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squallbayu

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Registered: 2015-06-03

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6 (5.1) channel suround sound on 3 ports audio

My motherboard (http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Q1900B-ITX/) have 6 (5.1) channel capability chipset, but it only have 3 ports audio jack: line in(stereo), line out(stereo), and mic.
My question is : how to configure / swap line in(stereo) port and mic port to be additional surround Jack (rear audio) and Subwoofer/Center audio. I think it is on pulse audio level configurations not ALSA, but i am not sure about that.

Knute

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From: Minot, ND

Registered: 2009-03-17

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Re: 6 (5.1) channel suround sound on 3 ports audio

You will want to use hdajackretask to set them.  I have a similar setup, and ended up scratchin my head for a bit about it.
hdajackretask actually works on the kernel modules, rather than on pulse audio.

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Knute

squallbayu

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Registered: 2015-06-03

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Re: 6 (5.1) channel suround sound on 3 ports audio

Hi knute, thanks for your reply, i will try it first.

squallbayu

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Re: 6 (5.1) channel suround sound on 3 ports audio

Hi Knute, yes, it's works.
Alsa-tools (https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extr … lsa-tools/) have hdjackretask tools, already written in gtk3.

jedr93

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From: accountkiller

Registered: 2015-06-03

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Re: 6 (5.1) channel suround sound on 3 ports audio

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