Public bug reported: Binary package hint: pulseaudio
The only options pulseaudio supports are stereo, but I know this card can do 5.1, from previous versions. I tried setting ;default-sample- channels = 5.1 in daemon.conf but it said, "E: daemon-conf.c: [/etc/pulse/daemon.conf:77] Invalid sample channels '5.1'." ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: pulseaudio 1:0.9.22+stable-queue-24-g67d18-0ubuntu3.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23. AplayDevices: **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: ALC883 Analog [ALC883 Analog] Subdevices: 0/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: chris 24939 F...m rhythmbox /dev/snd/timer: chris 24939 f.... rhythmbox Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xfe028000 irq 20' Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC883' Components : 'HDA:10ec0883,10192601,00100002' Controls : 21 Simple ctrls : 13 Date: Sat Jun 11 10:00:06 2011 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_CA:en LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: pulseaudio UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-06-08 (3 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 11/15/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG dmi.board.name: MCP61SM-GM dmi.board.vendor: ELITEGROUP dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Unknow dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Gateway dmi.chassis.version: MCP61SM-GM dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd11/15/2007:svnGateway:pnW5243:pvr400:rvnELITEGROUP:rnMCP61SM-GM:rvr1.0:cvnGateway:ct3:cvrMCP61SM-GM: dmi.product.name: W5243 dmi.product.version: 400 dmi.sys.vendor: Gateway mtime.conffile..etc.pulse.daemon.conf: 2011-06-11T09:52:39 ** Affects: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug natty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/795938 Title: 5.1 surround sound not working in 11.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/795938/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs