5.1 FCP/DVD crisis

I am trying to do a 5.1 video with FCP, Logic, Compressor and DVD Pro.  I can't seem to be able to add the 5.1 audio as an option to the 2.0 audio attached to the video.  What am I doing wrong?

First under the Window menu, go to Configurations and make sure Advanced is selected.
Then in the Outline Palette select your Track. Now on the Track tab you will see a number of rows labeled V1, A1, A2, S1, etc. Drag your AC3 file from your Assets tab over to A2.
There is also a tutorial on how to set up a Audio selection menu here;
http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/alex_all_menus_dir/chapter3.html

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