[mythtv-users] ALSA/surround and mythtv

[Jeremy Hunt]

On 11/15/06, Rodney Fluharty <rfluharty at 321online.net> wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm running myth 0.20-0.4, with ALSA 1.0.11-5 on a sis7012? (ac97).  I
> can use "plug:surround51" as a device in xine and 5.1 works fine.  So I
> think ALSA is okay.
>
> In mythtv, I enter my device as "ALSA:plug:surround51:0" and mixer as
> "default", as I read on a website and I get nothing!  "ALSA:default"
> works, but only as a stereo output (no 5.1, no surround).
>

Just try "ALSA:surround51". Works for me. I am using
"ALSA:plug:default" or something for Mythmusic.