Re: [linux-audio-user] Two sound cards - module loading and signal routing

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Two sound cards - module loading and signal routing
From: Jan Depner (eviltwin69_AT_cableone.net)
Date: Tue Dec 07 2004 - 05:06:36 EET


On Mon, 2004-12-06 at 18:42, Kevin Cosgrove wrote:
> Two questions...
>
> First, I've got two sound cards in my system:
>
> ICH4 845G/GL Chipset AC'97 Audio Controller
> 0 [I82801DBICH4 ]: ICH - Intel 82801DB-ICH4
> Intel 82801DB-ICH4 at 0xffaff800, irq 17
> Module: snd-intel8x0
>
> Sound Blaster AudioPCI64V/AudioPCI128
> 1 [AudioPCI ]: ENS1371 - Ensoniq AudioPCI
> Ensoniq AudioPCI ENS1371 at 0xdc00, irq 18
> Module: snd-ens1371
>
> The first "sound card", number 0, is on the motherboard. I can't
> get it to load as card number 1. /etc/modules.conf makes no
> difference in this regard. "snd-card-0" and "sound-slot-0" seem
> to be ignored. I've tried lots of variants in modules.conf to get
> this to work, and tried various orders. Here's a simple case:
>
> alias snd-card-1 snd-intel8x0
> alias snd-card-0 snd-ens1371
>
> Is there a way to get this to work?
>
>
> My second question might be related to the first. If I disable
> the on-board sound card, then all but one sound related thing
> works for me. Audio in/out works, MIDI in/out works, speakers
> work. Playing a CD does not produce sound no matter what the
> application (cdp, Kscd, xmcd). If I enable the on-board sound,
> then I can play CDs fine, but the output comes out of the
> on-board sound card. I'd like to reroute the CD sound to come
> out of the SoundBlaster PCI sound card. How can I do this?
>
>
   There should be a cable that runs from your CD player (audio out) to
some spot on your mobo for audio. Disconnect it from your mobo and
connect it to your sound card. It's usually pretty obvious where to
connect it.

Jan


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