On Jan 18, 2008 6:28 PM, Ray Lischner <<a href="mailto:linux@tempest-sw.com">linux@tempest-sw.com</a>> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">On Wednesday 16 January 2008 12:25 am, Bill Williamson wrote:<br><br>> What's set as your audio output?<br><br></div>I've tried /dev/dsp and /dev/adsp as the audio device. I've tried<br>
Default and the other built-in choice for the pass-through device, as<br>well as ALSA:hw=0,1 (because the digital device is 1 on card 0).<br><br>The result is consistent. With pass through enabled, the receiver picks<br>up the digital encoding, but no sound.
<br><br>With xine, I don't need to mess with anything. I just select Pass<br>through for the audio, and it just works. So I'm still trying to figure<br>out what's different.<br><br>The "use video as timebase" option is unchecked.
</blockquote><div><br>I am using a single optical digital audio cable from the onboard digital audio S/PDIF output to my receiver. Using a similar board (DG965WH), these settings have worked for me:<br><br>Audio output device: ALSA:iec958
<br>Passthrough output device: ALSA:iec958:{ AES0 0x02 }<br>Enable AC3 to SPDIF passthrough: Checked<br>Aggressive Sound card Buffering: Unchecked<br>Use internal volume controls: Checked<br>Mixer Device: default<br>Mixer Controls: PCM
<br><br>I also have the following (single) line in the .asoundrc file in the mythtv user's home directory:<br><br>pcm.!default spdif<br><br><a href="http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=91543">This</a> forum posting talks a little about your particular motherboard and ALSA settings. And
<a href="http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Dolby_Digital_and_DTS">this</a> wiki page has helped me in my setup.<br><br>Hope this helps.<br><br>-=Venkat=-<br><br><br></div></div>