OpenSolaris + OSS V4.0: no 4 speakers

[maurelio79]

Hi to everyone, i recently installed OpenSolaris 2008.05, but i've a problem with the audio: i cant listen from all my speakers.

I've a Creative Labs on an i86pc with sblive drivers, but the sound came out only from front left and fron right speaker, no sound from center speaker and from the main speaker.

How can i resolve the problem?

I post the output of some command

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prtconf -pv

Node 0x000025
assigned-addresses: 81014810.00000000.0000bc00.00000000.00000020
reg: 00014800.00000000.00000000.00000000.00000000.01014810.00000000.00000000.00000000.00000020
+compatible: 'pci1102,2.1102.8066.a' + 'pci1102,2.1102.8066' + 'pci1102,8066' + 'pci1102,2.a' + 'pci1102,2' + 'pciclass,040100' + 'pciclass,0401'+
model: 'Audio device'
power-consumption: 00000001.00000001
fast-back-to-back:
devsel-speed: 00000001
interrupts: 00000001
max-latency: 00000014
min-grant: 00000002
subsystem-vendor-id: 00001102
subsystem-id: 00008066
unit-address: '9'
class-code: 00040100
revision-id: 0000000a
vendor-id: 00001102
device-id: 00000002
name: 'pci1102,8066'

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prtconf -D|grep pci1102

pci1102,8066, instance #0 (driver name: sblive)
pci1102,20

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mixerctl

Dispositivo /dev/audioctl:
Nome = SUNW,oss
Versione = a
Configurazione = onboard1

Il mixer audio per /dev/audioctl è abilitato

Can someone help me?

Thanks very much

[cesium]

Does osstest work? What does ossinfo output?

Using the central output is usually governed by "sblive_digital_din" or "audigy_digital_din" settings in sblive.conf. Either (depending on card type) should be set to 0 to use the center/LFE output (I'm not sure where sblive.conf is on Solaris. "man sblive" should tell you how to do this).

[maurelio79]

Thanks very much for the answer.

I change the "sblive_digital_din" and "audigy_digital_din" to 0 in alla my sblive.conf

This for osstest

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maurelio@opensolaris:~$ osstest
Sound subsystem and version: OSS 4.0 (b1015/200803241124) (0x00040003)
Platform: SunOS/i86pc 5.11 snv_86

*** Scanning sound adapter #-1 ***
/dev/oss/sblive0/pcm0 (audio engine 0): SB Live main
Note! Device is in use (by PID 0/SADA) but will try anyway
- Performing audio playback test... /dev/oss/sblive0/pcm0: Device busy
The device is busy. There is some other application
using it.
Can't open the device
/dev/oss/sblive0/pcm1 (audio engine 1): SB Live front out
- Performing audio playback test...
  <left> OK <right> OK <stereo> OK <measured>
/dev/oss/sblive0/pcm2 (audio engine 2): SB Live side out
- Performing audio playback test...
  <left> OK <right> OK <stereo> OK <measured>
/dev/oss/sblive0/pcm3 (audio engine 3): SB Live center/lfe out
- Performing audio playback test...
  <left> OK <right> OK <stereo> OK <measured>
/dev/oss/sblive0/pcm4 (audio engine 4): SB Live 5.1 output device
- Skipping multi channel device

*** Some errors were detected during the tests ***
maurelio@opensolaris:~$



This for ossinfo

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maurelio@opensolaris:~$ ossinfo
Version info: OSS 4.0 (b1015/200803241124) (0x00040003)
Platform: SunOS/i86pc 5.11 snv_86 (opensolaris)

Number of audio devices:   5
Number of audio engines:   5
Number of mixer devices:   1


Device objects
 0: sadasupport0 SADA compatibility layer
 1: sblive0 SB Live interrupts=179818 (179818)
 2: osscore0 OSS common devices
 3: ossusb0 USB audio/MIDI device
 4: vmix0 OSS transparent virtual mixer


Mixer devices
 0: SB Live (STAC9708) (Mixer 0 of device object 1)

Audio devices
SB Live main                      /dev/oss/sblive0/pcm0  (device index 0)
SB Live front out                 /dev/oss/sblive0/pcm1  (device index 1)
SB Live side out                  /dev/oss/sblive0/pcm2  (device index 2)
SB Live center/lfe out            /dev/oss/sblive0/pcm3  (device index 3)
SB Live 5.1 output device         /dev/oss/sblive0/pcm4  (device index 4)
maurelio@opensolaris:~$

[cesium]

You didn't say if this works, or if anything changed... Where did you find sblive.conf?

[maurelio79]

One in /kernel/drv/ and the otherone now i don't remeber, but i can found it.

No. nothing is changed, i modifies the files a couple of days ago.

Thanks again

[POSTEDIT]

This is my /kernel/drv/sblive.conf

# Open Sound System configuration file
# Please consult the documentation before changing
# interrupt-priorities
interrupt-priorities=9
#
# Amount of memory allocated to SBLive Synth.
# Values: 4-4096 (in megabytes). Default: 8MB
#
#
sblive_memlimit = 8

#
# Specifies number of audio output engines for SBLive/Audigy.
# Changing this setting is not recommanded.
# Values: 0, 5-32
# Default: 0 (Use device dependent optimum value).
#
#
sblive_devices = 32

#
# Sets the SPDIF/Analog combo output to audio or spdif mode
# Values: 1 = Digital, 0=Analog Default: 0
#
#
sblive_digital_din = 0

#
# Sets the SPDIF/Analog combo output to analog or spdif mode
# Values: 1 = Digital, 0 = Analog Default: 1
#
audigy_digital_din = 0 ;

and yhe otherone in /var/sadm/pkg/oss/save/pspool/oss/reloc/kernel/drv

# Open Sound System configuration file
# Please consult the documentation before changing
# interrupt-priorities
interrupt-priorities=9
#
# Amount of memory allocated to SBLive Synth.
# Values: 4-4096 (in megabytes). Default: 8MB
#
#
sblive_memlimit = 8

#
# Specifies number of audio output engines for SBLive/Audigy.
# Changing this setting is not recommanded.
# Values: 0, 5-32
# Default: 0 (Use device dependent optimum value).
#
#
sblive_devices = 32

#
# Sets the SPDIF/Analog combo output to audio or spdif mode
# Values: 1 = Digital, 0=Analog Default: 0
#
#
sblive_digital_din = 0

#
# Sets the SPDIF/Analog combo output to analog or spdif mode
# Values: 1 = Digital, 0 = Analog Default: 1
#
audigy_digital_din = 0 ;

[dev]

Hi to everyone, i recently installed OpenSolaris 2008.05, but i've a problem with the audio: i cant listen from all my speakers.

I've a Creative Labs on an i86pc with sblive drivers, but the sound came out only from front left and fron right speaker, no sound from center speaker and from the main speaker.

How can i resolve the problem?

Normally any audio from the front should also come out the front and rear speakers if your mixer speaker mode is set to front+rear - if it's set to discrete then you only get output on front if you send output to the front speakers and you get output on rear speakers if you send output to the rear speakers.


if you want to play 5.1 surround audio you need to select the 5.1 device.


regards
dev

[maurelio79]

Thanks for answer.

In ossxmix i have selected front+surr.

The other options are
front
surr
discrete.

In total i've 4 speakers: two front, one center and the main speaker from which i turn on the speakers and adjust the bass, but no bass and sound froma center and main.

[maurelio79]

I, maybe the problem is the driver in use?

On my Mandriva Linux the driver in use is emu10k1, but in OpenSolaris is sblive. In directory /kernel/drv i've also emu10k1: how can i change the driver in use?

Thanks very much.

[maurelio79]

OK, i think is not possible for me have a normal sound with oss and creative.

I tried to install oss for the integrated audiocard (HD Intel) and the sound is good, but for creative with sblive nothing.

ossplay for me doesen't work: any device is busy.
savemixer doesen't work, after reboot values are restored as default.
osstest gives to me some error and skip multichannel test and i don't know why.

Anyway, thanks very much for the help and i hope for the future.

Bye.