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PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 4:35 pm 
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Hi

I have a Audogory 2 card in my mythtv box.
ANd sound works fine from it. How ever, i cant get 5.1 sound to work, when i play DVD, are theyre anything special u need to do? I right clicked in Xine, and chose audio, and chose 5.1 instead of 2.1. Shouldent that work just fine ?

I only get sound here on the front speakers, nothing on center and back?


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Alright did a bit of searching, and only found something if u wanted digital 5.1. Isent it possible to use the 5.1 on my soundcard?


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In think you need to select the right sound device for xine to use. I think the setting you changed only changed what sound xine outputs to the sound device, but if the sound device can't handle 5.1 it wont help.

When I was playing around with surround I used something like ALSA:surround51. Never tried DVD thought, don't have a DVD drive on the machine. I played Dolby Digital trailers using mplayer.


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 7:03 am 
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G'day,

I play DVD's from my harddrive, mainly kids ones so they don't destory the original.

In file /home/muthtv/.xine/config I have amongst other stuff.
Code:
# alsa mixer device
# string, default: PCM
#audio.device.alsa_mixer_name:PCM

# sound card can do mmap
# bool, default: 0
#audio.device.alsa_mmap_enable:0

# device used for 5.1-channel output
# string, default: iec958:AES0=0x6,AES1=0x82,AES2=0x0,AES3=0x2
#audio.device.alsa_passthrough_device:iec958:AES0=0x6,AES1=0x82,AES2=0x0,AES3=0x2

# device used for 4-channel output
# string, default: plug:surround40:0
audio.device.alsa_surround40_device:surround40

# device used for 5.1-channel output
# string, default: plug:surround51:0
audio.device.alsa_surround51_device:surround51

# speaker arrangement
# { Mono 1.0  Stereo 2.0  Headphones 2.0  Stereo 2.1  Surround 3.0  Surround 4.0  Surround 4.1  Surround 5.0  Surround 5.1  Surround 6.0  Surround 6.1  Surround
 7.1  Pass Through }, default: 1
audio.output.speaker_arrangement:Pass Through

# offset for digital passthrough
# numeric, default: 0
#audio.synchronization.passthrough_offset:0


I think you needs to modify something in there, I did but I can't remember what.
I then take the spdif output to my decoder

I am using a soundblaster though, but I assume it is the same.
I think you make these changes in xine if you get the menus up.

Not sure if that helps but it might point you in the right direction.

stinga


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PostPosted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 11:09 am 
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stinga wrote:
G'day,

I play DVD's from my harddrive, mainly kids ones so they don't destory the original.

In file /home/muthtv/.xine/config I have amongst other stuff.
Code:
# alsa mixer device
# string, default: PCM
#audio.device.alsa_mixer_name:PCM

# sound card can do mmap
# bool, default: 0
#audio.device.alsa_mmap_enable:0

# device used for 5.1-channel output
# string, default: iec958:AES0=0x6,AES1=0x82,AES2=0x0,AES3=0x2
#audio.device.alsa_passthrough_device:iec958:AES0=0x6,AES1=0x82,AES2=0x0,AES3=0x2

# device used for 4-channel output
# string, default: plug:surround40:0
audio.device.alsa_surround40_device:surround40

# device used for 5.1-channel output
# string, default: plug:surround51:0
audio.device.alsa_surround51_device:surround51

# speaker arrangement
# { Mono 1.0  Stereo 2.0  Headphones 2.0  Stereo 2.1  Surround 3.0  Surround 4.0  Surround 4.1  Surround 5.0  Surround 5.1  Surround 6.0  Surround 6.1  Surround
 7.1  Pass Through }, default: 1
audio.output.speaker_arrangement:Pass Through

# offset for digital passthrough
# numeric, default: 0
#audio.synchronization.passthrough_offset:0


I think you needs to modify something in there, I did but I can't remember what.
I then take the spdif output to my decoder

I am using a soundblaster though, but I assume it is the same.
I think you make these changes in xine if you get the menus up.

Not sure if that helps but it might point you in the right direction.

stinga


Ahh damn, dident get any malis that some one had replayed.. any way i will try take a look at my config later today, and post it here. I have played a bit with the config file befure trying ti get Mpeg2 decoding on my via board to work, on dvd´s......

any way i have selected 5,1 sound, from the Xine menu, shouldent that do it?

altså dosent my ALSAMIXER look a bit "funny" ?

http://tmp.blacknet.dk/alsa.jpg


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PostPosted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 1:13 pm 
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This is my Xine config

Code:
#
# xine config file
#
.version:2

# Entries which are still set to their default values are commented out.
# Remove the '#' at the beginning of the line, if you want to change them.

