[MPlayer-users] [Ubuntu] Help wanted: DTS and AC3 passthrough play on only 2 speakers

[Norman Ramsey]

On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 5:26 AM, Tom Evans <tevans.uk at googlemail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 1:29 AM, Norman Ramsey <nr.reads.it.all at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I'm successfully using mplayer's DTS and AC3 passthrough feature, but I'm
> > getting
> > output only on the two front speakers...
> > I'm running mplayer 1.0rc4-4.4.5 on Ubuntu Maverick.  I'm running with
> ALSA
> > drivers 1.0.23.
>
> What happens when you use a recent version of mplayer instead?
>

Tom,

Thank you for your suggestion.  I'm not sure exactly how to proceed.
I'm using the most recent mplayer for my Ubuntu distro.
There are no instructions on getting a more recent version.

If you can recommend a particular version you think I should
try, I will download and build it from source.  This will take
approximately forever (the box is a Sempron designed for
low power), so I don't want to guess what version is appropriate.
What version do you recommend?


Thanks,

Norman