{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1","title":"Jaryl Chng's Knowledge Base","home_page_url":"https://kb.jarylchng.com","feed_url":"https://kb.jarylchng.com/json/","description":"<p>Welcome to the index page of my knowledge base, if you haven't done so, do visit my website at <a href=\"https://jarylchng.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://jarylchng.com</a>.</p><p>I will mainly use this site to document stuff, most of which will likely be in the public domain.</p>","icon":"https://kb-static.jarylchng.com/kb-jarylchng-com/production/images/channel-c68f1f55f856ab833b4365991609dbec.png","favicon":"https://kb-static.jarylchng.com/kb-jarylchng-com/production/images/favicon-b94914f57599a477f9f72dab6bc71001.png","authors":[{"name":"Jaryl Chng"}],"language":"en-us","items":[{"id":"Cdz-vkxg5c2","title":"Linux - 5.1 Surround Sound on 3 3.5mm Ports Motherboard","url":"https://kb.jarylchng.com/i/linux-51-surround-sound-on-3-35mm-ports-mother-Cdz-vkxg5c2/","content_html":"<p>I've recently purchased an <a href=\"https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B450M-BAZOOKA-PLUS\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">MSI B450M BAZOOKA PLUS</a> motherboard that supports 7.1 surround sound on their measely 3 3.5mm ports.</p><p>I have a 5.1 surround sound setup with my <a href=\"https://www.logitech.com/en-sg/product/surround-sound-speakers-z506\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Logitech Z506</a> set that was previously working just plugging in to my old motherboard <a href=\"https://www.asus.com/sg/Motherboards/P8P67_PRO/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Asus P8P67 PRO</a> which had 6 3.5mm ports.</p><h2>Instructions</h2><ol><li>Install the hdajackrestask tool on your system (Archlinux: pacman -S alsa-tools)</li><li>Run in privileged mode using sudo or polkit (GKSU: gksu hdajackretask)</li><li>Plug your 3 3.5mm audio jacks according to this image, colours should be roughly the same, alternatively take reference from the label (Mic, L-Out and L-In)</li><li>As root run:</li></ol><pre class=\"ql-syntax\" spellcheck=\"false\">echo \"options snd-hda-intel patch=hda-jack-retask.fw,hda-jack-retask.fw,hda-jac\n</pre>","content_text":"I've recently purchased an MSI B450M BAZOOKA PLUS motherboard that supports 7.1\nsurround sound on their measely 3 3.5mm ports.\n\nI have a 5.1 surround sound setup with my Logitech Z506 set that was previously\nworking just plugging in to my old motherboard Asus P8P67 PRO which had 6 3.5mm\nports.\n\n\nINSTRUCTIONS\n\n 1. Install the hdajackrestask tool on your system (Archlinux: pacman -S\n    alsa-tools)\n 2. Run in privileged mode using sudo or polkit (GKSU: gksu hdajackretask)\n 3. Plug your 3 3.5mm audio jacks according to this image, colours should be\n    roughly the same, alternatively take reference from the label (Mic, L-Out\n    and L-In)\n 4. As root run:\n\necho \"options snd-hda-intel patch=hda-jack-retask.fw,hda-jack-retask.fw,hda-jac\n","date_published":"2024-04-06T16:13:09.269Z","_microfeed":{"web_url":"https://kb.jarylchng.com/i/linux-51-surround-sound-on-3-35mm-ports-mother-Cdz-vkxg5c2/","json_url":"https://kb.jarylchng.com/i/Cdz-vkxg5c2/json/","rss_url":"https://kb.jarylchng.com/i/Cdz-vkxg5c2/rss/","guid":"Cdz-vkxg5c2","status":"published","itunes:episodeType":"full","date_published_short":"Sat Apr 06 2024","date_published_ms":1712419989269}}],"_microfeed":{"microfeed_version":"0.1.2","base_url":"https://kb.jarylchng.com","categories":[{"name":"Technology"}],"subscribe_methods":[{"name":"RSS","type":"rss","url":"https://kb.jarylchng.com/rss/","image":"https://kb.jarylchng.com/assets/brands/subscribe/rss.png","enabled":true,"editable":false,"id":"sQbXXExV58H"},{"name":"JSON","type":"json","url":"https://kb.jarylchng.com/json/","image":"https://kb.jarylchng.com/assets/brands/subscribe/json.png","enabled":true,"editable":false,"id":"nC8cjLCnOOi"}],"description_text":"Welcome to the index page of my knowledge base, if you haven't done so, do visit\nmy website at https://jarylchng.com.\n\nI will mainly use this site to document stuff, most of which will likely be in\nthe public domain.","copyright":"©2024","itunes:type":"episodic","items_sort_order":"newest_first"}}