[mythtv-users] DVD 5.1 sound through 6 analog outputs with internal player

Peter Kornhuld Webmaaschter at gmx.de
Sun Feb 19 03:11:45 UTC 2006


Am Donnerstag, 16. Februar 2006 07:30 schrieb Chris Picton:
> Peter Kornhuld wrote:
> >Am Mittwoch, 15. Februar 2006 18:53 schrieb Chris Picton:
> >>On Wed, 2006-02-15 at 18:20 +0100, Peter Kornhuld wrote:
> >>>Am Mittwoch, 15. Februar 2006 17:29 schrieb Michael T. Dean:
> >>>>On 02/15/2006 09:00 AM, Peter Kornhuld wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>Most likely your sound device/ALSA configuration is set up for
> >>>>2-channel output (possibly because of using a 2-channel capable plugin
> >>>>like dmix).  You need to specify a 5.1-channel device.
> >>>
> >>>This was my first idea too, but then I found an ac3 testfile.avi
> >>>When I play it with the internal Player it is Stereo but when I play it
> >>>with xine it is 5.1.
> >>
> >>That's because xine is using the alsa device 'plug:surround51:0' for
> >>surround output.
> >>
> >>Try specifying that as the alsa device for myth
> >
> >Ok, I specified "ALSA:plug:surround51:0" instead of /dev/dsp in the
> > Settings. But it doesnt help. The testfile still only comes out Stereo
> > with the internal Player.
>
> Unfortunately, that's all the help I can give.
>
> I only know how xine does it, but have never tried under myth
With the new patch from
http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/1104
it works if you choose "ALSA:plug:surround51:0" instead of /dev/dsp.

Thanks
  Peter

>
> Chris
>
>
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