For Ubuntu 20.04 or any distro: I confirm that Middle/center/Subwoofer is working, when add this:
[Element Center/LFE] switch = mute volume = merge override-map.1 = center,lfe To the /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output.conf The card is Auzentech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 with Creative X-Fi 20k1 chip -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/677067 Title: No subwoofer and frontcenter with 5.1 soundblaster x-fi Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Expired Bug description: Binary package hint: pulseaudio When I select 5.1 analog output I get no sound whatsoever out of the subwoofer and front center speakers. These to speakers never emit sound in linux (they do in windows), no matter what setting I try. Also the input (for microphone) does not work... no sound is registering. I do not even get (static) noise when inserting the mini-jack... ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: pulseaudio 1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu21.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23. Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: XFi [Creative X-Fi], device 0: ctxfi [Front/WaveIn] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: wouterd 1818 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/seq: timidity 1638 F.... timidity Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'XFi'/'Creative X-Fi 20K1 SB073x' Mixer name : '20K1' Components : '' Controls : 29 Simple ctrls : 10 Date: Thu Nov 18 17:15:45 2010 EcryptfsInUse: Yes ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: pulseaudio dmi.bios.date: 03/09/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 2104 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: P5B dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr2104:bd03/09/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5B:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/677067/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp