SB Live! Platinum - 5.1 sound not working?

[Pr0x1Mus]

Hi all,

First off I think this new 7.04 release really rocks. 8)

I've only got one minor issue. Which is I can't seem to get 5.1 sound working. Only get stereo. Since I'm a real movie freak I'd really like having my 5.1 sound working again. I already browsed several websites for info. Can't find a clear solution.

I use a SB Live! Platinum soundcard. lsmod tells me the "emu10k1"-modules are loaded at startup. I set the soundsystem to "ALSA" instead of the default "autodetect".

Also tried putting a .asoundrc in my home directory. Here's what is in it:

pcm.!default {
type plug
slave.pcm "surround51"
slave.channels 6
route_policy duplicate
}


This worked fine on the 6.10 release but doesn't help in 7.04.

Obviously some things have changed with this release and I would like to hear the golden tip
Can somebody please elaborate on this subject and help me out here?

Thx in advance,
Pr0x1Mus

[MoonRise]

Re: SB Live! Platinum - 5.1 sound not working?

See if this post helps.


http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3081547.0

[Pr0x1Mus]

Re: SB Live! Platinum - 5.1 sound not working?

@ Moonrise

Mmm, really? That simple? Can't believe it..., just hitting the Analog/Digital Output Jack switch to turn it "off" did the trick.

Many, many, many thanks! Guess in my case this issue is resolved.

Pr0x1Mus

[MoonRise]

Re: SB Live! Platinum - 5.1 sound not working?

Why after Feisty this is an issue I don't know, but so far I know this is 3 for 3.

[Pr0x1Mus]

Re: SB Live! Platinum - 5.1 sound not working?

One thing is for sure..., I would not have come up with THAT particular solution...

Maybe someone else can explain a little more why this works and what has changed. What does the A/D Output Jack switch do anyway besides blocking my 5.1 sound?

Anyway, again, many thanks.