I have the CM 8738 6 channels sound card and i have tried numerus things to get 6 channels working. I can get four working but that is all. I have tried the speakers=6 with the cmpci driver and have tried the snd-cmipci driver with no parametres. I am running mandrake 9.1 and I am somewhat of a newbie and I would like to avoid anything really complex like recompiling a new kernal if at all possible. Below is the contents of asound.state and modules.conf:

Modules.conf:
alias eth0 8139too
alias sound-slot-0 cmpci speakers=6
probeall usb-interface usb-uhci
alias eth1 8139too

asound.state:
control.1 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type INTEGER
comment.range '0 - 31'
iface MIXER
name 'Master Playback Volume'
value.0 31
value.1 31
}
control.2 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name '3D Control - Switch'
value false
}
control.3 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type INTEGER
comment.range '0 - 31'
iface MIXER
name 'PCM Playback Volume'
value.0 31
value.1 31
}
control.4 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'PCM Playback Switch'
value true
}
control.5 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'PCM Capture Switch'
value.0 false
value.1 false
}
control.6 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type INTEGER
comment.range '0 - 31'
iface MIXER
name 'Synth Playback Volume'
value.0 31
value.1 31
}
control.7 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'Synth Playback Switch'
value true
}
control.8 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'Synth Capture Route'
value.0 false
value.1 false
value.2 false
value.3 false
}
control.9 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type INTEGER
comment.range '0 - 31'
iface MIXER
name 'CD Playback Volume'
value.0 31
value.1 31
}
control.10 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'CD Playback Switch'
value.0 true
value.1 true
}
control.11 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'CD Capture Route'
value.0 false
value.1 false
value.2 false
value.3 false
}
control.12 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type INTEGER
comment.range '0 - 31'
iface MIXER
name 'Line Playback Volume'
value.0 31
value.1 31
}
control.13 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'Line Playback Switch'
value.0 true
value.1 true
}
control.14 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'Line Capture Route'
value.0 false
value.1 false
value.2 false
value.3 false
}
control.15 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type INTEGER
comment.range '0 - 31'
iface MIXER
name 'Mic Playback Volume'
value 31
}
control.16 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'Mic Playback Switch'
value true
}
control.17 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'Mic Capture Switch'
value false
}
control.18 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type INTEGER
comment.range '0 - 3'
iface MIXER
name 'PC Speaker Playback Volume'
value 3
}
control.19 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type INTEGER
comment.range '0 - 15'
iface MIXER
name 'Aux Playback Volume'
value.0 15
value.1 15
}
control.20 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'Aux Playback Switch'
value.0 true
value.1 true
}
control.21 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'Aux Capture Switch'
value.0 false
value.1 false
}
control.22 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'Mic Boost'
value false
}
control.23 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type INTEGER
comment.range '0 - 7'
iface MIXER
name 'Mic Capture Volume'
value 7
}
control.24 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'Exchange DAC'
value false
}
control.25 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'Four Channel Mode'
value true
}
control.26 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'Line-In As Rear'
value false
}
control.27 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Output Switch'
value false
}
control.28 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 In Valid'
value false
}
control.29 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Copyright'
value false
}
control.30 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 5V'
value true
}
control.31 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Loop'
value false
}
control.32 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 In Monitor'
value false
}
control.33 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type IEC958
iface PCM
device 2
name 'IEC958 Playback Default'
value '008200020000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
}
control.34 {
comment.access read
comment.type IEC958
iface MIXER
device 2
name 'IEC958 Playback Con Mask'
value ffffffff00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
}
control.35 {
comment.access 'read write inactive'
comment.type IEC958
iface PCM
device 2
name 'IEC958 Playback PCM Stream'
value '008200020000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
}
control.36 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'Line-In As Bass'
value false
}
control.37 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 In Select'
value false
}
control.38 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 In Phase Inverse'
value false
}
control.39 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface MIXER
name 'Mic As Center/LFE'
value true
}
control.40 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface CARD
name Joystick
value false
}
control.41 {
comment.access 'read write'
comment.type BOOLEAN
iface CARD
name Modem
value false
}

Did you try the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture driver? You may have to get the CVS tree to get everything working. I had to compile the CVS to get all my Turtle Beach Santa Cruz stuff to work.

You will need to install kernel-sources, however if you didn't

urpmi kernel-sources

# Mandrake links
Mandrake home page
Mandrake Users website
Easy urpmi config for Mandrake
urpmi mini-HOWTO
Easy software management: Red Carpet
Maximum RPM
rpmfind
You didn't install the developmental packages? As root, command:
urpmi gcc
An Introduction to the Midnight Commander. You can install it by commanding:
urpmi mc
Midnight Commander home page

hey fancypiper, when u say u got all ur Turtle Beach Santa Cruz stuff to work, does that include 5.1 as well?

u c i have ALSA 1.0.4 and i got all my functionalities to work.

however i cant seem to get 5.1 working.

ie. have all the channels output at the same time.

works
----------
front [0,0]
rear [0,1]
center_lfe [0,3]
dmix plugin working...

not working
----------
multi channel.

alsas documentation is pretty complicated since i aint no programmer, if possible, maybe you can post your .asoundrc file?

thx.