[mythtv-users] How do you get mythmusic over HDMI?

[Roy Lofthouse]

2009/9/30 Razorblade <Razorblade at kabelbw.de>:
> Hi,
>
> this is what I did on my M3N78-VM for getting audio and video to work via
> HDMI:
>
> General setup:
> Playback device: ALSA:hdmi
> PassThrough device: ALSA:hdmi
> Max audio Channels: Stereo (seems to be some bug in myth?!)
> Both PassThrough items checked
>
> Audio setup:
> Playback device: ALSA:plughw:0,3 (this is for an ASUS M3N78-VM, change
> according to aplay -l)
>
> Maybe you should give it a try.
>
> Bjoern
>
> On 09/30/2009 01:05 AM, Steve V wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>>>
>>> From: Roy Lofthouse<lofty69 at gmail.com>
>>> To: MythTV<mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, 30 September, 2009 7:48:08 AM
>>> Subject: [mythtv-users] How do you get mythmusic over HDMI?
>>>
>>> I've just upgraded my M/B to a Gigabyte GA-E7AUM-DS2H and the audio
>>> over hdmi works for videos and recordings by just changing the audio
>>> to ALSA:hdmi in the general myth settings, but I can't figure out how
>>> to get mythmusic to work.  I've googled the issue and it gives me
>>> various suggestions but nothing seems to work (I may have missed
>>> something though as I'm starting to get googleitus..... anyone got any
>>> suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>> Are you seeing any errors in your frontend log when you attempt to play
>> mythmusic?
>>
>> You may have the same issue I had where ALSA / Myth couldn't work out the
>> correct sampling rate. If you do have this error I'll dig out the settings
>> that fixed the problem for me.
>>
>>
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Thanks to all that replied,

it was ALSA:plughw:0,3 that needed setting (no need for any .asoundrc either)