<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/strict.dtd"> <html><head><meta name="qrichtext" content="1" /><style type="text/css"> p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; } </style></head><body style=" font-family:'Sans Serif'; font-size:10pt; font-weight:400; font-style:normal;"> I am trying to figure out if possible to configure pulse audio so that I can output 5.1 sound through 3 audio jacks. I have an ASRock Game Blaster that came with my Mobo, http://www.asrock.com/microsite/intelx79/GameBlaster.html The sink that Pulseaudio creates at boot looks like this <see below>, is there a way to configure 5.1 Surround Sound that would use 3 Analog audio jacks? With this sound card? With Pulse Audio? * index: 1 <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo></pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> driver: <module-alsa-card.c></pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY FLAT_VOLUME DYNAMIC_LATENCY</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> state: SUSPENDED</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> suspend cause: IDLE</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> priority: 9959</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB, front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> balance 0.00</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> base volume: 46396 / 71% / -9.00 dB</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> volume steps: 65537</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> muted: no</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> current latency: 0.00 ms</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> max request: 0 KiB</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> max rewind: 0 KiB</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> monitor source: 1</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> channel map: front-left,front-right</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> Stereo</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> used by: 0</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> linked by: 0</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> configured latency: 0.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 2000.00 ms</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> card: 1 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0></pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> module: 7</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> properties:</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> alsa.resolution_bits = "16"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> device.api = "alsa"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> device.class = "sound"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> alsa.class = "generic"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> alsa.name = "CA0132 Analog"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> alsa.id = "CA0132 Analog"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> alsa.subdevice = "0"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> alsa.device = "0"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> alsa.card = "0"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xfbb00000 irq 92"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1b.0"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> device.bus = "pci"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> device.vendor.id = "8086"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> device.product.id = "1d20"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> device.product.name = "C600/X79 series chipset High Definition Audio Controller"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> device.form_factor = "internal"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> device.string = "front:0"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> device.buffering.buffer_size = "352800"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> device.buffering.fragment_size = "176400"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> device.description = "Built-in Audio Analog Stereo"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> alsa.mixer_name = "Creative CA0132"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> alsa.components = "HDA:11020011,18490010,00100918"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> ports:</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> analog-output: Analog Output (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> properties:</pre> <pre style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; font-family:'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono,Courier New,Monaco,monospace'; font-size:14px; color:#000000; background-color:#ffffff;"> </pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> analog-output-lineout: Line Out (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> properties:</pre> <pre style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; font-family:'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono,Courier New,Monaco,monospace'; font-size:14px; color:#000000; background-color:#ffffff;"> </pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> properties:</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:12px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; background-color:#ffffff;"> active port: <analog-output></pre> -- -- Sean McCully</body></html>