Need help with Surround Sound on HDMI

Sleeepy2 · 2012-07-11 04:28

Using the XBMCbuntu Live CD for full install
I have an ASUS P5G41T-M/CSM mother board with a built in HDMI port.

I had everything setup and running and then my HD crashed. No I can't figure out what I did to get the surround sound to work.

aplay -l

Code:

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

card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC887 Analog [ALC887 Analog]

  Subdevices: 1/1

  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: ALC887 Digital [ALC887 Digital]

  Subdevices: 1/1

  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

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

  Subdevices: 1/1

  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

aplay -L

Code:

null

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

default:CARD=Intel

    HDA Intel, ALC887 Analog

    Default Audio Device

front:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, ALC887 Analog

    Front speakers

surround40:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, ALC887 Analog

    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers

surround41:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, ALC887 Analog

    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers

surround50:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, ALC887 Analog

    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers

surround51:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, ALC887 Analog

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

surround71:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, ALC887 Analog

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

iec958:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, ALC887 Digital

    IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output

hdmi:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, HDMI 0

    HDMI Audio Output

dmix:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, ALC887 Analog

    Direct sample mixing device

dmix:CARD=Intel,DEV=1

    HDA Intel, ALC887 Digital

    Direct sample mixing device

dmix:CARD=Intel,DEV=3

    HDA Intel, HDMI 0

    Direct sample mixing device

dsnoop:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, ALC887 Analog

    Direct sample snooping device

dsnoop:CARD=Intel,DEV=1

    HDA Intel, ALC887 Digital

    Direct sample snooping device

dsnoop:CARD=Intel,DEV=3

    HDA Intel, HDMI 0

    Direct sample snooping device

hw:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, ALC887 Analog

    Direct hardware device without any conversions

hw:CARD=Intel,DEV=1

    HDA Intel, ALC887 Digital

    Direct hardware device without any conversions

hw:CARD=Intel,DEV=3

    HDA Intel, HDMI 0

    Direct hardware device without any conversions

plughw:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, ALC887 Analog

    Hardware device with all software conversions

plughw:CARD=Intel,DEV=1

    HDA Intel, ALC887 Digital

    Hardware device with all software conversions

plughw:CARD=Intel,DEV=3

    HDA Intel, HDMI 0

    Hardware device with all software conversions

doing
speaker-test -D plughw:0,3 -c6 -twav
in XBMCbuntu I get all channels coming out of the center speaker.

I have very little linux experience so I am not sure what to do. I have tried every setting in XBMC analog, optical, HDMI, then selected every combination for output in the setting below. I still can't get surround sound.
I don't care about the menu sounds, I just want to watch my movies with surround sound.

Please help me.
Thanks

timbosteron · 2012-07-11 17:01

I don't know if it helps, but the last time I read something that helped me. I had to choose a custom audio output device and called it "alsa:default". Same with the putthrough-thingy under the output device. Hope it helps.

leepenny · 2012-07-11 18:49

(2012-07-11 17:01)timbosteron Wrote: I don't know if it helps, but the last time I read something that helped me. I had to choose a custom audio output device and called it "alsa:default". Same with the putthrough-thingy under the output device. Hope it helps.

I can only add by saying I used plughw:0,3 for both custom settings and audio output to optical
This achieved dts and all other surround modes via my system even though connected by HDMI !
I suppose you could try that

rportm · 2012-07-11 21:58

I could use after i remove pulseaudio.

Try use command:

Quote:apt-get remove pulseaudio

timbosteron Junior Member Posts: 10 Joined: Mar 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-07-11 17:01 Post: #2 I don't know if it helps, but the last time I read something that helped me. I had to choose a custom audio output device and called it "alsa:default". Same with the putthrough-thingy under the output device. Hope it helps.
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rportm Junior Member Posts: 5 Joined: Jun 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-07-11 21:58 Post: #4 I could use after i remove pulseaudio. Try use command: Quote:apt-get remove pulseaudio
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