[mythtv-users] Surround Sound AS3/DTS out SPDIF

[Josh]

Josh wrote:
> Kevin Kuphal wrote:
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>> Josh wrote:
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>>> As anyone that's been reading the list recently knows, I have a 
>>> Revolution 7.1 that I can get everything to work with except for AC3 or 
>>> DTS pass through... it just doesn't work for me on Fedora Core 6 (or 
>>> Fedora Core 5). I have all but given up on this card and want to buy one 
>>> that I know will work.
>>>
>>> Can people that have AC3 and/or DTS pass through working over S/PDIF 
>>> (Coax or Optical) please let me know what distro and sound card your using?
>>>
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>> Get a Turtle Beach Riviera.  Works out of the box with Fedora.  No 
>> .asoundrc.  Just enable the IEC958 in alsa-mixer, set Myth to 
>> passthrough and ALSA:default and go.
>>
>> Kevin
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> See... That's the first card that I bought and when I brought it home 
> and plugged it up, it worked for about 30 minutes, then it stopped for 
> no apparent reason (but apparently there WAS a reason it stopped and I 
> couldn't figure out what it was). I have an idea... I'm going to remove 
> (backup) my configs, shutdown my front end, swap out the cards and try 
> this simple solution you suggest... I'll post back shortly with the results.
>
>   
It's been an hour and I haven't even heard a peep from this card... 
maybe I should check into a rubber room for a couple of days and see if 
that helps any.

-- 
Josh