[mythtv-users] Via VT8233 and SPDIF TOSLINK output

[Shawn Willden]

Shawn Willden wrote:

> My desktop machine has one, too.  It actually has a TOSLINK output 
> also... maybe I should try hooking that box up to my receiver, just 
> for kicks...


Okay, that was an interesting experiment.  I attached the other 
machine's TOSLINK port to the receiver and it worked.

So, I pulled the hard drive out of my new Shuttle (the box that hasn't 
been working) and hooked it up to my desktop (an ASUS A8V Deluxe).  That 
worked just fine, too.  So running the same config on two different 
boxes with the same (theoretically) audio hardware produces different 
results.

Maybe my new mobo is broken?  I just checked the connections and the 
SPDIF ports are firmly connected to motherboard.  There don't appear to 
be any jumpers or BIOS settings to configure how they work.

Hmm.  I guess maybe my next step is to dig up a Windows CD and see if 
SPDIF works with the vendor-provided drivers.

Any suggestions welcome,

Thanks,

    Shawn.