sound question

[Chris Mohler]

On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 8:20 PM, James Turland <jturland at bmts.com> wrote:
> hi;hope I'm posting this question in the right place.I am new to ubuntu
> and am quite impressed.My problem is I have a 5.1 speaker system that
> worked fine on windows.The speakers are plugged into the three jacks at
> the back.Is there some way or some script I can write to make them all
> work.I saw something on an alsa site about changing my asoundrc file.
> .Being a newbie to ubuntu I don't know how .I have barely
> used the terminal because you ubunters have filled the synapses with
> everything I have needed so far.I would like  a step by step guide to
> the editing if that is what you suggest I should do.thanks so much to
> the ubuntu community James

Hi James,

If you're using Gnome, there should be a volume control icon on the
right side of the top panel.  Double-click it and then click
"Preferences".  See if you have some unchecked channels that look like
playback channels - if so, check them, click "Close", then try the
sliders on the new channels.

Chris