[pulseaudio-discuss] Pulse Audio Configuration

[Sean McCully]

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
        name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo>
        driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
        flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY 
FLAT_VOLUME DYNAMIC_LATENCY
        state: SUSPENDED
        suspend cause: IDLE
        priority: 9959
        volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
                balance 0.00
        base volume: 46396 /  71% / -9.00 dB
        volume steps: 65537
        muted: no
        current latency: 0.00 ms
        max request: 0 KiB
        max rewind: 0 KiB
        monitor source: 1
        sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
        channel map: front-left,front-right
                     Stereo
        used by: 0
        linked by: 0
        configured latency: 0.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 2000.00 ms
        card: 1 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0>
        module: 7
        properties:
                alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
                device.api = "alsa"
                device.class = "sound"
                alsa.class = "generic"
                alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
                alsa.name = "CA0132 Analog"
                alsa.id = "CA0132 Analog"
                alsa.subdevice = "0"
                alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
                alsa.device = "0"
                alsa.card = "0"
                alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
                alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xfbb00000 irq 92"
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1b.0"
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0"
                device.bus = "pci"
                device.vendor.id = "8086"
                device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
                device.product.id = "1d20"
                device.product.name = "C600/X79 series chipset High Definition Audio 
Controller"
                device.form_factor = "internal"
                device.string = "front:0"
                device.buffering.buffer_size = "352800"
                device.buffering.fragment_size = "176400"
                device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
                device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
                device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
                device.description = "Built-in Audio Analog Stereo"
                alsa.mixer_name = "Creative CA0132"
                alsa.components = "HDA:11020011,18490010,00100918"
                module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
                device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
        ports:
                analog-output: Analog Output (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: 
unknown)
                        properties:

                analog-output-lineout: Line Out (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, 
available: no)
                        properties:

                analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9000, latency offset 0 
usec, available: yes)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
        active port: <analog-output>


-- 
-- Sean McCully
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