5.1 surround volume controls messed up, unable to get front sound up.

[AndreK]

I am using this audio device;
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) HD Audio Controller

Configuration is "Analog surround 5.1"

Ubuntu's controls are all messed up:
Moving "balance slider" moves fade in opposite direction,
moving "fade" adjusts balance slider
moving subwoofer adjusts output volume slider

needless to day, it's impossible to get any decent 5.1 audio out of that

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu0.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic-pae 3.2.19
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Jul 15 21:50:07 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-control-center
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-24 (82 days ago)
usr_lib_gnome-control-center:
 activity-log-manager-control-center 0.9.4-0ubuntu3
 deja-dup 22.0-0ubuntu2
 gnome-bluetooth 3.2.2-0ubuntu5
 indicator-datetime 0.3.94-0ubuntu2

[Luke Yelavich (themuso)]

Please get a log from PulseAudio as per https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PulseAudio/Log.

[AndreK (andre-k)]

Pulseaudio volume control, once installed, revealed that each channel - especially front channels were at low volume. moving any of the 6 volume sliders in Pulseaudio volume fixed the problem by setting all channels to equal volume.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu.
Ubuntu 12.04 (precise) reached end-of-life on April 28, 2017.

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We appreciate that this bug may be old and you might not be interested in discussing it any more. But if you are then please upgrade to the latest Ubuntu version and re-test.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for pulseaudio (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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