[mythtv-users] Audio or Video, not Both

[Scott D. Davilla]

>  > I'm using a ShuttlePC with an Intel G33 chipset that has HDMI and 
>>  SPDIF capabilities.  However, I'm having an issue with audio at the 
>>  moment.  My HDMI cable runs to my shiny new Sony 32" LCD HDTV 
>>  (Bravia S-Series) but when I have that plugged in to the Shuttle, I 
>>  get only video, no audio.  I can also use the standard headphone 
>>  jack to connect to the RCA L/R on the TV, but still I get only video 
>>  when the HDMI cable is plugged in and when I unplug the HDMI cable I 
>>  get just audio (thanks to the headphone-RCA wire).  Meanwhile, I get 
>>  absolutely nothing over my SPDIF Digital Optical (which runs to my 
>>  Sony DAV-IS10 Home Theater System) no matter how I set things up.
>>
>>  Ideally, I would have all audio from the ShuttlePC MythTV going to 
>>  the Sony Home Theater over the SPDIF Optical and video being carried
>  > over HDMI to the Sony TV.

audio over HDMI is not function in ALSA yet, it's being worked on, 
see http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.alsa.devel/50894/focus=50962 
and http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.alsa.devel/50602/focus=50599