When I was using Ubuntu (I am no longer using it on any of my systems) for any 5.1 card, I would have to have the sound properties open while I was playing music, and when a new song came on, I would have to flip the profile from 5.1 to something else and then back to 5.1 for the speakers to work correctly. I am now using another distribution without PA and my hardware works as expected and I am far more pleased.
The problem is not a kernel issue as has been alleged earlier on this thread; it is definitely a PA-specific problem, and that logically means that PA is the responsible subsystem. Unfortunately, it would seem that quality sound is not a priority, as it has been broken in every single release since PA was added to Ubuntu—one of many reasons I am no longer using it (the brokenness of sound—and the unwillingness to even acknowledge, let alone fix, long-standing user-facing bugs such as this one is probably the biggest reason that I am no longer an Ubuntu user). I need my computer to operate within specified parameters, and I need my operating system to do the same. It’d sure be nice if the people who claim to support the system would not participate in what we in the States call the “corporate blame game”, where every bug is someone else’s problem, but that is what it has come to over the years. I’m off to find a way to unsubscribe en masse from all Ubuntu bugs I have reported or subscribed to over the years; seems moot that I should still be subscribed to them when I no longer use nor care about the distribution. Good luck to you who pursue a functional sound system in Ubuntu: I sincerely hope you someday get it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/494099 Title: subwoofer stops working after playback ends To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/pulseaudio/+bug/494099/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
