www.webupd8.org/2009/06/enable-surround-sound-in-ubuntu-linux.html
Jun 28, 2009 ... It will sound correctly only when I force it to use SDL output rather than Pulse/ ALSA output. Any clue what's going on there? Tobi Houfek • 2 years ago. that wont enable true dolby 5.1... Pulseaudio is not able to do so... if you want true 5.1, you can either: apt-get --purge autoremove pulseaudio or use kodi ...
help.ubuntu.com/community/SurroundSound
Jan 2, 2011 ... Remove the semicolon at the start of the line and change the line according to your surround sound configuration: For 2.0 channel sound: default-sample- channels = 2. For 4.0 channel sound: default-sample-channels = 4. For 5.0 channel sound: default-sample-channels = 5. For 5.1 channel sound: ...
cubethethird.wordpress.com/2015/07/09/5-1-surround-sound-output-on-ubuntu-linux
Jul 9, 2015 ... How to achieve digital surround sound output via optical audio (toslink or S/PDIF) in linux, using a52 support through alsa, and custom preferences in PulseAudio.
www.halfgaar.net/surround-sound-in-linux
Shows what's needed to get surround sound working properly for games and movies on Linux. ... I prefer to let every application which plays Dolby Digital 5.1, also output in 5.1, and control myself how that's routed to 4.0. This way, I'm sure it's done properly. As they say: "if you want something done right, you have to do it ...
forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=79606
Aug 18, 2011 ... I already had the surround sound working, but the "test speaker" buttons in Sound Preferences with the smiley face don't work (when 5.1 mode is selected). After doing this solution, that is still the case. Though the surround sound worked from the get-go this time (after selecting 5.1), rather than having to ...
ubuntu-mate.community/t/please-me-help-me-make-my-5-1-suround-sound-work/747
Mar 24, 2015 ... Hi, I've been using Ubuntu-Mate as a base for my television computer running the media center formerly known as XBMC for some time now. In the past I ran my sound directly out the onboard sound card which being very bas…
www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3316064/surround-sound-software-linux.html
I am glad it worked for you. I think you will have issues passed 5.1 channel surround. Maybe updates to the pulse audio will enable 7.1 in the future. I do not use it myself. How new are you to Linux? Ubuntu is a rolling distro meaning it updates to the latest software out there for Ubuntu. Not always good for a ...
ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2125127
Mar 13, 2013 ... I am working on setting up an HTPC running Ubuntu 12.10. I have been searching for hours for a solution to get 5.1 surround sound working through HDMI, to no avail. I do not know a lot about audio standards or how they are managed in Linux. Right now, I am able to get what I think is 2 channel audio ...
