[mythtv-commits] Ticket #5384: AC3 passthrough does not function when Max Audio Channels set to '5.1', only when set to 'Stereo'

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#5384: AC3 passthrough does not function when Max Audio Channels set to '5.1',
only when set to 'Stereo'
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 Reporter:  kidcharlemagne87 at yahoo.com  |        Owner:  ijr    
     Type:  defect                      |       Status:  new    
 Priority:  minor                       |    Milestone:  unknown
Component:  mythtv                      |      Version:  0.21   
 Severity:  medium                      |   Resolution:         
  Mlocked:  0                           |  
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Comment(by anonymous):

 This happens to me too. Here is what I see from a log on the frontend.

 2008-06-08 14:27:00.714 AFD: Opened codec 0x867c930, id(MPEG2VIDEO)
 type(Video)
 2008-06-08 14:27:00.714 AFD: codec AC3 has 6 channels
 2008-06-08 14:27:00.715 AFD: Opened codec 0x964cb40, id(AC3) type(Audio)
 2008-06-08 14:27:01.246 AFD: Opened codec 0x964cb40, id(MPEG2VIDEO)
 type(Video)
 2008-06-08 14:27:01.246 AFD: codec AC3 has 6 channels

 I think this is the relevant part. I see no errors anywhere.

 aplay -L
 default:CARD=CK804
     NVidia CK804, NVidia CK804
     Default Audio Device
 front:CARD=CK804,DEV=0
     NVidia CK804, NVidia CK804
     Front speakers
 surround40:CARD=CK804,DEV=0
     NVidia CK804, NVidia CK804
     4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
 surround41:CARD=CK804,DEV=0
     NVidia CK804, NVidia CK804
     4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
 surround50:CARD=CK804,DEV=0
     NVidia CK804, NVidia CK804
     5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
 surround51:CARD=CK804,DEV=0
     NVidia CK804, NVidia CK804
     5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
 null
     Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)

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