changes to <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>modules.conf</TT
+>, 
+       run 
+       <TABLE
+BORDER="0"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
+WIDTH="100%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>         /sbin/depmod -a
+       </PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+>
+
+       Now, you're ready to load the new modules and set the correct 
+       options for it. To load the modules run :
+       <TABLE
+BORDER="0"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
+WIDTH="100%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>         /sbin/modprobe emu10k1
+       </PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+>
+     </P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><HR><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="AEN391"
+></A
+>Setting up xine for SPDIF (AC3_passthrough) output</H3
+><P
+>       You can either use the config dialog or edit the config file 
+       (<TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>~/.xine/config2</TT
+>) yourself: 
+       <TABLE
+BORDER="0"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
+WIDTH="100%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>         audio.a52_pass_through:1
+       </PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+>
+       In case the setting is not in the file you can add it.
+     </P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><HR><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="AEN396"
+></A
+>The cable used for the SBLive can easily be self-made 
+              or buy a stereo 3.5mm jack to dual RCA cable.</H3
+><TABLE
+BORDER="0"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
+WIDTH="100%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>   What you need to make the cable yourself :
+   a) stereo 3.5mm jack plug
+   b) RCA plug
+   c) shielded cable (video coax 75 Ohm will do)
+
+   Connect them as follows :
+   
+   center pin jackplug ------|----- center pin RCA plug
+             	   GND     __|__    GND
+      </PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+><P
+>        In order to test it use a DVD with AC3 or DTS track
+        start xine and select the right audio track 
+        from user interface or start xine as: 
+        <TABLE
+BORDER="0"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
+WIDTH="100%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>          xine dvd://1 -a 0 
+        </PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+>
+        The external decoder should display something like 
+        "Dolby Digital" in case the
+        selected audio track contains AC3 data or "DTS"
+        in case the selected audio
+        track contains DTS data.
+        Of course stereo audio also goes through the SPDIF output, so the analog
+        outputs of the SBLive 5.1 are not needed anymore.
+     </P
+></DIV
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><HR><H2
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><A
 NAME="VOLUMECONTROL"
 ></A
 >Changing the volume with the GUI control has no effect! What's up!?</H2