[mythtv-users] RE: Configuring SPDIF digital out.

[Phill Edwards]

> I tried alsamixer again and it worked.
> In alsamixer I un-muted IEC958, turned ICE958 Playback all the way down, set
> ICE958 Playback source to [AC-Link], un-muted External Amplifier, turned
> <PCM> and <Master> up to 90%. ESC to exit.
>
> --- I don't know if all of this was necessary, but it worked for me. ---
>
> I started up mythfrontend, and navigated to Utilities/Setup -> Setup ->
> General. On the 3rd page I selected "Enable AC3 to SPDIF passthrough" and
> "Audio output device" was already on "/dev/dsp".
> Finish going through the menu's in order to make the settings take effect.
> After I verified that it worked, I spent a few minutes patting myself on the
> back, and then decided to save my settings.

My setup has the 'Audio output device' set to ALS:mixed-digital, Does
anyone know what I need to do to be able to control the volume with my
Myth remote rather than the receiver's remote?