13 Feb
2011
13 Feb
'11
9:23 p.m.
I guess "S51" stands for "surround 5.1" ( Creative SB1090 ). Having vol. knob working is wonderful (though software volume reduces dynamic range by cutting from the resolution), but I have bigger problem with this card. In my configuration the card shuts down ( dies ) in 40..90 min. of playback. Doing so it "kills" the port in the kernel. So neither it nor other device can work there until next reboot. The whole usb subsystem fails - if I plug it to another port - the port dies without powering the card on. Under WinXP it works o.k. but as usb hi-speed device. On linux it`s fullspeed device. I`m 90% sure it`s linux kernel/alsa bug.