[PlanetCCRMA] Soundcard chipset

[Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano]

> Greetings, can't get output from my soundcard.  The ALSA drivers that are
> loading are the ens1371 drivers.  Here's the output of lsmod:
> 
> Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted
> snd-seq-midi            5312   0  (unused)
> snd-seq-midi-event      6720   0  [snd-seq-midi]
> snd-seq                53072   0  [snd-seq-midi snd-seq-midi-event]
> snd-ens1371            18240   0
> gameport                3508   0  [snd-ens1371]
> snd-pcm                91936   0  [snd-ens1371]
> snd-page-alloc         10356   0  [snd-pcm]
> snd-timer              22308   0  [snd-seq snd-pcm]
> snd-rawmidi            20288   0  [snd-seq-midi snd-ens1371]
> snd-seq-device          6336   0  [snd-seq-midi snd-seq snd-rawmidi]
> snd-ac97-codec         59180   0  [snd-ens1371]
> snd                    49956   0  [snd-seq-midi snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq
> snd-ens1371 snd-pcm snd-timer snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device snd-ac97-codec]
> soundcore               7204   2  [snd]
> 
> However, lspci -v shows the Ensoniq 5880 chipset:
> 
> 00:11.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq 5880 AudioPCI (rev 04)
>         Subsystem: Ensoniq: Unknown device 8001
>         Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 64, IRQ 18
>         I/O ports at fc40 [size=64]
>         Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2

That's fine. If the alsaconf utility selected the snd-ens1371 drivers
then those are the ones you need (plus they loaded without errors,
right?). 

> This is a generic "SoundBlaster compatible" card made after the merger with
> Ensonic.  I didn't see that chipset listed in either the Creative or the Ensoniq
> entries in the matrix, so I guess I'm SOL in terms of using this card, right?

I assume you have tried to tweak all volume controls and mute controls
in alsamixer or gamix? I have several of those here and while they are
not the primary cards (I only use them for MIDI) I just tested one and
sound works fine. 

-- Fernando