# Enable deinterlacing by default
# bool, default: 0
#gui.deinterlace_by_default:0

# Configuration experience level
# { Beginner  Advanced  Expert  Master of the known universe }, default: 0
#gui.experience_level:Beginner

# Enable OSD support
# bool, default: 1
#gui.osd_enabled:1

# Dismiss OSD time (s)
# numeric, default: 3
#gui.osd_timeout:3

# Ask user for playback with unsupported codec
# bool, default: 0
#gui.play_anyway:0

# Automatically reload old playlist
# bool, default: 0
#gui.playlist_auto_reload:0

# Audio visualization plugin
# { goom  oscope  fftscope  fftgraph }, default: 0
#gui.post_audio_plugin:goom

# gui skin theme
# { xinetic }, default: 0
#gui.skin:xinetic

# Change xine's behavior for unexperienced user
# bool, default: 1
#gui.smart_mode:1

# Snapshot location
# string, default: /home/mythtv
#gui.snapshotdir:/home/mythtv

# Display splash screen
# bool, default: 1
#gui.splash:1

# Subtitle autoloading
# bool, default: 1
#gui.subtitle_autoload:1

# Visual animation style
# { None  Post Plugin  Stream Animation }, default: 1
#gui.visual_anim:Post Plugin

# Windows stacking (more)
# bool, default: 0
#gui.always_layer_above:0

# Audio mixer control method
# { Sound card  Software }, default: 0
#gui.audio_mixer_method:Sound card

# Visiblility behavior of panel
# bool, default: 0
#gui.auto_panel_visibility:0

# Visibility behavior of output window
# bool, default: 0
#gui.auto_video_output_visibility:0

# Deinterlace plugin.
# string, default: tvtime:method=LinearBlend,cheap_mode=1,pulldown=0,use_progressive_frame_flag=1
#gui.deinterlace_plugin:tvtime:method=LinearBlend,cheap_mode=1,pulldown=0,use_progressive_frame_flag=1

# Event sender behavior
# bool, default: 1
#gui.eventer_sticky:1

# Windows stacking
# bool, default: 0
gui.layer_above:1

# Use unscaled OSD
# bool, default: 1
#gui.osd_use_unscaled:1

# Screensaver wakeup
# numeric, default: 10
#gui.screensaver_timeout:10

# Menu shortcut style
# { Windows style  Emacs style }, default: 0
#gui.shortcut_style:Windows style

# Stream information
# bool, default: 0
#gui.sinfo_auto_update:0

# Skin Server Url
# string, default: http://xine.sourceforge.net/skins/skins.slx
#gui.skin_server_url:http://xine.sourceforge.net/skins/skins.slx

# Chapter hopping
# bool, default: 1
#gui.skip_by_chapter:1

# New stream sizes resize output window
# bool, default: 1
gui.stream_resize_window:0

# tips timeout (ms)
# numeric, default: 500
#gui.tips_timeout:500

# gui tips visibility
# bool, default: 1
#gui.tips_visible:1

# Name of video display
# string, default:
#gui.video_display:

# Synchronized X protocol (debug)
# bool, default: 0
#gui.xsynchronize:0

# Double size for small streams (require stream_resize_window)
# bool, default: 0
#gui.zoom_small_stream:0

# Logo mrl
# string, default: file:/usr/share/xine/skins/xine-ui_logo.mpv
#gui.logo_mrl:file:/usr/share/xine/skins/xine-ui_logo.mpv

# use XVidModeExtension when switching to fullscreen
# bool, default: 0
#gui.use_xvidext:0

# Amplification level
# [0..200], default: 100
#gui.amp_level:100

# gui panel visibility
# bool, default: 1
gui.panel_visible:0

# numeric, default: 200
#gui.panel_x:200

# numeric, default: 100
#gui.panel_y:100

# numeric, default: 100
#gui.setup_x:100

# numeric, default: 100
#gui.setup_y:100

# brightness value
# [0..65535], default: -1
#gui.vo_brightness:-1

# contrast value
# [0..65535], default: -1
#gui.vo_contrast:-1

# hue value
# [0..65535], default: -1
#gui.vo_hue:-1

# saturation value
# [0..65535], default: -1
#gui.vo_saturation:-1

gui.warn_unhandled_codec:always

# palette (foreground-border-background) to use for subtitles and OSD
# { white-black-transparent  white-none-transparent  white-none-translucid  yellow-black-transparent }, default: 0
#ui.osd.text_palette:white-black-transparent

# audio driver to use
# { auto  null  alsa  oss  arts  esd  file  none }, default: 0
audio.driver:oss

# a/v sync method to use by OSS
# { auto  getodelay  getoptr  softsync  probebuffer }, default: 0
#audio.oss_sync_method:auto

audio.a52_pass_through:0

audio.alsa_surround50_device:surround51

audio.mixer_name:/dev/mixer

audio.oss_device_num:-1

audio.oss_latency:0

# use A/52 dynamic range compression
# bool, default: 0
#audio.a52.dynamic_range:0

# downmix audio to 2 channel surround stereo
# bool, default: 0
#audio.a52.surround_downmix:0

# A/52 volume
# [0..200], default: 100
#audio.a52.level:100

# OSS audio device name
# { auto  /dev/dsp  /dev/sound/dsp }, default: 0
#audio.device.oss_device_name:auto

# OSS audio device number, -1 for none
# numeric, default: -1
#audio.device.oss_device_number:-1

# OSS audio mixer number, -1 for none
# numeric, default: -1
#audio.device.oss_mixer_number:-1

audio.device.alsa_default_device:default

audio.device.alsa_front_device:default

audio.device.alsa_passthrough_device:iec958:AES0=0x6,AES1=0x82,AES2=0x0,AES3=0x2

audio.device.alsa_surround40_device:surround40

audio.device.alsa_surround51_device:surround51

# speaker arrangement
# { Mono 1.0  Stereo 2.0  Headphones 2.0  Stereo 2.1  Surround 3.0  Surround 4.0  Surround 4.1  Surround 5.0  Surround 5.1  Surround 6.0  Surround 6.1  Surround 7.1  Pass Through }, default: 1
audio.output.speaker_arrangement:Surround 5.1

# offset for digital passthrough
# numeric, default: 0
#audio.synchronization.passthrough_offset:0

# method to sync audio and video
# { metronom feedback  resample }, default: 0
#audio.synchronization.av_sync_method:metronom feedback

# always resample to this rate (0 to disable)
# numeric, default: 0
#audio.synchronization.force_rate:0

# enable resampling
# { auto  off  on }, default: 0
#audio.synchronization.resample_mode:auto

# startup audio volume
# [0..100], default: 50
audio.volume.mixer_volume:100

# restore volume level at startup
# bool, default: 0
#audio.volume.remember_volume:0

# video driver to use
# { auto  dxr3  aadxr3  xv  opengl  aa  xshm  none  xxmc  sdl  vidix  vidixfb  fb  xvmc }, default: 0
video.driver:xvmc

# pitch alignment workaround
# bool, default: 0
#video.device.xv_pitch_alignment:0

# autopaint colour key
# bool, default: 0
#video.device.xv_autopaint_colorkey:0

# video overlay colour key
# [0..16777215], default: 2081
#video.device.xv_colorkey:2081

video.device.syncfb_device:/dev/syncfb

video.device.unichrome_cpu_save:1

# disable exact alpha blending of overlays
# bool, default: 0
#video.output.disable_exact_alphablend:0

# disable all video scaling
# bool, default: 0
#video.output.disable_scaling:0

# horizontal image position in the output window
# [0..100], default: 50
#video.output.horizontal_position:50

# vertical image position in the output window
# [0..100], default: 50
#video.output.vertical_position:50

# deinterlace method (deprecated)
# { none  bob  weave  greedy  onefield  onefield_xv  linearblend }, default: 4
#video.output.xv_deinterlace_method:onefield

video.output.xshm_gamma:0

# MPEG-4 postprocessing quality
# [0..6], default: 3
#video.processing.ffmpeg_pp_quality:3

# DXR3 device number
# numeric, default: 0
#dxr3.device_number:0

# swap odd and even lines
# bool, default: 0
#dxr3.encoding.swap_fields:0

# add black bars to correct aspect ratio
# bool, default: 1
#dxr3.encoding.add_bars:1

# use smooth play mode for mpeg encoder playback
# bool, default: 1
#dxr3.encoding.alt_play_mode:1

# Domains, where to ignore the HTTP proxy
# string, default:
#input.http_no_proxy:

input.cda_cddb_port:8880

input.cda_cddb_server:freedb.freedb.org

input.cda_device:/dev/cdaudio

# device used for CD audio
# string, default: /dev/cdrom
#media.audio_cd.device:/dev/cdrom

# slow down disc drive to this speed factor
# numeric, default: 4
#media.audio_cd.drive_slowdown:4

# query CDDB
# bool, default: 1
#media.audio_cd.use_cddb:1

# CDDB cache directory
# string, default: /home/mythtv/.xine/cddbcache
#media.audio_cd.cddb_cachedir:/home/mythtv/.xine/cddbcache

# CDDB server port
# numeric, default: 8880
#media.audio_cd.cddb_port:8880

# CDDB server name
# string, default: freedb.freedb.org
#media.audio_cd.cddb_server:freedb.freedb.org

# directory for saving streams
# string, default:
#media.capture.save_dir:

# Number of dvb card to use.
# numeric, default: 0
#media.dvb.adapter:0

# Remember last DVB channel watched
# bool, default: 1
#media.dvb.remember_channel:1

# Last DVB channel viewed
# numeric, default: -1
#media.dvb.last_channel:-1

# default language for DVD playback
# string, default: en
#media.dvd.language:en

# region the DVD player claims to be in (1 to 8)
# numeric, default: 1
#media.dvd.region:1

# device used for DVD playback
# string, default: /dev/dvd
#media.dvd.device:/dev/dvd

# raw device set up for DVD access
# string, default: /dev/rdvd
#media.dvd.raw_device:/dev/rdvd

# read-ahead caching
# bool, default: 1
#media.dvd.readahead:1

# CSS decryption method
# { key  disc  title }, default: 0
#media.dvd.css_decryption_method:key

# unit for seeking
# { seek in program chain  seek in program }, default: 0
#media.dvd.seek_behaviour:seek in program chain

# unit for the skip action
# { skip program  skip part  skip title }, default: 0
#media.dvd.skip_behaviour:skip program

# path to the title key cache
# string, default: /home/mythtv/.dvdcss/
#media.dvd.css_cache_path:/home/mythtv/.dvdcss/

# file browsing start location
# string, default: /home/mythtv
#media.files.origin_path:/home/mythtv

# list hidden files
# bool, default: 0
media.files.show_hidden_files:1

# network bandwidth
# { 14.4 Kbps (Modem)  19.2 Kbps (Modem)  28.8 Kbps (Modem)  33.6 Kbps (Modem)  34.4 Kbps (Modem)  57.6 Kbps (Modem)  115.2 Kbps (ISDN)  262.2 Kbps (Cable/DSL)  393.2 Kbps (Cable/DSL)  524.3 Kbps (Cable/DSL)  1.5 Mbps (T1)  10.5 Mbps (LAN) }, default: 10
#media.network.bandwidth:1.5 Mbps (T1)

# HTTP proxy host
# string, default:
#media.network.http_proxy_host:

# HTTP proxy password
# string, default:
#media.network.http_proxy_password:

# HTTP proxy port
# numeric, default: 80
#media.network.http_proxy_port:80

# HTTP proxy username
# string, default:
#media.network.http_proxy_user:

# MMS protocol
# { auto  TCP  HTTP }, default: 0
#media.network.mms_protocol:auto

# automatically advance track/entry
# bool, default: 1
#media.vcd.autoadvance:1

# default type to use on VCD autoplay
# { track  entry  segment  playlist }, default: 3
#media.vcd.autoplay:playlist

# device used for VCD playback
# string, default: /dev/cdrom
media.vcd.device:

# position slider range
# { auto  track  entry }, default: 0
#media.vcd.length_reporting:auto

# show 'rejected' LIDs
# bool, default: 0
#media.vcd.show_rejected:0

# format string for stream comment field
# string, default: %P - Track %T
#media.vcd.comment_format:%P - Track %T

# debug flag mask
# numeric, default: 0
#media.vcd.debug:0

# format string for display banner
# string, default: %F - %I %N%L%S, disk %c of %C - %v %A
#media.vcd.title_format:%F - %I %N%L%S, disk %c of %C - %v %A

# v4l radio device
# string, default: /dev/v4l/radio0
#media.video4linux.radio_device:/dev/v4l/radio0

# v4l video device
# string, default: /dev/v4l/video0
#media.video4linux.video_device:/dev/v4l/video0

# device used for WinTV-PVR 250/350 (pvr plugin)
# string, default: /dev/video0
#media.wintv_pvr.device:/dev/video0

codec.divx4_libdivxdecore:libdivxdecore.so

codec.spu_dst_encoding:iso-8859-2

codec.spu_font:sans

codec.spu_src_encoding:windows-1250

codec.spu_subtitle_size:normal

# path to RealPlayer codecs
# string, default:
#decoder.external.real_codecs_path:

# path to Win32 codecs
# string, default: /usr/lib/win32
#decoder.external.win32_codecs_path:/usr/lib/win32

subtitles.closedcaption.center:1

subtitles.closedcaption.enabled:0

subtitles.closedcaption.font:cc

subtitles.closedcaption.font_size:24

subtitles.closedcaption.italic_font:cci

subtitles.closedcaption.scheme:White/Gray/Translucent

# subtitle size
# { tiny  small  normal  large  very large  huge }, default: 1
#subtitles.separate.subtitle_size:small

# subtitle vertical offset
# numeric, default: 0
#subtitles.separate.vertical_offset:0

# font for subtitles
# string, default: sans
#subtitles.separate.font:sans

# encoding of the subtitles
# string, default: iso-8859-1
#subtitles.separate.src_encoding:iso-8859-1

# use unscaled OSD if possible
# bool, default: 1
#subtitles.separate.use_unscaled_osd:1

# default duration of subtitle display in seconds
# numeric, default: 4
#subtitles.separate.timeout:4

# frames per second to generate
# numeric, default: 10
#effects.goom.fps:10

# goom image height
# numeric, default: 240
#effects.goom.height:240

# goom image width
# numeric, default: 320
#effects.goom.width:320

# colorspace conversion method
# { Fast but not photorealistic  Slow but looks better }, default: 0
#effects.goom.csc_method:Fast but not photorealistic

# number of audio buffers
# numeric, default: 230
#engine.buffers.audio_num_buffers:230

# number of video buffers
# numeric, default: 500
#engine.buffers.video_num_buffers:500

# priority for a/52 decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.a/52:0

# priority for bitplane decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.bitplane:0

# priority for dts decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.dts:0

# priority for dvaudio decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.dvaudio:0

# priority for dxr3-mpeg2 decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.dxr3-mpeg2:0

# priority for dxr3-spudec decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.dxr3-spudec:0

# priority for faad decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.faad:0

# priority for ffmpeg-wmv8 decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.ffmpeg-wmv8:0

# priority for ffmpegaudio decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.ffmpegaudio:0

# priority for ffmpegvideo decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.ffmpegvideo:0

# priority for flacdec decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.flacdec:0

# priority for gsm610 decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.gsm610:0

# priority for image decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.image:0

# priority for mad decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.mad:0

# priority for mpeg2 decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.mpeg2:0

# priority for nsf decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.nsf:0

# priority for pcm decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.pcm:0

# priority for qta decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.qta:0

# priority for qtv decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.qtv:0

# priority for real decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.real:0

# priority for realadec decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.realadec:0

# priority for rgb decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.rgb:0

# priority for spucc decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.spucc:0

# priority for spucmml decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.spucmml:0

# priority for spudec decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.spudec:0

# priority for spudvb decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.spudvb:0

# priority for sputext decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.sputext:0

# priority for theora decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.theora:0

# priority for vorbis decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.vorbis:0

# priority for win32a decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.win32a:0

# priority for win32v decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.win32v:0

# priority for yuv decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.yuv:0

# media format detection strategy
# { default  reverse  content  extension }, default: 0
#engine.demux.strategy:default

# memcopy method used by xine
# { probe  libc  kernel  mmx  mmxext  sse }, default: 0
engine.performance.memcpy_method:sse

# percentage of discarded frames to tolerate
# numeric, default: 10
#engine.performance.warn_discarded_threshold:10

# percentage of skipped frames to tolerate
# numeric, default: 10
#engine.performance.warn_skipped_threshold:10

# allow implicit changes to the configuration (e.g. by MRL)
# bool, default: 0
#misc.implicit_config:0

misc.logo_mrl:file:///usr/share/xine/skins/xine_logo.mpv

misc.osd_display:1

mrl.ends_asf:asf,wmv

mrl.ends_avi:avi

mrl.ends_elem:mpv

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 1:22 pm 
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nermander wrote:
In think you need to select the right sound device for xine to use. I think the setting you changed only changed what sound xine outputs to the sound device, but if the sound device can't handle 5.1 it wont help.

