On board Realtek ALC889 7.1 High Definition Audio provides only stereo sound

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Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2
  • SuperWorkstation 7047A-T

Issue

  • SuperWorkstation 7047A-T's on board Realtek ALC889 7.1 High Definition Audio card provides only stereo sound.

Resolution

It is a known limitation. The audio only have limited ability in RHEL 6.2 default inbox audio driver support i.e. there is only Analog Stereo Output for the audio and no Analog surround 4.0/4.1/5.0/5.1 output.

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