[mythtv-users] Help getting SPDIF optical out to work

[John Nissley]

I realize this is not a myth specific issue but I was hoping to get some 
assistance from the list.

I have a SPDIF optical output on my gigabyte motherboard that was 
working for months and then just stopped working a few weeks ago after 
acting strangely for a few days (choppy audio). I switched back to the 
analog audio until I could get another sound card.

I purchased a new sound card and it installed and is recognized but when 
I select it in myth I do not get any sound.  I am running Fedora 18 on 
the combo backend / frontend on the computer I am talking about.

Here is my sound card options:
[root at mythtv2 ~]# aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: VT2020 Analog [VT2020 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 1: VT2020 Digital [VT2020 Digital]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 2: VT2020 Alt Analog [VT2020 Alt Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: ICE1724 [ICEnsemble ICE1724], device 0: ICE1724 [ICE1724]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: ICE1724 [ICEnsemble ICE1724], device 1: ICE1724 IEC958 [ICE1724 
IEC958]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

Any help would be appreciated.