2013-04-27, 19:33
I'm trying to get XBMC setup with my new custom-built Hackintosh. Having a bit of a sound nightmare - and have no idea if it's the hackintosh or the program. I'm pretty sure it's XBMC, because when I watch films through DVDPlayer through the OS, I get no problems at all.
Here's what happens when I try to play a movie via XBMC:
1) I play a movie. Sound is messed up - like I'm only hearing the rear channels of the surround channel.
2) I mess with the audio settings and set it to this:
audio output = "optical/coax" (had been set to "analog" before)
speaker config = 5.1 (this remains the same as before)
audio output device = built-in output (had been set to "Default" before)
3) Voila! 5.1 surround. I stop the film and play a different one. A deafening ticking sound. AAAARGH!
4) I go into settings and change the output to analog. Now the image hangs up...like it's playing 1 frame of the video every second. Sound is gone entirely. I change back to optical/coax and nothing changes (still hung-up picture and no sound).
5) I stop the film. Re-start it. Still hanging up picture / no change.
6) I quit the program, then re-launch it.
7) Now the same film I just tried plays fine.
8) I try a different film. Now I'm back at step 1. Only way to fix the sound is to change the audio output, then re-start the program.
This happens whether I'm switching between a DVD or something on the local drive.
Here's what happens when I try to play a movie via XBMC:
1) I play a movie. Sound is messed up - like I'm only hearing the rear channels of the surround channel.
2) I mess with the audio settings and set it to this:
audio output = "optical/coax" (had been set to "analog" before)
speaker config = 5.1 (this remains the same as before)
audio output device = built-in output (had been set to "Default" before)
3) Voila! 5.1 surround. I stop the film and play a different one. A deafening ticking sound. AAAARGH!
4) I go into settings and change the output to analog. Now the image hangs up...like it's playing 1 frame of the video every second. Sound is gone entirely. I change back to optical/coax and nothing changes (still hung-up picture and no sound).
5) I stop the film. Re-start it. Still hanging up picture / no change.
6) I quit the program, then re-launch it.
7) Now the same film I just tried plays fine.
8) I try a different film. Now I'm back at step 1. Only way to fix the sound is to change the audio output, then re-start the program.
This happens whether I'm switching between a DVD or something on the local drive.