PROBLEM STATEMENT: 5.1 Surround does not work in Steam Games, ONLY stereo which is a show stopper for me.
Setup: ASUS Z390-A with i7-8700K CPU
RX 7600 GPU
MB has the IE958 sound chip set
DETAILS:
Bazzite OS recognizes the sound card. When playing ripped movies with 5.1 channel surround sound, the theater system reports that its receiving and playing surround sound as expected via the fiber optic cable between computer and theater system. However, when I start steam to play games like Diablo 4 known for 5.1 surround sound, it fails.
Other notes: when playing dvd with surround sound, it plays only in stereo. However, when playing ripped blu-ray and dvd movies from my NAS known for 5.1 surround sound, home theater system reports as receiving and playing 5.1 surround sound.
This is the final straw that prevents me from dumping windows. Everything works except for playing DVD/Blu-ray movies from an attached optical drive and my games in steam using 5.1 surround sound.
IF I could get 5.1 surround working on steam in bazzite, that would remove the show stopper, and allowing me to dump windows. I hate windows for all it represents.
Hope to get a solution from far more experienced folks out there especially from the bazzite folks.
Rob