[MPlayer-users] Could Grant D Lewis please contact me.

[GD Lewis]

On Thu, 2002-11-07 at 05:43, Per Mellander wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> I'm sorry for being of topic but I need help from G D Lewis who wrote:
> 
> >I have the Fortissimo and use alsa as my primary ao, but then I use RH, so 
> >I'm not sure exactly how it was setup.
> >
> >What info would you need?  Tell me where to look and I'll get it for you.
> >
> >-- 
> >Grant D. Lewis
> >Running RedHat Linux (Limbo beta) kernel 2.4.18-5.58 on an i686
> 
> I need some help to get my Hercules Fortissimo II to work with mplayer.
> 
> I've been struggling for a few days to get this working:
> 
> RedHat 7.3
> 2.4.18-3custom ( Recompiled to use dualhead on Matrox 450 )
> MPlayer 0.90pre9
> Hercules Fortissimo II
> alsa0.9.0rc5
> 
> When I start playing a movie using the front speaker output I do get L and R 
> channel but it sounds like someone has 'filtered' out the center channel. 
> When I crank the volume up the dialog can be heard but it's just like some 
> hissing and cracking noise.


Run alsamixergui as root and check to see what your settings are.  You
might just have to tweak those settings.  That's what I had to do as the
rear speakers & 3D were completely disabled by default.

Also, what command sequence are you using to play the media in question?

> 
> It's the same when I use aplay /usr/share/sndconfig/sample.au.
> 
> When I use the kernel module cs46xx the sound is working alright.

That's what I'm using as well.

> 
> Do you have any suggestions! I spent the evening yesterday trying to get any 
> info of the net but nada.
> 
> ( What I really would like to get working is the toslink, but that seems not 
> to be possible with current drivers.(?) )
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Per Mellander
> 
-- 
Grant D. Lewis
Running Gentoo Linux kernel 2.4.19-r7 on a GenuineIntel i686

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