[mythtv-users] ALSA Headaches with SPDIF output on FC6. Suggestions?

William Munson william_munson at bellsouth.net
Sat Jun 16 02:37:37 UTC 2007


Nick Morrott wrote:
> On 15/06/07, William Munson <william_munson at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>   
>> Hello Listland,
>>
>> For reasons I wont go into here I switched from Ubuntu to FC6 (Actually
>> MythDora which I promptly modified to my own liking). Under Ubuntu I had
>> no problems getting both SD and HD tv programs to output thru the spdif
>> connector and my amp happily switched between Dolby Digital and PCM
>> depending on the channel. Now I am unable to get PCM to play thru the
>> spdif. In both cases I used the .asoundrc file from Jarods site so thats
>> not the problem. Any thoughts or suggestions on things to check or where
>> to look?
>>     
>
> The Digital Sound HOWTO on the wiki
> (http://mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Configuring_Digital_Sound) states
> you do not need to use an external .asoundrc when using FC5 or FC6
> (and I imagine F7 to boot). I can't vouch for this as I do not have
> S/PDIF output in a machine running one of these distros.
>
> Did it not work with the default installed asound.conf file and the
> ALSA:default/default device/mixer settings?
>
>   
I cannot remember as I tried a number of options. Once the tv is free 
again I will do some more testing. Thanks for the link, I missed that 
page somehow.

Bill



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