Re: [Alsa-user] ICE1724 problems [fixed]

[Mark W. (MWP) <mw...@in...>]

> Grettings,
> 
> Ive just bought a Revolution 7.1 card which im now trying to get going under Linux.
> Im not new to Linux, but i am a little to the workings of alsa.
> 
> Ive compiled/install the latest alsa libs, utils & tools and am using kernel 2.6.4.
> 
> I have two sound cards now in this box, the other being a TBSC (card 0).
> The Revo is card 1.
> 
> Ive got SPDIF out and Front analog outs working fine, but im having trouble getting the other 3 channels working.
> 
> Ive made up the following asound.conf, but when playing audio, i get XRUN underrun errors during aplay playback of wav files.
> 
> Im also finding i cant play 96khz wav files... i get this aplay error:
> 
> [root@linux test]# aplay -v -D chan1 -t wav 96.wav
> Playing WAVE '96.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 96000 Hz, Stereo
> aplay: set_params:882: Can't use period equal to buffer size (8192 == 8192)
> 
> 44.1khz and 48khz WAVs play fine (well, besides the XRUN errors).
> 
> Thanks for any help.

All fixed... i got things working the way i wanted by using this asound.conf.
It might only work with the new 2.6.4 kernel & the ALSA patch (probably will be
in 2.6.5).

#---------------------------------------
ctl.!default {
        type hw
        card 1
}

pcm.envy_1
{
        type plug
        slave.pcm {
                type hw
                card 1
                device 0
                subdevice 0
        }
}

pcm.envy_2
{
        type plug
        slave.pcm {
                type hw
                card 1
                device 2
                subdevice 0
        }
}

pcm.envy_3
{
        type plug
        slave.pcm {
                type hw
                card 1
                device 2
                subdevice 1
        }
}

pcm.envy_4
{
        type plug
        slave.pcm {
                type hw
                card 1
                device 2
                subdevice 2
        }
}

pcm.envy_spdif
{
        type plug
        slave.pcm {
                type hw
                card 1
                device 1
                subdevice 0
        }
}
#---------------------------------------------