(In reply to comment #18) > Thanks Raymond. > > > Doesn't UT3 use OpenAL? > Just took a look at the OpenAL WikiPedia page, and it does. So does UT2004 > though, but that didn't work. > > I noticed BioShock was on the list, so I tried a BioShock demo I downloaded > ages ago. It had an option for 5.1... looked promising, but again no success. > Tried restarting the app, noticed 5.1 was still selected, but still no > multi-channel. Must be something else that's special about UT3...
you need to setup the parameters in .alsoftrc for those openal games if you are using openal-soft in linux ## format: # Sets the output format. Can be one of: # AL_FORMAT_MONO8 (8-bit mono) # AL_FORMAT_STEREO8 (8-bit stereo) # AL_FORMAT_QUAD8 (8-bit 4-channel) # AL_FORMAT_51CHN8 (8-bit 5.1 output) # AL_FORMAT_61CHN8 (8-bit 6.1 output) # AL_FORMAT_71CHN8 (8-bit 7.1 output) # AL_FORMAT_MONO16 (16-bit mono) # AL_FORMAT_STEREO16 (16-bit stereo) # AL_FORMAT_QUAD16 (16-bit 4-channel) # AL_FORMAT_51CHN16 (16-bit 5.1 output) # AL_FORMAT_61CHN16 (16-bit 6.1 output) # AL_FORMAT_71CHN16 (16-bit 7.1 output) # AL_FORMAT_MONO32 (32-bit float mono) # AL_FORMAT_STEREO32 (32-bit float stereo) # AL_FORMAT_QUAD32 (32-bit float 4-channel) # AL_FORMAT_51CHN32 (32-bit float 5.1 output) # AL_FORMAT_61CHN32 (32-bit float 6.1 output) # AL_FORMAT_71CHN32 (32-bit float 7.1 output) format = AL_FORMAT_STEREO16 ## frequency: # Sets the output frequency. frequency = 44100 ## drivers: # Sets the backend driver list order, comma-seperated. Unknown backends and # duplicated names are ignored. Unlisted backends won't be considered for use # unless the list is ended with a comma (eg. 'oss,' will list OSS first # followed by all other available backends, while 'oss' will list OSS only). # An empty list means the default. #drivers = alsa,pulse,oss,solaris,dsound,winmm,port,wave drivers = alsa ## layout: # Sets the virtual speaker layout. Values are specified in degrees, where 0 is # straight in front, negative goes left, and positive goes right. Unspecified # speakers will remain at their default positions (which are dependant on the # output format). Available speakers are back-left(bl), side-left(sl), front- # left(fl), front-center(fc), front-right(fr), side-right(sr), back-right(br), # and back-center(bc). #layout = ## ## ALSA backend stuff ## [alsa] ## device: # Sets the device name for the default playback device. device = front:0 ## capture: # Sets the device name for the default capture device. capture = hw:0,0 ## mmap: # Sets whether to try using mmap mode (helps reduce latencies and CPU # consumption). If mmap isn't available, it will automatically fall back to # non-mmap mode. True, yes, on, and non-0 values will attempt to use mmap. 0 # and anything else will force mmap off. mmap = true ## ## OSS backend stuff ## [oss] ## device: # Sets the device name for OSS output. device = /dev/dsp ## capture: # Sets the device name for OSS capture. capture = /dev/dsp ## ## PulseAudio backend stuff ## [pulse] ## spawn-server: # Attempts to spawn a PulseAudio server when requesting to open a PulseAudio # device. Note that some apps may open and probe all enumerated devices on # startup, causing a server to spawn even if a PulseAudio device is not # actually selected. Setting autospawn to false in Pulse's client.conf will # still prevent autospawning even if this is set to true. #spawn-server = false ## buffer-length: # Specifies the PulseAudio buffer length, in sample frames. When set to a # non-0 value, it specifies the total buffer length for the playback stream, # overriding the period settings. Otherwise it uses the period size and count # to calculate a buffer size. PulseAudio, unlike other backends, does not work # in period chunks, but instead just has one buffer block which is refilled as # it nears empty. Because of this, the usual buffering metrics are unsuitable, # with the default 4096 frames being needlessly large. #buffer-length = 2048 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/344588 Title: Wine doesn't support 5.1 and 7.1 sound -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
