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    Re: HOWTO: Surround sound in pulseaudio

    I would also like to know how to do this! Normally I just turn off the sub except when watching 5.1, because Jaunty cannot properly handle the bass in stereo signals. It just routes L+R to the sub...
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    Re: HOWTO: Surround sound in pulseaudio

    Here's my question. In Jaunty, I had to disable Pulseaudio because I constantly had sound glitches/dropouts, especially when the system was running multiple programs at once. It was basically...
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    [ubuntu] Re: ATI Catalyst 9.4 driver officially released

    I guess you don't need much or any 3D performance if you are using open source drivers?

    Since I was on this thread for months trying to get my onboard ATI 3200HD to work I'll give an update. ATI...
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    Re: HowTo: NViDIA 185.18 Drivers in Ubuntu

    I did a simpler install method since I was starting fresh with a new NVIDIA card (ATI on-mobo graphics just *did not work*). Removed NVIDIA references, then ran the installer and just answered "Yes"...
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    [kubuntu] Re: Via 1708S no S/PDIF out

    Interesting to know. Maybe I can play with the IEC958 checkboxes, there are 3 not-well-described ones (but I've tried every combination 10x already). Maybe one is loopback.

    I'm still hoping that...
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    [ubuntu] Re: ATI Catalyst 9.4 driver officially released

    LOL

    Maybe we should send Chuck Norris over to ATI and roundhouse a few more Linux developers out of 'em.
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    Re: HOWTO: Surround sound in pulseaudio

    Try this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=783222

    How to get surround working in Alsa. I used it to get worthwhile 2-ch sound, instead of all speakers getting full volume L+R (or...
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    Re: HOWTO: Surround sound in pulseaudio

    I had problems where no software device actually used the 5.1 channels, even though in speaker-test they worked fine. Some layer was using only stereo and sending the output to all speakers (ugh). ...
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    [ubuntu] Re: ATI Catalyst 9.4 driver officially released

    Perhaps the French have wisely banned version 9.4 of the Catalyst drivers. :-P
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    [ubuntu] Re: ATI Catalyst 9.4 driver officially released

    The drivers finally installed for me on my HD3200. Video was slow and jerky, and maximizing the screen crashed X. I don't know the details of what is wrong with this driver, but even if it does...
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    [ubuntu] Re: ATI Catalyst 9.4 driver officially released

    My god. After reading dozens of threads about BigDesktop, binary drivers, and people recommending I try this or that PPA (no thanks)... this worked on the first try. Who would have thought...
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    [ubuntu] Re: ATI Catalyst 9.4 driver officially released

    Hi Longinus, Can I ask you what driver/versions/settings you have with the open source options that are working with dual monitors? This is my main blocking point. I don't use much 3D but the...
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    Re: HOWTO: Surround sound in pulseaudio

    After PulseAudio started giving me occasional dropouts (pops and crackles), starting after I tried the PPA and then (painfully) deinstalled it... I decided to disable PulseAudio. Alsa is still able...
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    [kubuntu] Re: Via 1708S no S/PDIF out

    I had a similar problem with an M4A78 Pro. Seems there is a bug in Asus' implementation of the VT1708S chip.

    Found someone here: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.linux.alsa.devel
    who had hacked the...
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    Re: HOWTO: Surround sound in pulseaudio

    Hi Sam, I completed my backup and tried this out today. Nothing catastrophically bad, but I noticed a few things:

    1) Config section of the PulseAudio volume control GUI can set 5.1 surround, but...
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    Re: HOWTO: Surround sound in pulseaudio

    Thanks! I am happy to be a "beta tester" if you have some simple changes to try out.

    Today figured out the volume control issue: have to link the main system slider to the Pulseaudio mixer (not...
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    Re: HOWTO: Surround sound in pulseaudio

    Args, sorry, mis-copy/paste. It is this file,

    /etc/pulse/daemon.conf

    Which the original Howto post describes editing.

    (Yes, definitely Jaunty).
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    Re: HOWTO: Surround sound in pulseaudio

    mikeize: OK, mine worked in test when I changed to the proper channels (6 in my case) in ~/.pulse/default.pa as described at the top page of this thread. But if you still have no sound after that, I...
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    Re: HOWTO: Surround sound in pulseaudio

    Thanks, will look on the IRC channel--did not know about that. Cheers
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    Re: HOWTO: Surround sound in pulseaudio

    me: Asus M5A78 Pro with Via 1708S integrated sound. + Jaunty and Alsa xxx.18 (the package manager version, not the latest Alsa).

    mikeize, this sounds similar to my problem (one page back on this...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Picasa: Unable to write all files

    An additional (though not so detailed) primer: I was copying a Picasa backup from Windows to Linux. Unfortunately I had all my pics stored on the Desktop before, now wanted to copy them to the...
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    Re: HOWTO: Surround sound in pulseaudio

    Got it *mostly* working with the info here, thanks!

    One problem: although I get the proper channels in sound test mode (including sub, working fine)
    speaker-test -c 6 [in my case for 5.1]

    the...
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