[mythtv-users] PUNDIT spdif optical sound

Steven Cruysberghs steven.cruysberghs at pi.be
Mon Apr 26 02:44:31 EDT 2004


Op zo 25-04-2004, om 12:46 schreef Kenneth Ljungh:
> Steven Cruysberghs wrote:
> > Is anybody using the rear (stereo-jack) connectors for 5.1 sound? I read
> > somewhere that it is possible to use line-out en line-in both as output
> > and that would also enable surround sound.
> > 
> 
> Yes, you can use alsa-mixer to set all three jacks as outputs (L/R 
> front, L/R back and center/sub) and then you also need to select 5.1 
> output (decoding) when running xine or mplayer.
> 
> Kenneth
> 
Do you have some more info on how to setup alsamixer for this?
Also, would you mind posting your xine and mplayer commandlines you use
for this. 
Thanks.



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