On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 11:10 PM, Michael Trausch <m...@trausch.us> wrote: > PA works well with stereo-only outputs. That's most users. > > People such as myself, however, with 5.1 out, are perpetually disappointed > and/or frustrated by the lack of the systems ability to work reliably. I > constantly have problems playing music, because it reverts to stereo output > every time it is opened. It happens in all distributions that have PA, so it > isn't a bug in packaging or configuration, unless all distress and upstream > itself get it all wrong.
Mmmh. Have you tried "pactl list" and checking the "Active Profile:" in the card you are using? Then you can change it with (in my case): pactl set-card-profile alsa_card.pci-0000_04_00.0 output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo Of course, if you are using GNOME, you can set it in System Settings (see screenshot https://plus.google.com/photos/115256116066287398549/albums/5778609034682831121). Yes, I have two sound cards, and I still prefer my old SB Live! exactly because it has 5.1 output. It have never "reverted" to stereo for me. I got a 5.1 Logitech speakers, with one subwoofer and 5 satellites. Regards. -- Canek Peláez Valdés Posgrado en Ciencia e Ingeniería de la Computación Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
