[pulseaudio-discuss] Headless pulseaudio server. Creative XFi USB. Can't enable surround on Pulseaudio

[Aitor Pazos]

speaker-test -Dsurround51:0 -c 6 -t wav
works fine, all speakers work

> 
On Sunday 23 January 2011 00:14:26 Colin Guthrie wrote:
> 'Twas brillig, and Aitor Pazos at 22/01/11 23:15 did gyre and gimble:
> >> 1. Enable network support and use a GUI client on a non-headless
> >> system
> >> (e.g. PULSE_SERVER=<headless_ip> pavucontrol) and pick a 5.1
> >> Configuration profile.
> > 
> > That's convenient, but the problem is that no 5.1 Configuration Profile
> > is listed
> > 
> >> 2. Use "pacmd list-cards" to see a list of card profiles, then then
> >> use
> >> "pacmd set-card-profile idx profile" to set a 5.1 profile
> > 
> > Same problem as in solution 1, no 5.1 profile listed.
> > 
> >> 3. Set default-sample-channels=6 in /etc/pulse/daemon.conf
> > 
> > I already did that with no effect. I've adjusted default-sample-rate,
> > but
> > setting default-sample-channels has no effects.
> > 
> > pacmd list-cards output:
> >         profiles:
> >                 output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo
> >                 Output (priority 1000)
> >                 output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stere
> >                 o: Analog Stereo Duplex
> > 
> > (priority 1010)
> > 
> >                 output:analog-stereo+input:iec958-stereo
> >                 : Analog Stereo Output
> > 
> > + Digital Stereo (IEC958) Input (priority 1005)
> > 
> >                 output:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo
> >                 Duplex (IEC958) (priority
> > 
> > 500)
> > 
> >                 output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo
> >                 : Digital Stereo
> > 
> > (IEC958) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 510)
> > 
> >                 output:iec958-stereo+input:iec958-stereo
> >                 : Digital Stereo
> > 
> > (IEC958) Output + Digital Stereo (IEC958) Input (priority 505)
> > 
> >                 input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input
> >                 (priority 10)
> >                 input:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo
> >                 (IEC958) Input (priority
> > 
> > 5)
> > 
> >                 off: Apagado (priority 0)
> >         
> >         active profile:
> >         <output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo>
> 
> Hmm, seems no surround profile is detected.
> 
> We rely on ALSA to support this, but obviously surround51 or any other
> analogue surround system isn't working.
> 
> I suggest you try to debug at the ALSA level using e.g. speaker-test -D
> surround51:0 -c 6
> 
> If the surround51 thing works, then PA should automatically see it.
> 
> Col
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