On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:05:46 -0500, Botteon wrote:

> Dual booting Ubuntu and XP, I find that I can select digital output, and
> my Sound Blaster Audigy Live card has a connector for digital output, so
> I can play thru them in xp, but my install off the Live Ubuntu CD only
> will play sound thru a pair of analog speakers, but not my digital. I'm
> a newbie to linux, so is this an easy one, and if so please advise.
> thanks
>
> Al

Try using alsamixer to control the outputs of your Sound Blaster card.

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> On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:05:46 -0500, Botteon wrote:
>
>> Dual booting Ubuntu and XP, I find that I can select digital output, and
>> my Sound Blaster Audigy Live card has a connector for digital output, so
>> I can play thru them in xp, but my install off the Live Ubuntu CD only
>> will play sound thru a pair of analog speakers, but not my digital. I'm
>> a newbie to linux, so is this an easy one, and if so please advise.
>> thanks
>>
>> Al
>
> Try using alsamixer to control the outputs of your Sound Blaster card.

Holy Cow, I actually found it in a search in my Ubuntu Add/Remove Programs,
installed it, and after some fiddling, my Boston Digitals are blasting my
cellar! Thanks so much for the help!