Vortexbox Multizone with 5.1 Audio

Hi there


I'm try to configure a ASRock Mini PC with 5.1 Audio out to get 3 Audio Zones out of it with the Vortexbox Software, and the built in Squeezebox Software.

I had may try in other forums but nobody would help me. Maby here i will find a Linux Pro that can help me?!



I'm very tankful for all help!


Here a copy from my post which i did:


I have got a mainbord with the 5.1 Output and would like to have them also split to several music zones:



ALSA device list 0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
HDA Intel at 0xff9f4000 irq 46

List of audio device ports 1: : sequencer
2: [ 0- 2]: digital audio playback
3: [ 0- 2]: digital audio capture
4: [ 0- 1]: digital audio playback
5: [ 0- 0]: digital audio playback
6: [ 0- 0]: digital audio capture
7: [ 0- 0]: hardware dependent
8: [ 0] : control
33: : timer


So i tryed to log in by Putty with user: root pw: vortexbox

Then I wrote nano /etc/asound.conf

In the nano field i paste that code from Macross:

@hooks [
{
func load
files [
"/etc/alsa/pulse-default.conf"
]
errors false
}
]
#added
pcm.dummy {
type plug;
slave.pcm dmixer;
}
#end of added

pcm.dmixer {
type dmix
ipc_key 1099
ipc_perm 0660
slave {
pcm "hw:0"
rate 44100
channels 8
periods 128
period_time 0
period_size 1024
buffer_size 4096
}
}
#added
ctl.dummy {
type dummy
}
#end of added

pcm.softvol {
type softvol
slave.pcm "green"
}



pcm.green {
type route
#slave.pcm dmixer
slave.pcm dummy
slave.channels 8
ttable.0.0 1
ttable.1.1 1
}

pcm.pink {
type route
#slave.pcm dmixer
slave.pcm dummy
slave.channels 8
ttable.0.4 1
ttable.1.5 1
}

pcm.gray {
type route
#slave.pcm dmixer
slave.pcm dummy
slave.channels 8
ttable.0.6 1
ttable.1.7 1
}

pcm.black {
type route
#slave.pcm dmixer
slave.pcm dummy
slave.channels 8
ttable.0.2 1
ttable.1.3 1
}




Then I pressed Ctrl and o to write out, and closed nano, and dit rebbot.





There was notting changing in my Player Setup GUI.



Can anybody help me? What did I wrong?




[root@vortexbox ~]# cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
HDA Intel at 0xff9f4000 irq 45


[root@vortexbox ~]# aplay -L
null
Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
default:CARD=Intel
HDA Intel, AD1988 Analog
Default Audio Device
sysdefault:CARD=Intel
HDA Intel, AD1988 Analog
Default Audio Device
front:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, AD1988 Analog
Front speakers
surround40:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, AD1988 Analog
4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, AD1988 Analog
4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, AD1988 Analog
5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, AD1988 Analog
5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, AD1988 Analog
7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, AD1988 Digital
IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
[root@vortexbox ~]#