CREATIVE SoundBLASTER 5.1VX in GNU/linux

I finally got it working! I remember I tried for weeks a few years ago, and now that my USB sound card broke, tried again, and worked!!!

I'm using Debian.
Taken from here:

1. Download OSS from here (select your architecture and package -> DEB if you're using debian or ubuntu)
2. Install the downloaded package.
   (something like:)
   sudo dpkg -i oss-linux-4.2-2004_i386.deb
   
   
   Something like this will appear in your screen:
   

   Selecting previously deselected package oss-linux.
   (Reading database ... 192851 files and directories currently installed.)
   Unpacking oss-linux (from oss-linux-4.2-2004_i386.deb) ...
   Shutting down ALSA...done.
   Unloading ALSA sound driver modules: snd-ca0106 snd-ac97-codec snd-opl3sa2 snd-opl3-lib snd-hwdep snd-cs4231-lib snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm snd-mpu401-uart snd-seq-dummy snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi snd-rawmidi snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc.
   Setting up oss-linux (4.2-2004) ...
   Building OSS Modules for Linux-unknown 2.6.26-2-686
   
   OSS build environment set up for REGPARM kernels
   
   Building module osscore
   Building module lynxone
   Building module lynxtwo
   Building module oss_ali5455
   Building module oss_atiaudio
   Building module oss_audigyls
   Building module oss_audioloop
   Building module oss_audiopci
   Building module oss_cmi878x
   Building module oss_cmpci
   Building module oss_cs4281
   Building module oss_cs461x
   Building module oss_digi96
   Building module oss_emu10k1x
   Building module oss_envy24ht
   Building module oss_envy24
   Building module oss_fmedia
   Building module oss_geode
   Building module oss_hdaudio
   Building module oss_hdsp
   Building module oss_ich
   Building module oss_imux
   Building module oss_madi
   Building module oss_midiloop
   Building module oss_midimix
   Building module oss_sblive
   Building module oss_sbpci
   Building module oss_sbxfi
   Building module oss_solo
   Building module oss_trident
   Building module oss_usb
   Building module oss_userdev
   Building module oss_via823x
   Building module oss_via97
   Building module oss_ymf7xx
   depmod -a
   -----------------------------
   Detected Sound Blaster Audigy LS / Live7.1
   USB support available in the system, adding USB driver
   Detected Generic USB audio/MIDI device (BETA)
   -----------------------------
   
   Forcing re-detection of installed soundcards
   Starting Open Sound System
   WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/pnp-hotplug, it will be ignored in a future release.
   WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/isapnp, it will be ignored in a future release.
   WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/display_class, it will be ignored in a future release.
   WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release.
   WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/libsane, it will be ignored in a future release.
   WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/libpisock9, it will be ignored in a future release.
   WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/pnp-hotplug, it will be ignored in a future release.
   WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/isapnp, it will be ignored in a future release.
   WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/display_class, it will be ignored in a future release.
   WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release.
   WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/libsane, it will be ignored in a future release.
   WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/libpisock9, it will be ignored in a future release.
   WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/pnp-hotplug, it will be ignored in a future release.
   WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/isapnp, it will be ignored in a future release.
   WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/display_class, it will be ignored in a future release.
   WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release.
   WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/libsane, it will be ignored in a future release.
   WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/libpisock9, it will be ignored in a future release.
   
   ************************************************************
   * NOTE! You are using trial version of Open Sound System   *
   ************************************************************
   
   Processing triggers for man-db ...
   Processing triggers for menu ...
   
   

3. That should be it!
   If on ubuntu, apparently you have to set your sound settings to user "OSS4 - AudigyLS front".
   Let's test it on mplayer:
   
mplayer -ao oss somevid.avi

4. Now however you'll have to tell your previous applications to use OSS instead of alsa... maybe uninstalling alsa would solve this problem.
   In mplayer, add the following line in your ~/.mplayer/config file:
   ao = oss
   

I can't believe my speakers sound this good!! (After using a USB bad quality made in China sound board for almost two years...)