[mythtv-users] [ICH/i8x0 | Problems getting SPDIF Out Working-Help!]

Fri Dec 31 00:53:46 UTC 2004

Cleaned the port??

Virtually or physically ??

M.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan wolf" <mboverload at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] [ICH/i8x0 | Problems getting SPDIF Out 
Working-Help!]

> Sure you cleaned the port?  From what I have just seen, they can get
> dirty and dont want to work right.
>
>
> On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 10:54:09 +1030, Michael Cheshire (Mailing Lists)
> <michael-mlists at cheshire.id.au> wrote:
>> Doesn't seem to work for me.
>>
>> Note that I'm talking about mythmusic here NOT mythtv. My TV sound comes 
>> out
>> via my PVR-350.
>>
>> I cant get mythmusic to accept anything ALSA!!
>>
>> /dev/adsp works OK, but it will only play 48khz files. all my mp3s are
>> 44.1k.
>>
>> I was under the impression that /dev/adsp was supposed to convert the
>> bitrate if required.
>>
>> DOH!
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Bryan Brannigan" <bryan.brannigan at gmail.com >
>> To: "Michael Cheshire (Mailing Lists)" <michael-mlists at cheshire.id.au >
>> Cc: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org >
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 10:32 AM
>> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] [ICH/i8x0 | Problems getting SPDIF Out
>> Working -Help!]
>>
>> > ALSA:hw:0,4
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 10:07:46 +1030, Michael Cheshire (Mailing Lists)
>> > <michael-mlists at cheshire.id.au > wrote:
>> >> So you put hw:0,0 in the device field in mythmusic?
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Bryan Brannigan" <bryan.brannigan at gmail.com >
>> >> To: "Michael Cheshire (Mailing Lists)" <michael-mlists at cheshire.id.au 
>> >>  >
>> >> Cc: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org >
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 1:29 AM
>> >> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] [ICH/i8x0 | Problems getting SPDIF Out
>> >> Working -Help!]
>> >>
>> >> > hw:0,0 and hw:0,4 - both seem to work with the same results.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 16:22:31 +1030, Michael Cheshire (Mailing Lists)
>> >> > <michael-mlists at cheshire.id.au > wrote:
>> >> >> What output device did you use?? ALSA:digital?
>> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> >> From: "Bryan Brannigan" <bryan.brannigan at gmail.com >
>> >> >> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org >
>> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 1:28 PM
>> >> >> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] [ICH/i8x0 | Problems getting SPDIF Out
>> >> >> Working -Help!]
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >I had to turn "IEC958 Playback" all the way down to zero to get it 
>> >> >> >to
>> >> >> > play anything Myth related.. using alsamixer.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 12:55:35 +1030, Michael Cheshire (Mailing 
>> >> >> > Lists)
>> >> >> > <michael-mlists at cheshire.id.au > wrote:
>> >> >> >> Howdy,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I am wondering if anybody can point me in the right direction to
>> >> >> >> help
>> >> >> >> me
>> >> >> >> get
>> >> >> >> my digital out working properly.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I have trawled websites and mailing lists for info in 
>> >> >> >> asound.conf's
>> >> >> >> etc
>> >> >> >> etc
>> >> >> >> and have played with this for a fair while.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I am running Fedora Core 2 with kernel 2.6.9-1.6_FC2, along with
>> >> >> >> mythtv
>> >> >> >> and
>> >> >> >> its associated bits installed from rpm from atrpms.net.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> My system is an Open XCube, which has an intel ICH (i8x0) sound
>> >> >> >> card
>> >> >> >> with
>> >> >> >> optical digital out.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> If I use the asound.conf found here
>> >> >> >> http://www.mythtv.info/moin.cgi/DigitalSoundHowTo , subsituting
>> >> >> >> hw:0,2
>> >> >> >> for
>> >> >> >> hw:0,4 becuase my digital out appears to be on device 4 :
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> [root at mythtv root]# aplay -l
>> >> >> >> **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
>> >> >> >> card 0: ICH5 [Intel ICH5], device 0: Intel ICH [Intel ICH5]
>> >> >> >>  Subdevices: 1/1
>> >> >> >>  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
>> >> >> >> card 0: ICH5 [Intel ICH5], device 4: Intel ICH - IEC958 [Intel
>> >> >> >> ICH5 -
>> >> >> >> IEC958]
>> >> >> >>  Subdevices: 1/1
>> >> >> >>  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
>> >> >> >> [root at mythtv root]#
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Now this is where it gets a little wierd : If I attempt to play
>> >> >> >> anything
>> >> >> >> back through plug:digital, I get nothing out the optical out at
>> >> >> >> all.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I created a stereo 48000hz file and tried using aplay to play
>> >> >> >> directly
>> >> >> >> to
>> >> >> >> hw:0,4 :
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> #aplay -D hw:0,4 /video/music/test.wav
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I get nothing.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Just for the heck of it, I tried
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> #aplay -D hw:0,0 /video/music/test.wav
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> and SOUND STARTED PLAYING THROUGH MY DIGITAL OUT???
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Interestingly  :
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> #aplay -D analog /video/music/test.wav
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Works fine through my digital output also ???
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> But it wont play anything except 48000hz stereo files so I'm
>> >> >> >> assuming
>> >> >> >> something is broken or not working with dmix here.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Does anyone know if there is there some default Fedora Core 2 
>> >> >> >> stuff
>> >> >> >> that
>> >> >> >> I
>> >> >> >> should be aware of in regards to all of this?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I basically want to use my digital out for playing music through
>> >> >> >> Mythmusic
>> >> >> >> so I need to get the dmix plugin working so it will upsample 
>> >> >> >> from
>> >> >> >> 44100hz
>> >> >> >> mp3s.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Hopefully someone can suggest something to try here?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Thanks!
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Michael.
>> >> >> >>
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