2008-11-16, 15:08
Hi guys,
I need serious help - I just can't figure out how to get digital sound working for xbmc.
XBMC & digital out works flawlessly from WindowsXP, but how do I get it working from Linux?
I've got Ubuntu 8.10, and the current Atlantis release of XBMC. For sound I'm using the onboard sound of the motherboard (asus a8n sli premium).
aplay -l shows me the following:
Karte 0: CK804 [NVidia CK804], Gerät 0: Intel ICH [NVidia CK804]
Untergeordnete Geräte: 1/1
Untergeordnetes Gerät '0: subdevice #0
Karte 0: CK804 [NVidia CK804], Gerät 2: Intel ICH - IEC958 [NVidia CK804 - IEC958]
Untergeordnete Geräte: 1/1
Untergeordnetes Gerät '0: subdevice #0
For the xbmc config (Audio Output Device & Passthrough Output Device) I've tried various combinations of default, spdif, and iec958. None of them worked.
I've got this problem since the beginning, meaning Ubuntu 8.04 and the Atlantis beta 1, and read the various posts regarding sound issues. Seems everybody got his problems somehow resolved, mostly with some .alsarc tweaking. I've had no success with that.
In 8.04, using
"mplayer somedvd.iso -ao alsa:device=iec958 -ac hwac3" gave me digital out.
My last shot where these two guides, where I've tried to get it working with pulseaudio:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=789578
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=877811
So, if anybody's got a tip, I'd be thankful. I don't care whether I use pulseaudio or alsa, I just want XBMC digital out working... pleeeeaaase...
Regards,
wong.
I need serious help - I just can't figure out how to get digital sound working for xbmc.
XBMC & digital out works flawlessly from WindowsXP, but how do I get it working from Linux?
I've got Ubuntu 8.10, and the current Atlantis release of XBMC. For sound I'm using the onboard sound of the motherboard (asus a8n sli premium).
aplay -l shows me the following:
Karte 0: CK804 [NVidia CK804], Gerät 0: Intel ICH [NVidia CK804]
Untergeordnete Geräte: 1/1
Untergeordnetes Gerät '0: subdevice #0
Karte 0: CK804 [NVidia CK804], Gerät 2: Intel ICH - IEC958 [NVidia CK804 - IEC958]
Untergeordnete Geräte: 1/1
Untergeordnetes Gerät '0: subdevice #0
For the xbmc config (Audio Output Device & Passthrough Output Device) I've tried various combinations of default, spdif, and iec958. None of them worked.
I've got this problem since the beginning, meaning Ubuntu 8.04 and the Atlantis beta 1, and read the various posts regarding sound issues. Seems everybody got his problems somehow resolved, mostly with some .alsarc tweaking. I've had no success with that.
In 8.04, using
"mplayer somedvd.iso -ao alsa:device=iec958 -ac hwac3" gave me digital out.
My last shot where these two guides, where I've tried to get it working with pulseaudio:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=789578
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=877811
So, if anybody's got a tip, I'd be thankful. I don't care whether I use pulseaudio or alsa, I just want XBMC digital out working... pleeeeaaase...
Regards,
wong.