On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 10:20:40 +0100, Raffaele BELARDI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has anybody had any luck getting more than 2 channels out of the above > southbridge? > > My system: > Athlon64 3000+ > Asus k8v se deluxe (via8237 southbridge + AD1980 codec) > kernel 2.6.9-r14 (using gentoo-dev-sources for amd64) > via82xx alsa driver > IceWM (no KDE/Gnome) > > Stereo sound is ok, but I can't get surround channels to work. > Electrical connections and volumes are ok, because if I select "Spread > front to surround" or "Exchange front/surround" from alsamixer I get > (front) sound from surround speakers. > > I've tried the alsa included in the kernel, and the more recent > alsa-driver 1.0.7, no difference. > > I've tested it with > $ mplayer -channels 4 (or 6) dvd://1 > $ aplay -D surround41 file.wav > > Any hint would be greatly appreciated, I ruined my fingertips googling > for an answer... >
* Shot in the dark * I have the same chipset but with a shuttle XPC. Did you unmute most of the channels in the alsamixer ? Right now all of my 4 speakers are playing music. I can't say it's surround but at the very least I'm sure it's duplicated. Maybe by unmuting the right channel it should be fine. If you have a true suround sound file to test I could give it a go. Just send it to my gmail account. Hopes this helps Jean-Francois > raffaele > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
