[mythtv-users] Asus M3N78-VM SPDIF

Phil Wild philwild at gmail.com
Mon Jan 12 08:21:21 UTC 2009


2009/1/12 BP <lists at qucae.com>:
> Mitch Gore wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am building a new Frontend Backend on this motherboard.  I installed
>> MythBuntu and its working ok.  I am trying to get digital sound out of
>> the SPDIF output.  When i open alsamixer i dont get a IEC port to
>> un-must.
>>
>> Anyone using this board with digital output?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>
> I had no luck with SPDIF (or hdmi audio) on that board.  At a minimum,
> you will need to compile and install ALSA 1.18.  That will at least get
> digital sound to show up in alsamixer. I never did get it to light up
> the optical output.  I also tried to use a Turtle Beach USB adapter with
> that board.  It would work a few times and then the USB port would lock
> up.  A reboot was require as I could not unload the usb modules.  All in
> all, the board was just not well supported with Linux yet (this was
> about two months ago with both 2.6.27 and a 2.6.28 beta kernel on both
> Ubuntu and Gentoo).
>
> I switched out the motherboard for Gigabyte GA-MA78GMP-DS2H and a cheap
> Nvidia 8500 fanless video card.  Digital sound worked out of the box
> without any troubles.
>

Grrrrrr.....

I just ordered a similar board for a frontend.... Has not even arrived yet....

Has anyone experience with this Gigabyte board?

GA-M78SM-S2H seems quite similar except Nvidia 8200 instead of 8300

I am interested in running through hdmi, including audio...

Cheers

Phil


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