sound problem in mandrake

[GhoulScout]

i'm using a hercules guillemot 7.1 car and cant get more than 2.1 out of it in mandrake, also the sound is crackling bad and its not the speakers. thank you for any help you may be able to give.

ghoulscout

 

[Geffy]

which driver is Mandrake using for the card
and which audio chipset is it? ESS1868?

this may not be the exact card, but it might help
http://alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/do...=Game+Fortissimo+II&chip=CS4624&module=cs46xx