Hi,
5.1 sound doesn't work on Raspberry Pi 4 2GB using LibreELEC 10.0.3. There are recognized FL and FR channels only.
I've tested two different setups, different TVs, different RPi4s, clean installations, always the same.
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2022-11-29 15:09:45.975 T:980 INFO <general>: Starting Kodi (19.4 (19.4.0) Git:286694e9df8741313a688b46940661a30f36f35c). Platform: Linux ARM 32-bit
2022-11-29 15:09:45.975 T:980 INFO <general>: Using Release Kodi x32
2022-11-29 15:09:45.975 T:980 INFO <general>: Kodi compiled 2022-10-15 by GCC 10.2.0 for Linux ARM 32-bit version 5.10.110 (330350)
2022-11-29 15:09:45.975 T:980 INFO <general>: Running on BCM2835 with LibreELEC (official): 10.0.3, kernel: Linux ARM 64-bit version 5.10.110
2022-11-29 15:09:45.975 T:980 INFO <general>: FFmpeg version/source: 4.3.2-Kodi
2022-11-29 15:09:45.975 T:980 INFO <general>: 4 CPU cores available
2022-11-29 15:09:45.976 T:980 INFO <general>: ARM Features: Neon enabled
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2022-11-29 15:09:46.793 T:991 INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA - Unable to open device "surround71" for playback
2022-11-29 15:09:46.794 T:991 INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA - Unable to open device "surround51" for playback
2022-11-29 15:09:46.794 T:991 INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA - Unable to open device "surround71" for playback
2022-11-29 15:09:46.795 T:991 INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA - Unable to open device "surround40" for playback
2022-11-29 15:09:46.795 T:991 INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA - Unable to open device "surround51" for playback
2022-11-29 15:09:46.795 T:991 INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA - Unable to open device "surround71" for playback
2022-11-29 15:09:46.817 T:991 INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA - Unable to open device "sysdefault:CARD=vc4hdmi1" for playback
2022-11-29 15:09:46.817 T:991 INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA - Unable to open device "hdmi:CARD=vc4hdmi1,DEV=0" for playback
2022-11-29 15:09:46.820 T:991 WARNING <general>: Pulseaudio module module-allow-passthrough not loaded - opening PT devices might fail
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: Found 2 Lists of Devices
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: Enumerated ALSA devices:
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: Device 1
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_deviceName : @
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_displayName : Default (vc4-hdmi-0 MAI PCM i2s-hifi-0) ()
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_displayNameExtra:
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_deviceType : AE_DEVTYPE_PCM
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_channels : FL, FR
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_sampleRates : 32000,44100,48000
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_dataFormats : AE_FMT_S24NE3,AE_FMT_S24NE4,AE_FMT_S32NE,AE_FMT_S16NE,AE_FMT_S16LE,AE_FMT_S16BE
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_streamTypes : No passthrough capabilities
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: Device 2
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_deviceName : sysdefault
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_displayName : vc4-hdmi-0 ()
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_displayNameExtra: MAI PCM i2s-hifi-0
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_deviceType : AE_DEVTYPE_PCM
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_channels : FL, FR
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_sampleRates : 32000,44100,48000
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_dataFormats : AE_FMT_S24NE3,AE_FMT_S24NE4,AE_FMT_S32NE,AE_FMT_S16NE,AE_FMT_S16LE,AE_FMT_S16BE
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_streamTypes : No passthrough capabilities
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: Device 3
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_deviceName : sysdefault:CARD=vc4hdmi0
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_displayName : vc4-hdmi-0 (vc4hdmi0)
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_displayNameExtra: MAI PCM i2s-hifi-0
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_deviceType : AE_DEVTYPE_PCM
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_channels : FL, FR
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_sampleRates : 32000,44100,48000
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_dataFormats : AE_FMT_S24NE3,AE_FMT_S24NE4,AE_FMT_S32NE,AE_FMT_S16NE,AE_FMT_S16LE,AE_FMT_S16BE
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_streamTypes : No passthrough capabilities
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: Device 4
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_deviceName : hdmi:CARD=vc4hdmi0,DEV=0
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_displayName : vc4-hdmi-0 (vc4hdmi0)
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_displayNameExtra: SAM SAMSUNG on HDMI
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_deviceType : AE_DEVTYPE_HDMI
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_channels : FL, FR
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_sampleRates : 32000,44100,48000
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_dataFormats : AE_FMT_RAW,AE_FMT_S24NE3,AE_FMT_S24NE4,AE_FMT_S32NE,AE_FMT_S16NE,AE_FMT_S16LE,AE_FMT_S16BE,AE_FMT_U8,AE_FMT_RAW
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: m_streamTypes : STREAM_TYPE_AC3,STREAM_TYPE_DTSHD,STREAM_TYPE_DTSHD_MA,STREAM_TYPE_DTSHD_CORE,STREAM_TYPE_DTS_1024,STREAM_TYPE_DTS_2048,STREAM_TYPE_DTS_512,STREAM_TYPE_EAC3,S
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: Enumerated PULSE devices:
2022-11-29 15:09:46.821 T:991 INFO <general>: Device 1
2022-11-29 15:09:46.822 T:991 INFO <general>: m_deviceName : Default
2022-11-29 15:09:46.822 T:991 INFO <general>: m_displayName : Default
2022-11-29 15:09:46.822 T:991 INFO <general>: m_displayNameExtra: Bluetooth Audio (PULSEAUDIO)
2022-11-29 15:09:46.822 T:991 INFO <general>: m_deviceType : AE_DEVTYPE_PCM
2022-11-29 15:09:46.822 T:991 INFO <general>: m_channels : FL, FR
2022-11-29 15:09:46.822 T:991 INFO <general>: m_sampleRates : 5512,8000,11025,16000,22050,32000,44100,48000,64000,88200,96000,176400,192000,384000
2022-11-29 15:09:46.822 T:991 INFO <general>: m_dataFormats : AE_FMT_U8,AE_FMT_S16NE,AE_FMT_S24NE3,AE_FMT_S24NE4,AE_FMT_S32NE,AE_FMT_FLOAT
2022-11-29 15:09:46.822 T:991 INFO <general>: m_streamTypes : No passthrough capabilities
2022-11-29 15:09:46.822 T:992 INFO <general>: CActiveAESink::OpenSink - initialize sink
2022-11-29 15:09:46.822 T:992 INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Attempting to open device "hdmi:CARD=vc4hdmi0,DEV=0"
2022-11-29 15:09:46.825 T:992 INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Opened device "hdmi:CARD=vc4hdmi0,DEV=0,AES0=0x04,AES1=0x82,AES2=0x00,AES3=0x00"
2022-11-29 15:09:46.826 T:992 INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Your hardware does not support AE_FMT_FLOAT, trying other formats
2022-11-29 15:09:46.826 T:992 INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Using data format AE_FMT_S24NE3
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lspci
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00:00.0 PCI bridge: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries Device 2711 (rev 10)
01:00.0 USB controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VL805 USB 3.0 Host Controller (rev 01)
lsusb
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Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 248a:168e Maxxter KbMouse
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 2109:3431 VIA Labs, Inc. Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
dmesg
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