Nvidia ION 5.1 audio jacks only giving stereo

[solitaire]

I've a Nvidia ION board (Zotec IONITX-F-E)

In XP the 3 audio jacks work fine giving me 5.1 sound when i use my 5.1 headset.

But in Ubuntu 10.10 i only get left & right outputs.

"aplay -Ll"


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Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
default:CARD=NVidia
HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Analog
Default Audio Device
front:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Analog
Front speakers
surround40:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Analog
4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Analog
4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Analog
5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Analog
5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Analog
7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Digital
IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, NVIDIA HDMI
HDMI Audio Output
dmix:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Analog
Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=NVidia,DEV=1
HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Digital
Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3
HDA NVidia, NVIDIA HDMI
Direct sample mixing device
dsnoop:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Analog
Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=NVidia,DEV=1
HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Digital
Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3
HDA NVidia, NVIDIA HDMI
Direct sample snooping device
hw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Analog
Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=1
HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Digital
Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3
HDA NVidia, NVIDIA HDMI
Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Analog
Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=1
HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Digital
Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3
HDA NVidia, NVIDIA HDMI
Hardware device with all software conversions


**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: ALC662 rev1 Analog [ALC662 rev1 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 1: ALC662 rev1 Digital [ALC662 rev1 Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

alsamixer settings:
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────── ─────────────────────────────────── AlsaMixer v1.0.23 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ──────────────────────────────────┐
│ Card: HDA NVidia F1: Help │
│ Chip: Nvidia MCP79/7A HDMI F2: System information │
│ View: F3:[Playback] F4: Capture F5: All F6: Select sound card │
│ Item: Master [dB gain: -28.00] Esc: Exit │
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Anyone got any ideas how to get 5.1 sound working from the rear jacks?

if you need more info please ask...

[lidex]

First try adding a model quirk to alsa-base.conf
Using a Terminal="Applications->Accessories->Terminal"
Open this file for editing:

gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
Insert this line at the bottom:

options snd-hda-intel model=3stack-6ch-dig
Save. Close. Reboot.
Check your levels in alsamixer.

alsamixer
Press <F6> to select the correct soundcard.
Press <F3> to show playback levels. <F4> selects capture levels [or use <Tab>]
Use the left/right arrow keys to select and up/down arrow keys to change levels. <M> to mute/unmute.
Go to "System ->Preferences ->Sound" and make sure the correct soundcard is default and adjust your profile on the hardware tab.
On the output tab choose the correct device.

No joy? Change model to '3stack-6ch'

[solitaire]

First try adding a model quirk to alsa-base.conf
Using a Terminal="Applications->Accessories->Terminal"
Open this file for editing:

gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.confInsert this line at the bottom:

options snd-hda-intel model=3stack-6ch-dig Save. Close. Reboot.
Check your levels in alsamixer.

alsamixer Press <F6> to select the correct soundcard.
Press <F3> to show playback levels. <F4> selects capture levels [or use <Tab>]
Use the left/right arrow keys to select and up/down arrow keys to change levels. <M> to mute/unmute.
Go to "System ->Preferences ->Sound" and make sure the correct soundcard is default and adjust your profile on the hardware tab.
On the output tab choose the correct device.

No joy? Change model to '3stack-6ch'


Many Thanks!!!!!
Added the line to alsa-base.conf
Rebooted
Now in alsamixer there's a new option "Channel Mode" changed that from "2ch" to "6ch"
Now sound through all speakers!!!

Finally working...

Off to watch Kick-*** in 5.1 surround sound ^_^