On 11-01-19 10:39 AM, c0 wrote: > Maybe this is the problem: sound daemons. You really dont need sound > daemons. But im not sure about the problem, keep searchin. > But they can give you more funcionality (ie JACK daemon for low latency > realtime audio+midi); this is another history. > No, i didn't have sound daemons when i started and it didn't work either. i added pulseaudio thinking it would help me with the surround issue but it didn't. > Have you tried the surround with VideoLan (VLC) and a surround movie or > somethin? (I have the same realtek sound chip, and all channels works!) > Using VLC won't help either as adding new layers of software only complicates things. if speaker-test doesn't work nothing else will can you confirm that when you run speaker-test -Dplug:surround51 -c6 -l1 -twav you get a different sound played in each speaker? i realized that even in my livecd it never worked. i was confusing the output. after i found out about it i just thought this chipset was not supported in my version of alsa (1.0.23) but now that you say it works for you i'm curious again if your speaker-test does work in each individual channel, would you mind sending me your alsa-info output so i can compare it to mine. what version of alsa are you using? Thanks a lot, Hilikus > Check that channels are not muted... > > !!Sound Servers on this system > !!---------------------------- > > Pulseaudio: > Installed - Yes (/usr/bin/pulseaudio) > Running - Yes > > ESound Daemon: > Installed - Yes (/usr/bin/esd) > Running - No > > > > On Sat, 2011-01-08 at 15:21 -0500, Hilikus wrote: >> Hey guys, >> >> i've been trying unsuccessfully for 2 days to configure surround sound >> in my ubuntu server. >> >> I started with just alsa and it didn't work. now I installed pulseaudio >> but it didn't work either. I know the driver supports it because when i >> boot from an ubuntu-desktop live cd it works, but I haven't been able to >> reproduce it in my real system. >> >> here is my configuration >> http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=1ccb91eae73ccb96ce3ae646869a22a5bb2734cd >> >> the soundcard is integrated in a p5g4ic-m asus mobo >> >> i tried running the same script when it does work and finding the diffs >> in the output. I managed to make everything the same except the kernel >> modules running obviously but it still doesn't work >> >> this is the diff >> >> hilikus@hilikus-pc:~/tmp$ diff -u alsa-info-mazinger-with-pulse live_cd >> --- alsa-info-mazinger-with-pulse 2011-01-08 14:57:32.000000000 -0500 >> +++ live_cd 2011-01-07 20:37:04.000000000 -0500 >> @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ >> -upload=true&script=true&cardinfo= >> + >> !!################################ >> !!ALSA Information Script v 0.4.59 >> !!################################ >> >> -!!Script ran on: Sat Jan 8 19:57:27 UTC 2011 >> +!!Script ran on: Sat Jan 8 01:32:53 UTC 2011 >> >> >> !!Linux Distribution >> @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ >> !!Kernel Information >> !!------------------ >> >> -Kernel release: 2.6.35-24-generic-pae >> +Kernel release: 2.6.35-22-generic >> Operating System: GNU/Linux >> Architecture: i686 >> Processor: unknown >> @@ -520,20 +520,20 @@ >> !!ALSA Device nodes >> !!----------------- >> >> -crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 9 Jan 8 14:25 /dev/snd/controlC0 >> -crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 8 Jan 8 14:25 /dev/snd/hwC0D0 >> -crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 7 Jan 8 14:26 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c >> -crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 6 Jan 8 14:32 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p >> -crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 5 Jan 8 14:26 /dev/snd/pcmC0D1p >> -crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 4 Jan 8 14:25 /dev/snd/pcmC0D2c >> -crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 3 Jan 8 14:25 /dev/snd/seq >> -crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 2 Jan 8 14:25 /dev/snd/timer >> +crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 9 Jan 8 01:22 /dev/snd/controlC0 >> +crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 8 Jan 8 01:22 /dev/snd/hwC0D0 >> +crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 7 Jan 8 01:28 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c >> +crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 6 Jan 8 01:32 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p >> +crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 5 Jan 8 01:23 /dev/snd/pcmC0D1p >> +crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 4 Jan 8 01:22 /dev/snd/pcmC0D2c >> +crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 3 Jan 8 01:22 /dev/snd/seq >> +crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 2 Jan 8 01:22 /dev/snd/timer >> >> /dev/snd/by-path: >> total 0 >> -drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Jan 8 14:25 . >> -drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 220 Jan 8 14:25 .. >> -lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Jan 8 14:25 pci-0000:00:1b.0 -> ../controlC0 >> +drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Jan 8 01:22 . >> +drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 220 Jan 8 01:22 .. >> +lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Jan 8 01:22 pci-0000:00:1b.0 -> ../controlC0 >> >> >> !!Aplay/Arecord output >> @@ -928,72 +928,60 @@ >> !!