[mythtv-users] Lost audio after upgrade

[David Knight]

On Sat, October 17, 2009 6:02 am, Jean-Yves Avenard wrote:
> Hi
>
> 2009/10/17 Allen Edwards <allen.p.edwards at gmail.com>:
>> Audio output device: ALSA:default
>> Passthrough output device: Default
>> Max Audio Channels: Stereo (MUST BE SET TO STEREO as of 6/2/2009 for
>> passthrough to work)
>
> Not if using trunk >= 22432
>
>
>> Upmix: Passive
>> Enable AC3 to SPDIF passthrough checked
>> Enable DTS to SPDIF passthrough checked
>> Aggressive sound card buffering off
>
> You'll need to adapt your howto for the new audio code , it's much
> easier now ...
>
>>
>> You might also try this for asound.conf
>>
>> �pcm.!default {
>> � � type plug
>> � � slave.pcm "spdif"
>> �}
>>
>> But you probably already tried this as it is what is in the howto
>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki?title=AllensDigitalAudioHowto
>>
>> Allen
>>
>> Use internal volume controls off
> this can n ow be used with digital audio provided you set the mixer to
> "software"
>
>

Hi Jean-Yves,

   I'm running 0.22-fixes (22481) and if I set Max Audio Channels to 5.1
then digital audio stops working. Setting back to stereo everything
works as it should.

Dave K.