On 08/13/2012 09:19 AM, Christopher M. Penalver wrote: > Michael F., could you please file a new report by executing the following in > a terminal: > ubuntu-bug linux
This may be inadvisable. I have some additional information, though not enough (yet) to exactly pinpoint the root cause. First off, this problem exists on all distributions that I have tried that use PulseAudio as the audio system of choice, regardless of sound card (as long as you're not a standard 2-speaker stereo setup). More strangely, I noticed on my Gentoo install (I've no way to verify this on ubuntu at the moment, as it won't work on my computer due to graphics driver issues of some sort) that certain sounds, such as the notifications from GNOME, play through all six channels correctly, while media players (e.g., Rhythmbox, Banshee) exhibit the problem as frequently as every track change. >From what I can tell so far, that means that the problem is narrowed down to (at least) media players, PulseAudio, or a difference in configuration between GNOME's audio notifications system and media players themselves. I can't say for sure, because I haven't had the chance to go digging in the sources for the various projects yet to try to figure out what's going on. If I had to hazard a guess, though, since the one thing I've noted in common among all systems which have this problem is the presence of PulseAudio, that should probably be tentatively listed as the origin of the bug. --- Mike -- A man who reasons deliberately, manages it better after studying Logic than he could before, if he is sincere about it and has common sense. --- Carveth Read, “Logic” -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/494099 Title: subwoofer stops working after playback ends To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/494099/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs