DSL Ideas and Suggestions :: 5.1 Surround for xmms

in mplayer i use alsa but when i go to channels it only lists front right and front left it doesn't show the other 3 speakers..........

open a shell,
type "alsamixer"

See if your surround pair is down..

73
ke4nt

When i type in alsamixer this is what i get:

alsamixer: /usr/lib/libasound.so.2: no version information available (required by alsamixer)

alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device

any ideas??

Hmm.. there was another mixer you could use..
Guess I need more coffee b4 I spew useless info here..

Let me test myself, and get back with you..

73
ke4nt

original here.