[mythtv-users] Re: Soundblaster live and AC3 for MythDVD help

[Neil Milne]

On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 22:19:17 +0100, Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm at atrpms.net> wrote:
> If there is an issue with 1.0.6, why do you wnat to change your setup
> which is 1.0.7?
> 
> Make sure all components are 1.0.7:
> 
> apt-get install alsa-kmdl-`uname -r` alsa-utils alsa-libs
> --
> Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
> 

The alsactl version only shows the tools version. The bug which
affects SB live cards spdif output is in the alsa module which will
have come with the kernel. I am not familiar with redhat myself but I
would presume the alsa modules are part of the prebuilt kernel
package.
If you cannot replace them with prebuilt 1.0.7 modules then you would
have to recompile the kernel from source after patching it.

Details of the required patch are here:
https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=646

It's an edit to a single file so you don't actually need to upgrade
your alsa drivers to 1.0.7 to fix this issue.

Upgrading alsa-libs and alsa-utils will not help with the passthrough problem.

For my various mythtv config files see here:
http://www.hippoit.co.uk/mythtv/

-- 
Neil Milne