[mythtv-users] ALSA Headaches with SPDIF output onFC6. Suggestions?

[Moasat]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of William Munson
> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 9:38 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] ALSA Headaches with SPDIF output
> onFC6. Suggestions?
>
> Nick Morrott wrote:
> > On 15/06/07, William Munson <william_munson at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello Listland,
> >>
> >> For reasons I wont go into here I switched from Ubuntu to FC6
> >> (Actually MythDora which I promptly modified to my own
> liking). Under
> >> Ubuntu I had no problems getting both SD and HD tv
> programs to output
> >> thru the spdif connector and my amp happily switched between Dolby
> >> Digital and PCM depending on the channel. Now I am unable
> to get PCM
> >> to play thru the spdif. In both cases I used the .asoundrc
> file from
> >> Jarods site so thats not the problem. Any thoughts or
> suggestions on
> >> things to check or where to look?
> >>
> >
> > The Digital Sound HOWTO on the wiki
> > (http://mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Configuring_Digital_Sound) states
> > you do not need to use an external .asoundrc when using FC5 or FC6
> > (and I imagine F7 to boot). I can't vouch for this as I do not have
> > S/PDIF output in a machine running one of these distros.
> >
> > Did it not work with the default installed asound.conf file and the
> > ALSA:default/default device/mixer settings?
> >
> >
> I cannot remember as I tried a number of options. Once the tv
> is free again I will do some more testing. Thanks for the
> link, I missed that page somehow.
>
> Bill
>
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Don't know if this helps or not, but I also had trouble getting both to play
thru spdif.  I ended up having to mute the optical output in the alsa mixer.
(I use the coax connector)  This was with a vanilla SBLive! Card.  (emu10k1)