[mythtv-users] Slightly OT - No HDMI sound in mythbuntu 13.04

[Michael Stucky]

On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 12:39 PM, Michael Stucky <mike at stucky.us> wrote:

>
> On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 11:25 AM, Chris Lewis <chrislewis915 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I'm running mythbuntu 13004 with myth 0.27
>>
>> I have sound hooked up to my TV using a GT430 HDMI.  The sound in Myth
>> works fine, but i cant for the life of me get it to work in any other
>> application!
>>
>> I'm trying spotify and VLC and cant make either of them work
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> Don't know about Ubuntu 13.04 but in 12.04 sound defaults to the
> computer's speakers. If you have more than one sound source you may need to
> check System Settings --> Sound --> Output and make sure the correct one is
> selected.
>
> -Mike
>

Did a little searching and my previous answer is much too simplistic.
Apparently, there are issues with nVidia drivers and HDMI audio on several
versions after 304, see:

https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/539263/ubuntu-12-10-13-04-nvidia-driver-310-and-313-not-hdmi-audio-/

-Mike
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