You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you? Can you try with latest Ubuntu release? Thanks in advance.
** Changed in: alsa-modules-i386 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Description changed: My soundcard is: 0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60) I don't hear sound from rear/center speaker (using mplayer -6, playing aplay 6 channels sounds). My amixer output: Simple mixer control 'Master',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Front Left: Playback 27 [87%] [on] Front Right: Playback 27 [87%] [on] Simple mixer control 'Master Mono',0 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [on] Simple mixer control 'Master Surround',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [on] Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [on] Simple mixer control 'Headphone Jack Sense',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'PCM',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Front Left: Playback 30 [97%] [on] Front Right: Playback 30 [97%] [on] Simple mixer control 'Surround',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Front Left: Playback 25 [81%] [off] Front Right: Playback 25 [81%] [off] Simple mixer control 'Surround Jack Mode',0 Capabilities: Mono: Simple mixer control 'Center',0 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Mono: Playback 25 [81%] [on] Simple mixer control 'LFE',0 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Mono: Playback 25 [81%] [on] Simple mixer control 'Line',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Front Left: Playback 5 [16%] [off] Capture [off] Front Right: Playback 5 [16%] [off] Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'Line Jack Sense',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off] Simple mixer control 'CD',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Front Left: Playback 25 [81%] [on] Capture [off] Front Right: Playback 25 [81%] [on] Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'Mic',0 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Playback channels: Mono Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Mono: Playback 17 [55%] [on] Front Left: Capture [off] Front Right: Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost (+20dB)',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'Mic Select',0 Capabilities: Mono: Simple mixer control 'Video',0 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Front Left: Capture [off] Front Right: Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'Phone',0 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Playback channels: Mono Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [on] Front Left: Capture [off] Front Right: Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Output',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Playback AC97-SPSA',0 Capabilities: volume volume-joined Playback channels: Mono Limits: 0 - 3 Mono: 0 [0%] Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Playback Source',0 Capabilities: Mono: Simple mixer control 'Aux',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Front Left: Playback 17 [55%] [off] Capture [off] Front Right: Playback 17 [55%] [off] Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'Capture',0 Capabilities: cvolume cswitch Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 15 Front Left: Capture 13 [87%] [on] Front Right: Capture 13 [87%] [on] Simple mixer control 'Mix',0 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Front Left: Capture [off] Front Right: Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'Mix Mono',0 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive Capture exclusive group: 0 Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Front Left: Capture [on] Front Right: Capture [on] Simple mixer control 'Channel Mode',0 Capabilities: Mono: Simple mixer control 'Downmix',0 Capabilities: Mono: Simple mixer control 'Exchange Front/Surround',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'External Amplifier',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off] Simple mixer control 'Input Source Select',0 Capabilities: Mono: Simple mixer control 'Input Source Select',1 Capabilities: Mono: Simple mixer control 'Spread Front to Surround and Center/LFE',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'VIA DXS',0 Capabilities: pvolume Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] Simple mixer control 'VIA DXS',1 Capabilities: pvolume Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Front Left: Playback 22 [71%] Front Right: Playback 22 [71%] Simple mixer control 'VIA DXS',2 Capabilities: pvolume Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Front Left: Playback 18 [58%] Front Right: Playback 18 [58%] Simple mixer control 'VIA DXS',3 Capabilities: pvolume Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] + Note: the original reporter indicated the bug was in package 'alsa'; however, that package was not published in Ubuntu. ** Tags added: global-august-08-michigan -- No rear/center sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/35370 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs