Re: [Alsa-user] Problems configuring ALSA for my HDMI connection

2011-09-23 Thread David O
I'd have to check to see which specific model the receiver is, it can't be more than a couple years old though. I don't think pulseaudio is the problem. If I use pasuspender to run things like speaker-test direct to ALSA, I get even *worse* results--I can't even run speaker-test with 6 channels, I

Re: [Alsa-user] Problems configuring ALSA for my HDMI connection

2011-09-22 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 07:28:37PM -0400, David O wrote: > Hello all, > > I recently set up a home theater PC running Ubuntu 11.04 Natty > Narwhal. It is connected via HDMI to my Samsung receiver which > supports 5.1 output (including PCM, Dolby Digital, and DTS). This wouldn't be a Samsung C560S

[Alsa-user] Problems configuring ALSA for my HDMI connection

2011-09-22 Thread David O
Hello all, I recently set up a home theater PC running Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal. It is connected via HDMI to my Samsung receiver which supports 5.1 output (including PCM, Dolby Digital, and DTS). However, ALSA seems to think it is only a stereo device--sort of. If I run, for example, "speaker-te

[Alsa-user] Problems configuring ALSA for my HDMI connection

2011-09-14 Thread David O
Hello all, I recently set up a home theater PC running Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal. It is connected via HDMI to my Samsung receiver which supports 5.1 output (including PCM, Dolby Digital, and DTS). However, ALSA seems to think it is only a stereo device--sort of. If I run, for example, "speaker-te