[mythtv-users] GT-430 HDMI Audio Problem

jedi jedi at mishnet.org
Tue Jan 10 16:53:02 UTC 2012


On Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 08:59:48PM -0800, Kirk Bocek wrote:
> I'm having trouble getting HDMI audio out on a PNY GT430. This is a 
> MythTV box that originally had a GT220 in it that was running fine with 
> HDMI audio out until the card died. I couldn't find any GT220s and am 
> trying to get this GT430 up.

    Make sure you've got the latest version of both ALSA and the 
nvidia drivers. You will need a newer version of the nvidia driver
for HDMI support on the 220 vs. the 430.

> 
> CentOS 5.7 x86_64 with current updates. All packages from ATrpms. Nvidia 
> 275.36 installed. Alsa 1.0.24 kmdls, utils and drivers installed.
> 
> Card is not muted in alsamixer.
> 
> $aplay -l
> **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
> card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC662 rev1 Analog [ALC662 rev1 Analog]
>    Subdevices: 1/1
>    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: ALC662 rev1 Digital [ALC662 rev1 
> Digital]
>    Subdevices: 1/1
>    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
>    Subdevices: 1/1
>    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> 
> Card is clearly connected, I get an image on the screen through the 
> stereo. But running speaker-test, I get nothing:
> 
> 
> $speaker-test -c 2 -r 48000 -D hw:1,3
> 
> speaker-test 1.0.24.2
> 
> Playback device is hw:1,3
> Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 2 channels
> Using 16 octaves of pink noise
> Rate set to 48000Hz (requested 48000Hz)
> Buffer size range from 64 to 16384
> Period size range from 32 to 8192
> Using max buffer size 16384
> Periods = 4
> was set period_size = 4096
> was set buffer_size = 16384
> 0 - Front Left
> 1 - Front Right
> Time per period = 5.634415
> 
> 
> Does anyone have any ideas? As I said, this setup was working with a 
> GT-220. I was forced to upgrade from CentOS 5.5 to 5.7 after installing 
> the 430 so I must have missed something.
> 
> Thanks,
> Kirk Bocek
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