[mythtv-users] how to tell if 5.1 audio channels mapped correctly?

[Kevin Ross]

On 11/05/2010 12:38 PM, Dan Christensen wrote:
> Kevin Ross<kevin at familyross.net>  writes:
>
>> On 11/05/2010 11:57 AM, Dan Christensen wrote:
>>
>>> So now it looks like I have a systematic problem with channel mappings.
>>> I'm running Debian lenny with these alsa versions
>>>
>>> alsa-base           1.0.23+dfsg-2  ALSA driver configuration files
> ...
>> I have no idea if this is the cause of your problem, but those
>> versions *are* from Squeeze, not Lenny.  Are you running a mixed
>> Lenny/Squeeze system?
> Ah, right, I did need to pull those in from testing in order to get
> audio over hdmi working at all.  I had forgotten about that.
>
> Not sure whether this could be the cause of my channel mapping trouble.
>
> Dan

Actually I did the same thing a while back, probably close to a year 
ago, I can't remember.  But I've since switched to Squeeze, instead of a 
mixed system like you're doing.  Squeeze was frozen 3 months ago, and is 
quite stable now.  I recommend the upgrade.