[mythtv-users] Wierd audo issue on new install

[Phil Wild]

Hi all,

After my issues last week I've rolled right back to mythbuntu 12.04.
Everything is almost back to normal but I still have some wierd audio
issue.

mythtv is actually working fine (audio works), but audio from any
other application is not (vlc, plex etc). I can only assume the
problem relates to the "default" audio setting.

I have a Zotac ION series 1

This is my /etc/asound.conf

pcm.hdmi-remap {
       type route
       slave.pcm hdmi
       ttable.0.0 1
       ttable.1.1 1
       ttable.2.4 1
       ttable.3.5 1
       ttable.4.2 1
       ttable.5.3 1
       ttable.6.6 1
       ttable.7.7 1
}

pcm.!default {
type plug
slave.pcm hdmi-remap
}

If I use speaker-test -c6 I get no sound and no error...

phil at echo:~$ speaker-test -c6

speaker-test 1.0.2

Playback device is default
Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 6 channels
Using 16 octaves of pink noise
Rate set to 48000Hz (requested 48000Hz)
Buffer size range from 32 to 349525
Period size range from 10 to 116509
Using max buffer size 349524
Periods = 4
was set period_size = 87381
was set buffer_size = 349524
 0 - Front Left
 4 - Center
 1 - Front Right
 3 - Rear Right
 2 - Rear Left
 5 - LFE
Time per period = 13.173141
 0 - Front Left
^C
phil at echo:~$ ^C

However if I run as root, I hear sound from each speaker the way I'm
expecting. It would not appear to be a permission issue as mythtv can
send audio correctly as the user that is failing (albeit by specifying
a device rather than default).

There is no .asoundrc file for the user although I have tried copying
/etc/asound.conf to ~/.asoundrc with no change to the fault.

Any suggestions as to what I might be doing wrong?

Phil