------------------ >> >> Module >> -lirc_zilog >> -lirc_dev >> +binfmt_misc >> +parport_pc >> +ppdev >> +lp >> +parport >> +dm_crypt >> snd_hda_codec_realtek >> -xfs >> -exportfs >> -nvidia >> snd_hda_intel >> snd_hda_codec >> snd_hwdep >> snd_pcm >> +tuner_simple >> +tuner_types >> snd_seq_midi >> snd_rawmidi >> +wm8775 >> snd_seq_midi_event >> snd_seq >> -snd_timer >> -snd_seq_device >> -ipt_REJECT >> -xt_recent >> -xt_comment >> -ipt_LOG >> -xt_multiport >> -xt_limit >> -xt_tcpudp >> -ipt_addrtype >> -xt_state >> -tuner_simple >> -tuner_types >> -wm8775 >> tuner >> cx25840 >> -ip6table_filter >> -ip6_tables >> -nf_nat_irc >> -nf_conntrack_irc >> -nf_nat_ftp >> -nf_nat >> -nf_conntrack_ipv4 >> -nf_defrag_ipv4 >> -nf_conntrack_ftp >> -nf_conntrack >> -iptable_filter >> -asb100 >> -hwmon_vid >> -ip_tables >> +snd_timer >> +snd_seq_device >> ivtv >> -snd >> -x_tables >> -i2c_viapro >> -i2c_algo_bit >> cx2341x >> -asus_atk0110 >> +snd >> v4l2_common >> -intel_agp >> videodev >> +asus_atk0110 >> +led_class >> v4l1_compat >> tveeprom >> -led_class >> soundcore >> -lp >> snd_page_alloc >> -agpgart >> -parport >> +squashfs >> +aufs >> +nls_cp437 >> +isofs >> +dm_raid45 >> +xor >> +btrfs >> +zlib_deflate >> +crc32c >> +libcrc32c >> usbhid >> hid >> +nouveau >> +ttm >> +drm_kms_helper >> +drm >> r8169 >> +intel_agp >> mii >> +agpgart >> +i2c_algo_bit >> >> >> !!Sysfs Files >> @@ -1025,20 +1013,19 @@ >> !!ALSA/HDA dmesg >> !!------------------ >> >> -[ 9.735593] alloc kstat_irqs on node -1 >> -[ 9.735599] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 21 (level, low) >> -> IRQ 21 >> -[ 9.735636] alloc irq_desc for 44 on node -1 >> -[ 9.735638] alloc kstat_irqs on node -1 >> -[ 9.735645] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: irq 44 for MSI/MSI-X >> -[ 9.735666] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: setting latency timer to 64 >> -[ 9.941206] r8169 0000:02:00.0: eth0: link up >> --- >> -[ 12.264636] Ending clean XFS mount for filesystem: sda4 >> -[ 12.816512] hda-intel: azx_get_response timeout, switching to >> polling mode: last cmd=0x100f0000 >> -[ 13.820503] hda-intel: No response from codec, disabling MSI: last >> cmd=0x100f0000 >> -[ 14.715870] cx25840 0-0044: loaded v4l-cx25840.fw firmware (16382 bytes) >> -[ 14.824510] hda-intel: Codec #1 probe error; disabling it... >> -[ 14.879897] hda_codec: ALC887: BIOS auto-probing. >> -[ 20.416065] eth0: no IPv6 routers present >> +[ 48.824690] alloc kstat_irqs on node -1 >> +[ 48.824696] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 21 (level, low) >> -> IRQ 21 >> +[ 48.824774] alloc irq_desc for 44 on node -1 >> +[ 48.824775] alloc kstat_irqs on node -1 >> +[ 48.824783] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: irq 44 for MSI/MSI-X >> +[ 48.824807] HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: setting latency timer to 64 >> +[ 49.375658] ivtv0: Loaded v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw firmware (376836 bytes) >> +[ 49.580639] ivtv0: Encoder revision: 0x02060039 >> +[ 51.872010] hda-intel: azx_get_response timeout, switching to >> polling mode: last cmd=0x100f0000 >> +[ 52.876010] hda-intel: No response from codec, disabling MSI: last >> cmd=0x100f0000 >> +[ 53.880010] hda-intel: Codec #1 probe error; disabling it... >> +[ 53.926880] cx25840 2-0044: loaded v4l-cx25840.fw firmware (16382 bytes) >> +[ 54.721952] hda_codec: ALC887: BIOS auto-probing. >> +[ 55.808385] lp: driver loaded but no devices found >> >> >> >> to test everything, i run >> sudo speaker-test -Dplug:surround51 -c6 -l1 -twav >> >> i hear only front left and front right. nothing else >> >> i don't have .asoundrc or any other config files >> i copied the only config files i could find from the live-cd >> installation under /usr/share/alsa to the real system and still nothing >> >> >> i imagine i'm missing some configuration in an obscure file i don't know >> about >> >> can anyone help me with this? >> thanks a lot guys >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Gaining the trust of online customers is vital for the success of any company >> that requires sensitive data to be transmitted over the Web. 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