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alsa-driver package

  1. Bug #642230
  2. Comment #10

Comment 10 for bug 642230

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Luke Yelavich (themuso) wrote : Re: [Bug 642230] Re: Realtek ALC888 recognized as having 2 channels instead of 8

You're probably best testing with a speaker system connected, and finding a player and file that can play 7.1 audio. Totem supports 5.1, but I don't think it supports 7.1. Mplayer or vlc may very well support 7.1 audio.