I'm getting surround sound in windows and also in ubuntu if I use OSS - but, I feel OSS doesn't have as good a support as ALSA..
> Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:16:30 +0000 > From: ham...@devworldit.com.au > To: joey-e...@hotmail.com > Subject: [Bug 359712] Re: No surround sound on Jaunty. Realtek HD Audio. > ALC861VD > > Hi > > I am pretty sure that this card does not have surround sound. I have one > in my laptop and there's no surround options in Linux or Windows. > > Hamish > > -- > No surround sound on Jaunty. Realtek HD Audio. ALC861VD > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/359712 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu: New > > Bug description: > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > m...@mj-desktop:~$ aplay -l > **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** > card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC861VD Analog [ALC861VD Analog] > Subdevices: 1/1 > Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > m...@mj-desktop:~$ lsb_release -rd > Description: Ubuntu jaunty (development branch) > Release: 9.04 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Not able to find any controls for surround in mixer. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Alsa information script output -> > http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=7afc903280f3d0ee2f714169ad13ba433d1bc7c9 -- No surround sound on Jaunty. Realtek HD Audio. ALC861VD https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/359712 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs