> However, I see that my channels are still at two: > > $ pactl list > [snip] > Sink #0 > ? ? ? ?State: SUSPENDED > ? ? ? ?Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_02_09.0.analog-stereo > ? ? ? ?Description: CS 4614/22/24/30 [CrystalClear SoundFusion Audio > Accelerator] Analog Stereo > ? ? ? ?Driver: module-alsa-card.c > ? ? ? ?Sample Specification: s16le 2ch 44100Hz > ? ? ? ?Channel Map: front-left,front-right > > Do I need to configure alsa for 5.1 sound as well as PA? Looks like your card is not detected as multichannel. PulseAudio will try several profiles (see src/modules/alsa/mixer). For some reason it is stuck here to analog stereo. Either the detection does not work (see the log), or maybe you need to select a different default profile with pavucontrol (on the configuration tab).
