[XBMCbuntu] audio with acer revo 1600

disolo · 2012-02-10 19:57

I did a fresh install of Eden beta 3 and was able to get audio by typing "hdmi" in the custom fields for Audio and Passthrough output devices.

rcrh · 2012-02-10 21:12

disolo Wrote:I did a fresh install of Eden beta 3 and was able to get audio by typing "hdmi" in the custom fields for Audio and Passthrough output devices.

on an Acer Revo 1600?

rcrh · 2012-02-10 21:43

disolo Wrote:I did a fresh install of Eden beta 3 and was able to get audio by typing "hdmi" in the custom fields for Audio and Passthrough output devices.

SUCCESS!!!!!

Now I hope someone can help me get both the HDMI audio & analog audio to work. I run my xbmc to two "zones" on my receiver and the second zone can only take an analog feed. The fix above gets the first zone to work through hdmi and the second zone is dead.

Thanks for the help.

havok1977 · 2012-08-03 04:44

Im having this issue happening randomly on my Acer Revo 3600 with XBMCbuntu Eden final version.

My current Audio setting is 'HDA NVidia - hdmi - 0 (alsa)' chosen from the available list of options, not custom coded. None of the custom passthrus documented in these threads work at all for me

Havent detected a pattern, just playing video files with all sorts of audio encoding (ac3, mp3, aac, dts) and different containers (mkv, avi, mp4, etc), the audio fails at the start of one or another video.

My aplay debug output is:

Code:

~]$ aplay -l

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****

card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: ALC662 rev1 Analog [ALC662 rev1 Analog]

  Subdevices: 0/1

  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 1: ALC662 rev1 Digital [ALC662 rev1 Digital]

  Subdevices: 1/1

  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]

  Subdevices: 1/1

  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

Code:

aplay -L

null

    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)

both

multi

hdmi_formatted

hdmi_complete

default:CARD=NVidia

    HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Analog

    Default Audio Device

front:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0

    HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Analog

    Front speakers

surround40:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0

    HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Analog

    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers

surround41:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0

    HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Analog

    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers

surround50:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0

    HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Analog

    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers

surround51:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0

    HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Analog

    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers

surround71:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0

    HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Analog

    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers

iec958:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0

    HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Digital

    IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output

hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0

    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0

    HDMI Audio Output

dmix:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0

    HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Analog

    Direct sample mixing device

dmix:CARD=NVidia,DEV=1

    HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Digital

    Direct sample mixing device

dmix:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3

    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0

    Direct sample mixing device

dsnoop:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0

    HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Analog

    Direct sample snooping device

dsnoop:CARD=NVidia,DEV=1

    HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Digital

    Direct sample snooping device

dsnoop:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3

    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0

    Direct sample snooping device

hw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0

    HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Analog

    Direct hardware device without any conversions

hw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=1

    HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Digital

    Direct hardware device without any conversions

hw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3

    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0

    Direct hardware device without any conversions

plughw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0

    HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Analog

    Hardware device with all software conversions

plughw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=1

    HDA NVidia, ALC662 rev1 Digital

    Hardware device with all software conversions

plughw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3

    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0

    Hardware device with all software conversions

Usually the first video plays fine but the second or third just pops up the dreaded "Failed to initialize audio device" and I'm forced to reboot.

Can anyone give some hints on how to solve this once and for all? Thanks in advance

erm87 · 2012-10-02 01:57

(2012-02-10 19:57)disolo Wrote: I did a fresh install of Eden beta 3 and was able to get audio by typing "hdmi" in the custom fields for Audio and Passthrough output devices.

I cannot believe this worked on my 1600. So far so good. Finally!

disolo Junior Member Posts: 12 Joined: Nov 2009 Reputation: 0	2012-02-10 19:57 Post: #11 I did a fresh install of Eden beta 3 and was able to get audio by typing "hdmi" in the custom fields for Audio and Passthrough output devices.
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rcrh Fan Posts: 399 Joined: Aug 2004 Reputation: 0	2012-02-10 21:12 Post: #12 disolo Wrote:I did a fresh install of Eden beta 3 and was able to get audio by typing "hdmi" in the custom fields for Audio and Passthrough output devices. on an Acer Revo 1600?
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erm87 Junior Member Posts: 1 Joined: Aug 2011 Reputation: 0	2012-10-02 01:57 Post: #15 (2012-02-10 19:57)disolo Wrote: I did a fresh install of Eden beta 3 and was able to get audio by typing "hdmi" in the custom fields for Audio and Passthrough output devices. I cannot believe this worked on my 1600. So far so good. Finally!
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