[mythtv-users] [ICH/i8x0 | Problems getting SPDIF Out Working-Help!]

Bryan Brannigan bryan.brannigan at gmail.com
Fri Dec 31 01:52:01 UTC 2004


Physically if it's an opical port.  They tend to get some dust in
there if you leave the cable unplugged and no cover on the port.  Even
for a short period on time.


On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 11:23:46 +1030, Michael Cheshire (Mailing Lists)
<michael-mlists at cheshire.id.au> wrote:
> Cleaned the port??
> 
> Virtually or physically ??
> 
> M.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan wolf" <mboverload at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 8:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] [ICH/i8x0 | Problems getting SPDIF Out
> Working-Help!]
> 
> > Sure you cleaned the port?  From what I have just seen, they can get
> > dirty and dont want to work right.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 10:54:09 +1030, Michael Cheshire (Mailing Lists)
> > <michael-mlists at cheshire.id.au> wrote:
> >> Doesn't seem to work for me.
> >>
> >> Note that I'm talking about mythmusic here NOT mythtv. My TV sound comes
> >> out
> >> via my PVR-350.
> >>
> >> I cant get mythmusic to accept anything ALSA!!
> >>
> >> /dev/adsp works OK, but it will only play 48khz files. all my mp3s are
> >> 44.1k.
> >>
> >> I was under the impression that /dev/adsp was supposed to convert the
> >> bitrate if required.
> >>
> >> DOH!
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Bryan Brannigan" <bryan.brannigan at gmail.com >
> >> To: "Michael Cheshire (Mailing Lists)" <michael-mlists at cheshire.id.au >
> >> Cc: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org >
> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 10:32 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] [ICH/i8x0 | Problems getting SPDIF Out
> >> Working -Help!]
> >>
> >> > ALSA:hw:0,4
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 10:07:46 +1030, Michael Cheshire (Mailing Lists)
> >> > <michael-mlists at cheshire.id.au > wrote:
> >> >> So you put hw:0,0 in the device field in mythmusic?
> >> >>
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: "Bryan Brannigan" <bryan.brannigan at gmail.com >
> >> >> To: "Michael Cheshire (Mailing Lists)" <michael-mlists at cheshire.id.au
> >> >>  >
> >> >> Cc: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org >
> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 1:29 AM
> >> >> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] [ICH/i8x0 | Problems getting SPDIF Out
> >> >> Working -Help!]
> >> >>
> >> >> > hw:0,0 and hw:0,4 - both seem to work with the same results.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 16:22:31 +1030, Michael Cheshire (Mailing Lists)
> >> >> > <michael-mlists at cheshire.id.au > wrote:
> >> >> >> What output device did you use?? ALSA:digital?
> >> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> >> From: "Bryan Brannigan" <bryan.brannigan at gmail.com >
> >> >> >> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org >
> >> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 1:28 PM
> >> >> >> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] [ICH/i8x0 | Problems getting SPDIF Out
> >> >> >> Working -Help!]
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >I had to turn "IEC958 Playback" all the way down to zero to get it
> >> >> >> >to
> >> >> >> > play anything Myth related.. using alsamixer.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 12:55:35 +1030, Michael Cheshire (Mailing
> >> >> >> > Lists)
> >> >> >> > <michael-mlists at cheshire.id.au > wrote:
> >> >> >> >> Howdy,
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> I am wondering if anybody can point me in the right direction to
> >> >> >> >> help
> >> >> >> >> me
> >> >> >> >> get
> >> >> >> >> my digital out working properly.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> I have trawled websites and mailing lists for info in
> >> >> >> >> asound.conf's
> >> >> >> >> etc
> >> >> >> >> etc
> >> >> >> >> and have played with this for a fair while.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> I am running Fedora Core 2 with kernel 2.6.9-1.6_FC2, along with
> >> >> >> >> mythtv
> >> >> >> >> and
> >> >> >> >> its associated bits installed from rpm from atrpms.net.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> My system is an Open XCube, which has an intel ICH (i8x0) sound
> >> >> >> >> card
> >> >> >> >> with
> >> >> >> >> optical digital out.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> If I use the asound.conf found here
> >> >> >> >> http://www.mythtv.info/moin.cgi/DigitalSoundHowTo , subsituting
> >> >> >> >> hw:0,2
> >> >> >> >> for
> >> >> >> >> hw:0,4 becuase my digital out appears to be on device 4 :
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> [root at mythtv root]# aplay -l
> >> >> >> >> **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
> >> >> >> >> card 0: ICH5 [Intel ICH5], device 0: Intel ICH [Intel ICH5]
> >> >> >> >>  Subdevices: 1/1
> >> >> >> >>  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> >> >> >> >> card 0: ICH5 [Intel ICH5], device 4: Intel ICH - IEC958 [Intel
> >> >> >> >> ICH5 -
> >> >> >> >> IEC958]
> >> >> >> >>  Subdevices: 1/1
> >> >> >> >>  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> >> >> >> >> [root at mythtv root]#
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Now this is where it gets a little wierd : If I attempt to play
> >> >> >> >> anything
> >> >> >> >> back through plug:digital, I get nothing out the optical out at
> >> >> >> >> all.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> I created a stereo 48000hz file and tried using aplay to play
> >> >> >> >> directly
> >> >> >> >> to
> >> >> >> >> hw:0,4 :
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> #aplay -D hw:0,4 /video/music/test.wav
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> I get nothing.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Just for the heck of it, I tried
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> #aplay -D hw:0,0 /video/music/test.wav
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> and SOUND STARTED PLAYING THROUGH MY DIGITAL OUT???
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Interestingly  :
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> #aplay -D analog /video/music/test.wav
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Works fine through my digital output also ???
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> But it wont play anything except 48000hz stereo files so I'm
> >> >> >> >> assuming
> >> >> >> >> something is broken or not working with dmix here.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Does anyone know if there is there some default Fedora Core 2
> >> >> >> >> stuff
> >> >> >> >> that
> >> >> >> >> I
> >> >> >> >> should be aware of in regards to all of this?
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> I basically want to use my digital out for playing music through
> >> >> >> >> Mythmusic
> >> >> >> >> so I need to get the dmix plugin working so it will upsample
> >> >> >> >> from
> >> >> >> >> 44100hz
> >> >> >> >> mp3s.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Hopefully someone can suggest something to try here?
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Thanks!
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Michael.
> >> >> >> >>
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