how do i configure this in slackware 11. i have 5 speakers and only two of them is producing sound. want to configure that way i get all of them. also how do i configure my webcam.

Have you tried configuring your sound via alsamixer?

yes i've tried the alsamixer but still only 2 speakers work. any suggestions would be great.

When I had a 5.1 system I found that if I adjusted some of the extra volume settings in alsamixer, I would actually make some of my speakers stop working. You might try muting all of the extra speakers and one-by-one turning them up. Just a crazy suggestion but it might help...
What sound card do you have?

Realtek AC97, it's integrated in my motherboard.

I also installed Slackware 11 and had the same problem
with a 5.1 setup and an onboard nForce2/intel810/AC97 card.

After searching for hours I found the thread:

ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=31829

and the solution with .asoundrc file works just for me.
Hope this also solves your problem.
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Quote:

First, create a .asoundrc file in your home directory, and put this into it:

[CODE
pcm.dmix51 {
type dmix
ipc_key 1024
slave {
pcm "hw:0,0"
rate 48000
channels 6
period_time 0
period_size 1024
buffer_time 0
buffer_size 4096
}
}
pcm.stereo {
type plug
slave.pcm "dmix51"
ttable.0.0 1
ttable.1.1 1
}
pcm.!default {
type plug
slave.pcm "stereo"
}
pcm.duplicate {
type plug
slave.pcm "dmix51"
slave.channels 6
route_policy duplicate
}

[/CODE]

Was there any sort of modification done to the file. i added it to the .asoundrc file i created in the home directory and it just disable my sound. i get a message saying my sound driver is not configure when i start X.

i'm having the same issue. as soon as i put the info in .asoundrc, my sound stops working and i either get a message saying my sound server has shut down or my sound apps just error out.