[mythtv-users] Zotac ION + HDMI audio

[Phusion]

On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Brent Bolin <brent.bolin at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 8:22 AM, MarcT <myrdhn at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I forgot to mention that I'm using nvidia drivers 190.53 from the
>> nvidia website.
>>
>> Phusion
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>> I'm using a Zotac C-U and here is mine.
>>
>> # aplay -L
>> front:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
>>    HDA NVidia, ALC662 Analog
>>    Front speakers
>> surround40:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
>>    HDA NVidia, ALC662 Analog
>>    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
>> surround41:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
>>    HDA NVidia, ALC662 Analog
>>    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
>> surround50:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
>>    HDA NVidia, ALC662 Analog
>>    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
>> surround51:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
>>    HDA NVidia, ALC662 Analog
>>    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
>> surround71:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
>>    HDA NVidia, ALC662 Analog
>>    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
>> iec958:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
>>    HDA NVidia, ALC662 Digital
>>    IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
>> hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
>>    HDA NVidia, NVIDIA HDMI
>>    HDMI Audio Output
>> null
>>    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
>>
>> There are 2 places you need to turn this on. One is in the BIOS and the
>> other is to compile the option into the kernel.
>> This has nothing to do with which nvidia drivers you are running.
>>
>> MarcT
>>
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>
> This is interesting to know.  I tried about 4 months ago trying to get
> an HD LCD running using hdmi, but never could get audio.
>
> I use Mythbuntu.  So are you saying you have to have a custom compiled
> kernel to fully use hdmi ?
>
> I have no idea how to compile kernels on linux
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I will try to compile a new kernel tonight.

Phusion