[mythtv-users] ALSA 1.0.25 and broken AC3 passthrough?

[Jean-Yves Avenard]

Hi

On 8 February 2012 03:49, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a non-release version of 1.0.25 on two Ubuntu machines, built
> from source, in order to get hdmi audio working, both use
> ALSA:hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
> for the audio device setting in Myth, neither have AC3 or DTS working,
> I have Myth decode the audio and send as 5.1PCM to a receiver.

Cool, so I'm not alone..

Is this with kernel 2.6.32-xx ?

>
> it has been this way for a while. I assumed an issue with 1.0.25 and
> hoped it would get fixed by the time it was fully released. Since it
> worked I've never updated the kernel or alsa on either machine. I was
> going to though now that it is final, but now probably not, unless a
> fix is known.

I have reverted to 1.0.24 for now, I like my bitstreaming thank you very much :)