[mythtv-users] HDMI Audio Zotac 430 GT

[Jean-Yves Avenard]

Hi

On 21 March 2011 03:07, Scott & Nicole Harris <snharris99 at live.com> wrote:
> It appears I spoke too soon.  It appears to work on and off.  It works, then
> for a few reboots it doesn't, then suddenly after a reboot it will again.
> It seemed to be good, then I added a .asoundrc file to try to set the
> default device for outside of MythTV and that's when audio stop working
> completely.  I removed the file and audio came back....however it only seems
> to work with random reboots.

For audio to work; the screen/amp (hdmi) must be powered *before* the PC starts

Newer version of alsa doesn't use the edid to determine audio
capabilities but the ELD (Edid like data) which is when the TV/amp can
refer back what audio capabilities are supported.