Yes, I was getting stereo in Windows. The problem has since go away though, sorry not to update the bug report. I dont know what did the trick, a general update or my messing around with pulse audio.
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Endolith <[email protected]> wrote: > Do you get stereo output in Windows or another OS? > > -- > USB Sound Card, Only One Channel > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/319839 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “libao-pulse” package in Ubuntu: New > > Bug description: > Hello, > > I have a Dell laptop with a broken audio out port, so can't get sound > through speakers or headphones. As a work-around I purchased a USB audio > adapter. > > It works, but only on one channel, the left. Both stereo channels go > through the left so there is no loss of sound. > > I have set the usb card to be the default in pulseaudio and can see the > sound in both channels in the volume meter. When I start pulseaudio in the > terminal it gives the following messages: > > W: main.c: setrlimit(RLIMIT_NICE, (31, 31)) failed: Operation not permitted > ALSA lib control.c:909snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL front:0 > ALSA lib control.c:909snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL front:0 > ALSA lib control.c:909snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL front:1 > W: alsa-util.c: Cannot find fallback mixer control "PCM". > W: alsa-util.c: Device hw:1 doesn't support 2 channels, changed to 1. > > Funny thing is that it worked randomly one day while I was playing Spore in > WINE, and once while playing a dvd in vlc. But I haven't been able to > reproduce that. > > The USB card is a virtual 7.1. with the following specs: > > The USB Vitrual 7.1CH Sound Card is highly flexible audio interface which > can be used either with Desktop or Notebook systems. Bundled with Xear 3D > Sound simulation software, it turns your stereo speaker or earphones into > 7.1 channel environment. No drivers required, just plug and play or instant > audio playback, also compatible with all major operation systems. > > 1. USB 2.0 Full-Speed (12Mbps), USB audio device compliant > 2. USB Bus powered, no external power needed > 3. Connectors: USB Type-A, Stereo output jack,Microphone-input jack > 4. Functional keys: Microphone-Mute Status, Volume up/Volume down control > 5. Red & green status indicator lights > 6. Mute control > 7. Include Xear 3D, the virtual 7.1 channel sound simulation software for > Windows XP/Vista > 8. Driver not required for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista, Linux, Mas OS > 9. Excellent Chipset: CM119 of C-Media > 10. Light weight: 15g > 11. Slim size: 58x25x13mm > > > sudo asoundconf list gives: > > Names of available sound cards: > ICH6 > default > > aplay -L gives: > > front:CARD=ICH6,DEV=0 > Intel ICH6, Intel ICH6 > Front speakers > surround40:CARD=ICH6,DEV=0 > Intel ICH6, Intel ICH6 > 4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers > surround41:CARD=ICH6,DEV=0 > Intel ICH6, Intel ICH6 > 4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers > surround50:CARD=ICH6,DEV=0 > Intel ICH6, Intel ICH6 > 5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers > surround51:CARD=ICH6,DEV=0 > Intel ICH6, Intel ICH6 > 5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers > null > Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture) > front:CARD=default,DEV=0 > C-Media USB Audio Device , USB Audio > Front speakers > surround40:CARD=default,DEV=0 > C-Media USB Audio Device , USB Audio > 4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers > surround41:CARD=default,DEV=0 > C-Media USB Audio Device , USB Audio > 4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers > surround50:CARD=default,DEV=0 > C-Media USB Audio Device , USB Audio > 5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers > surround51:CARD=default,DEV=0 > C-Media USB Audio Device , USB Audio > 5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers > surround71:CARD=default,DEV=0 > C-Media USB Audio Device , USB Audio > 7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers > iec958:CARD=default,DEV=0 > C-Media USB Audio Device , USB Audio > IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output > > > I am running Ubuntu 8.04. > > Thanks > -- Kenneth Stephen Dyson PhD (Candidate) Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo http://sites.google.com/site/dysonsphere23/ -- USB Sound Card, Only One Channel https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/319839 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs -- universe-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/universe-bugs
