[mythtv-users] No HDMI audio

[Geoffrey Leach]

On 06/23/2009 04:42:34 PM, Jim Stichnoth wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Geoffrey Leach<geoff at hughes.net>
> wrote:
> > On 06/23/2009 02:24:24 AM, Jim Stichnoth wrote:
> >> Sorry for yet another digital audio thread.
> >>
> >> I can't get any audio whatsoever to go through my HDMI connection.
> >> Here are some details of my setup:
> >>   - Gigabyte GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard
> >>   - MythDora 10.21 (kernel 2.6.27.9-159.fc10.i686)
> >>   - alsa 1.0.20
> >>   - nvidia driver 180.51
> >>   - Vizio TV model VW32L
> >>
> >> The alsa version is a little weird.  "yum list alsa\*" shows
> version
> >> 1.0.20-1.fc10 of alsa-lib.i386, alsa-lib-devel.i386, and
> >> alsa-utils.i386, yet "cat /proc/asound/version" gives 1.0.18a.
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > This is the first thing that you need to fix, at least if your
> driver
> > is hda_intel. The 1.0.18a driver is broken. The current (working)
> > driver is 1.0.20. I understand that there are RPMs available for
> this,
> > but its no problem to d/l and install the source from
> http://www.alsa-
> > project.org
> 
> $ lsmod | grep snd_hda_intel
> snd_hda_intel         395544  1
> snd_pcm                64772  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss
> snd_page_alloc         11144  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
> snd_hwdep              10372  1 snd_hda_intel
> snd                    51768  12
> snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_hwdep
> 
> Thanks.  I assume this confirms that my driver is hda_intel?

I think you have.  BTW, you won't necessarily be out of the woods when 
you fix the driver, but first things first.