I'm new to linux and tried installing the emu10k1 driver for my SBLive Value card but have had no luck getting all 4 speakers to work, just 2. I have 2 comps running Slackware and both have SBLives and I can't get all 4 speakers to work on either I've seen quite a few questions regarding this but the ones I found didn't answer my problem.

Here is what I get when I run modprobe emu10k1:
/lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/sound/emu10k1/emu10k1.o: init_module: No such device
/lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/sound/emu10k1/emu10k1.o: Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
/lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/sound/emu10k1/emu10k1.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/sound/emu10k1/emu10k1.o failed
/lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/sound/emu10k1/emu10k1.o.gz: init_module: No such device
/lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/sound/emu10k1/emu10k1.o.gz: Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
/lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/sound/emu10k1/emu10k1.o.gz: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/sound/emu10k1/emu10k1.o.gz failed
/lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/sound/emu10k1/emu10k1.o.gz: insmod emu10k1 failed

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Here is what I get when I run lsmod:
Module Size Used by Not tainted
snd-seq-midi 3552 0 (autoclean) (unused)
snd-emu10k1-synth 3900 0 (autoclean) (unused)
snd-emux-synth 26364 0 (autoclean) [snd-emu10k1-synth]
snd-seq-midi-emul 4752 0 (autoclean) [snd-emux-synth]
snd-seq-virmidi 2952 0 (autoclean) [snd-emux-synth]
snd-seq-midi-event 3264 0 (autoclean) [snd-seq-midi snd-seq-virmidi]
snd-seq 33584 0 (autoclean) [snd-seq-midi snd-emux-synth snd-seq-midi-emul snd-seq-virmidi snd-seq-midi-event]
snd-pcm-oss 37252 1
snd-mixer-oss 11992 1 [snd-pcm-oss]
usbnet 12862 0 (unused)
snd-emu10k1 60212 4 [snd-emu10k1-synth]
snd-pcm 55904 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-emu10k1]
snd-timer 13252 0 [snd-seq snd-pcm]
snd-hwdep 4672 0 [snd-emu10k1]
snd-util-mem 1136 0 [snd-emux-synth snd-emu10k1]
snd-page-alloc 6004 0 [snd-emu10k1 snd-pcm]
snd-rawmidi 12512 0 [snd-seq-midi snd-seq-virmidi snd-emu10k1]
snd-seq-device 3920 0 [snd-seq-midi snd-emu10k1-synth snd-emux-synth snd-seq snd-emu10k1 snd-rawmidi]
snd-ac97-codec 37240 0 [snd-emu10k1]
snd 27460 2 [snd-seq-midi snd-emux-synth snd-seq-virmidi snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-emu10k1 snd-pcm snd-timer snd-hwdep snd-util-mem snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device snd-ac97-codec]
soundcore 3332 8 [snd]
emu10k1-gp 1352 0 (unused)
gameport 1452 0 [emu10k1-gp]
tulip 40928 1
crc32 2880 0 [usbnet tulip]
uhci 24496 0 (unused)
usbcore 58400 1 [usbnet uhci]
pcmcia_core 40032 0
ide-scsi 9424 0
agpgart 39576 0 (unused)

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Here is the output when I run lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333]
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333 AGP]
00:08.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 07)
00:08.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! MIDI/Game Port (rev 07)
00:09.0 Ethernet controller: Linksys Network Everywhere Fast Ethernet 10/100 model NC100 (rev 11)
00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233 PCI to ISA Bridge
00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586/B/686A/B PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
00:11.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 18)
00:11.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 18)
00:11.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 18)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV20 [GeForce3 Ti 200] (rev a3)

It looks to me like you are using the alsa modules for your soundcard. That is what I am doing (I have an audigy with my speakers working.) Try opening up alsamixer in a console window and up the SURROUND volume. see if that helps you out.

The only way I can get XMMS to play is if I choose the aRts Driver in it's preferences. Also, I couldnt load alsamixer, I got this message:

alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device

I had same problems with the combination alsa/sblive value card. I didn't like the enormous amount (15 !!) modules alsa loads to support my card so I decided to get rid of the alsadrivers.

- I uninstalled the alsa-driver package
- I removed the emu10k1 module from /etc/hotplug/blacklist
- restart (you can unload all the alsa modules by hand if you want to, then rebooting isn't necessary)

The fact your emu10k1 driver can't be loaded is caused by the fact that you loaded the alsa-drivers first. A device can't be used by 2 drivers at the same time.
But will it work for all 4 speakers ? I don't know because my soundcard is connected to the stereo and has no speakers attached.

Thanks a bunch. Followed those steps and have sound coming thru all 4 speakers. Good enough for me.

rotvogel or anyone that has alsa working with emu10k1

Do you have anything in your /etc/modules.conf file? and if yes, what is in there?

It seems you still have your old driver, do you?
At least I had those kind of messages while the kernel had compiled support for the old driver.

In this case disable it (N) and select sound as module (M)

It was a little bit fuzzy but I used a good howtos from google.

you disable your sounddriver in the kernel and let sound configured as module

build kernel and modules and install.

then build alsa-driver, afterwards alsa-lib and utils

I downloaded also the alsaplayer and put everything under /opt/alsa. (--prefix=/opt/alsa)

Now I just miss a gtk-mixer

What was important to do is run after installation from the shell following lines - that actually unmuted the alsa-driver
# amixer set Master 100 unmute
# amixer set PCM 100 unmute
# amixer

starting alsamixer didn't unmute

now after this I added some stuff like this below in /etc/modules.conf (Oh, my god, debians conf area! Don't warry it worked!)
I got the output from another program called alsaconf (you find it under $PREFIX/sbin)
If you have devfs (i.e. distros like mandrake and redhat use it as far as I know), then there are different files to modify, consult the docs.

#
## ALSA portion
alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
## If you have more than one, add:
## alias snd-card-1 snd-intel8x0
## alias snd-card-2 snd-ens1370
## OSS/Free portion
## alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
## alias sound-slot-1 snd-card-1
##

I think it's better to start experimenting with kernel higher than 2.5 as alsa can be compiled from within the kernel

Hope I could help

emu10k1 = snd-emu10k1?

You have to read the docs and do some googling if needed

check this - i posted a brief howto http://80.110.253.135/~deloptes/linu...ort_2.4.X.html

r3gards