[mythtv-users] Problems with alsa & spdif & myth

[Brian Rumple]

I'm new to digital audio, but just bought a new receiver with both
optical and coaxial connections for it.  I have a ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe
mobo that has a SPDIF out on it.  What kind of cable do I have to get in
order to hook up SPDIF out from the mobo to the receiver.  Is it an
optical connection or coaxial?  I haven't found any useful information
on this yet, not for lack of searching.

Thanks for any help,
Brian




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From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of John Sturgeon
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 3:54 PM
To: wmilas at rarcoa.com; Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Problems with alsa & spdif & myth


Do you have myth "audio output device" set to /dev/adsp ?  That is the 
one that is mapped in oss for me.  Also, I needed to add adsp_map=2 to
my snd-pcm-oss module #modproble snd-pcm-oss adsp_map=2

.15 CVS (available from ATrpm's bleeding repository) has native alsa 
support enabled but I get a floating point exception (which has yet to 
be addressed) whenever I try and use it.

Good Luck,

--
John <><

Wayde Milas wrote:

>Let me preface this by saying that I'm using the .14 release (as 
>packaged by gentoo). I'm using a PVR 250 as the input source. I'm not 
>using the cvs version. I CAN use the cvs version if someone suggest 
>that this might help.
>
>Ok, the problem short and sweet is that I cannot get myth to output to 
>my spdif interface in alsa. Some specifics:
>
>* spdif is on hw:0,2
>* Myth seems to be using OSS. I've read other places where myth lets 
>you choose an alsa interface. For the life of my I cannot get myth to 
>do this. I'm guessing its only in cvs?
>* I load the OSS emulation modules for alsa MAPPING oss outputs to 
>hw:0,2
>* I verify teh above works by using rhythmbox in oss mode. It outputs 
>sound to dev/dsp in OSS and the modules are correctly outputting to the

>spdif port.
>* I have a .asoundrc in my home directory that designates spdif as the 
>default out.
>
>Basicly, every alsa or OSS sound program I can find correctly outputs 
>sound. Except for myth.
>
>Turning on debugging (-v all) in the front and back end shows no errors

>opening devices, and shows that it is ooutputting via OSS.
>
>Help :)
>
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