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Sorry for taking so long to respond. I just tried VLC 2.0.1 and it seems to work perfectly (after explicitly setting the channels in the preferences). I really appreciate your efforts to supply a workaround even if it was an ALSA-derived problem.

Thanks!

I compiled VLC 1.1.13 using the same build script that was used for the 2.0.0 package and 5.1 audio is working again. I don't know what's wrong with the ALSA output with VLC 2.0.0 on my system, but since I have a working (albeit now outdated) VLC package I suppose all is well for now. I have to assu...

I upgraded to VLC 2.0.0 over 1.1.13, but now I cannot get VLC to output 5.1 audio (or anything more than stereo). In 1.1.13 (and earlier), selecting my surround51 device (or whatever it was labeled...cannot remember) correctly played 5.1, no problem. Now, selecting the equivalent 5.1 device (HDA ATI...