[SOLVED] Creative Audigy & Logitech G51 suround sound problems

[rocker9455]

Hi,
Just bought some Logitech G51s and hooked them up to my box, only the sub, and the 2 front speakers play, how can i get all of them playing?

Thanks,

Will

[rocker9455]

can i configure pulseaudio or something to output to all of the other 3 speakers?

[rocker9455]

ive configured pulseaudio (pulseaudio.conf) to output to 6 channels yet it refues to

[redilyn]

Hi,

Open your volume control and click preferences.

Make sure the following are checked:

- Front
- Surround
- Center

Then make sure they are turned up. Hopefully that will help.

[rocker9455]

already done that, i turned everything up to the max as soon as i changed it to 6 channels in the config file

[redilyn]

Are you using digital or analoge hookups?

What media player are you using to test sound?

This is just a plain old Audigy right? Not an audigy 2 etc?

[rocker9455]

um analogue or digital :S not sure about that, how can i find out, i assume digital though

this is the exact soundcard i bought:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Creative-Sou...0744665&sr=8-1

Im using rhythmbox to test, although i have tried with vlc, smplayer, amarok and mplayer

[redilyn]

Best guess (I have Audigy ES + Cheaper Logitech 5.1's) if you are using the 3 mini plugs you are using analogue, if you are using just one you probably using digital.

I have found in vlc that changing the audio device to Audigy Multi Channel Playback was necessary for me to get surround sound. Can you try that and see if it helps??

I really don't know much about this stuff, just trying to help since we have similar setups.

I would also try changing to ALSA in System -> Preferences -> Sound just to test.

[rocker9455]

thanks i changed to alsa in system -> sound etc and tested, still only 2.1 how do i change it in vlc?

btw i really appreciate your help this is what i love about ubuntu so much, everyone in the community will try and help!

im using analogue

[Ahadiel]

I have a Creative Audigy SE and I managed to get 7.1 working by disabling hal-autodetection of devices, and manually specifying my sources/sinks in /etc/pulse/default.pa

If you could paste your /etc/pulse/default.pa and the output of 'aplay -L' I could make the modifications for you.