[mythtv-users] adding HDMI audio to analog audio setup

[Daryl McDonald]

On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 7:47 PM, Jerome Yuzyk <jerome at supernet.ab.ca> wrote:

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> Now that I have a 2nd monitor working for my kitchen, I'd like to use its
> built-in speakers. I have Googled myself into confusion though, between
> ALSA and PulseAudio and their respective configuration files.
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> MythTV 0.27.4 on Fedora 22, nVidia GT520 video with VGA/DVI/HDMI. Onboard
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> Monitor1 is driven by DVI because that's the only non-VGA cable I had and
> it works fine for video, with an alog input for audio.
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> I need to use analog out as the primary output because my old stereo only
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> Monitor2 is driven by a 25-foot HDMI cable. It also has an analog input
> but I figure I shouldn't have to run another line because HDMI does audio.
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> MythFrontend is using ALSA:Pulse because that's what worked when I set it
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> I use Fluxbox so I have no Gnome or KDE tools, but I do have some
> pulseaudio utilities like pavucontrol and pacmd. paprefs wanted to install
> a pile of dependencies that I didn't want to do.
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Does the statement above mean that you do not have GUI System Settings and
Sound thereunder?
I do something similar in that I output sound over analog to earbuds and
over HDMI to the  TV
I have "Simultaneous output to GF119 HDMI Audio controller Digital Stereo
(HDMI), built-in Audio Analog Stereo" selected and functional, try googling
what is inside the quotes, what I did, even if I could remember may not
work for you if the answer to my question is Yes.

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