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2012-03-30, 13:08
(This post was last modified: 2012-03-30, 13:10 by kr322.)
Hey guys, I've searched around and tried varying solutions to this problem but nothing seems to work. I've tried the latest 'Eden' release installing it first as an application on Ubuntu I was running at the time then switching back to Live (or XBMCbuntu in this case). In both instances I have no sound over HDMI, something which worked fine in the Dharma release.
I'm using an NVIDIA Ion on an Acer Revo R3700.
It was originally muted in alsamixer and I unmuted it there, it still had no sound over HDMI but was now throwing up a "audio device failed to initialize" error whenever I tried to play any video file.
I've tried entering various custom options which people have posted that worked for them but still no dice.
Anyone have any other suggestions or should I roll back and wait for an update? (however long that may be).
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Thanks for the reply, tried your first suggestion and the audio works but only on avi files. MKV (with what I assume are AAC audio) just produce an awful tearing/clicking sound.
Guess I'll play around with it some more but glad to have some sound! Thanks for your help!
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Are you running your XBMC through a receiver or direct to your TV? Sounds like whatever you're running it through might not support the codec being used perhaps?
XBMCbuntu {Frodo} - Ubuntu 12.04 (Main):
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Im having trouble playing MKVs too, though for me is no audio whatsoever, and everything else works fine (vobs, avis, wmv, m4 and so on). I'm baffled because they used to work well with Dharma (though was on analog). And VLC plays them fine.
Acer something AMD A8-3800K with Trinity Radeon HD6650 (512MB), 10GB DDR3, Ubuntu 15.04, NO KODI HELP Audio: Working great Analog 5.1 (with Infinity Reference Sub and Center).
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I also have an Acer Revo 3700 and ended up using the following custom device:
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
I found this by logging into terminal and typing "aplay -L" (without quotes) and using the entry labeled hdmi. Try that and see if it works, it worked for me.
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hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0 ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Worked for me too!! BIG Thanks!
XBMCbuntu Eden 11.0 installed on Acer Aspire Revo 3700
...now...off to sort my Harmony remote out! haha
peace
dok