When I was playing around with surround I used something like ALSA:surround51. Never tried DVD thought, don't have a DVD drive on the machine. I played Dolby Digital trailers using mplayer.


tryed to go through the menu´s again, dident find anything that would let me select sound device?

also i am running it analog, so no spif here


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I'm running analog too, using the 3 jacks of the soundcard.

But I have never run xine.


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nermander wrote:
I'm running analog too, using the 3 jacks of the soundcard.

But I have never run xine.


How do you play dvd´s then? Mplayer?


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madsholme wrote:
How do you play dvd´s then? Mplayer?


No, kids PS2... My Myth-box doesn't have a DVD drive. Not even a CD drive. It's just used to record TV-shows.


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nermander wrote:
madsholme wrote:
How do you play dvd´s then? Mplayer?


No, kids PS2... My Myth-box doesn't have a DVD drive. Not even a CD drive. It's just used to record TV-shows.


Ah... :)

Damn this Isue and my other one, is realy making it a bit fustrated, i am REALY close at just putting gentoo on it, and try that instead, and do it the "hard" way ... :(


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I am using an Audigy and use the analog 5.1 connections. To get mplayer to run with 5.1 add this to your command line:
Code:
-channels 6


To test my theory I downloaded one of these:
http://www.cinenow.com/uk/vobtrailer.php3 and run the file from a command line, as this will tell you how many channels the file is using.

This is what I did:
    1. D/l file and put it in the /myth/video directory
    2. open a terminal screen within X
    3. ran
    Code:
    mplayer -channels 6 /myth/video/xxx.vob

    4. Let the trailer run
    5. Listen very carefully for the audio throughout the video
    6. Press ESC to close mplayer
    7. Check the mplayer output as this will confirm that it was using 6 channels.


Please don't leave KnoppMyth just because you can't get the audio working properly, as no matter what distro you will use you will still have the same problem, be it Debian all gentoo. They both use the ALSA driver so not much is different.

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Girkers wrote:
I am using an Audigy and use the analog 5.1 connections. To get mplayer to run with 5.1 add this to your command line:
Code:
-channels 6


To test my theory I downloaded one of these:
http://www.cinenow.com/uk/vobtrailer.php3 and run the file from a command line, as this will tell you how many channels the file is using.

This is what I did:
    1. D/l file and put it in the /myth/video directory
    2. open a terminal screen within X
    3. ran
    Code:
    mplayer -channels 6 /myth/video/xxx.vob

    4. Let the trailer run
    5. Listen very carefully for the audio throughout the video
    6. Press ESC to close mplayer
    7. Check the mplayer output as this will confirm that it was using 6 channels.

Please don't leave KnoppMyth just because you can't get the audio working properly, as no matter what distro you will use you will still have the same problem, be it Debian all gentoo. They both use the ALSA driver so not much is different.


Tnx, what about for Xine then? Mplayer is "only" used (unless you change it) to play xvid,mpeg and so on, and not dvd´s ?

Also the idea by trying gentoo was becaus i could have gotten the idea that say way or somehow my sound is installed the wrong way or something. You if look on my picture i cant mute center and so on. on other computers that run linux on a 5.1 sound card there is a mute option?


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I have the same problem with ALSA in that I can not mute the PCM channels just like yourself, I don't get it either. It would probably be a limitation in the driver I suspect or in the settings file for the sound card, either way, you can still put the volume down to 0 to stop the sound coming out.

What you have to ask yourself when comparing with someone else is, are they using the exact some sound card as me, do they have the same version of the driver that I have and if they are using the same sound card as me, is it the same chipset.

In version A30 of KnoppMyth cesman has set DVD playback to mplayer so by default mine setup uses mplayer for DVDs. If you had a look at the Xine website you would have found this in the documentation:
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Can xine produce 4-/5-channel surround audio output?

Yep, it can do that using OSS or ALSA drivers, provided that the driver supports it. However, since xine cannot detect if there are actually speakers connected to the additional channels, you'll have to activate that feature manually.

You can do this either in the config dialog while xine is running (press the config button on the xine panel and go to the AUDIO tab) or have it the complicated way by editing the config file yourself which is located in your home directory in .gxine or .xine:

audio.output.speaker_arrangement:Surround 4.0
audio.output.speaker_arrangement:Surround 4.1
audio.output.speaker_arrangement:Surround 5.1

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alright, i will try the new version :)

mplayer should also be easier getting hardware mpeg2 decoding to work on :)


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