[mythtv-users] mythmusic iec958 help

[Richard Shaw]

On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 12:33 PM, Richard Shaw <hobbes1069 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 11:54 AM, Gregg <3gemail at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Ok.  I removed the .asoundrc file as suggested in the previous post.
>> It did not solve the problem.  I even went as far as rebooting the pc.
>>  Any other suggestions?
>>
>> -Gregg
>
> Well, this may not work, but it's worth a try. Sometimes you end up
> trying stuff piecemeal and think you've tried everything but you
> really have to do all of it together to make it work...
>
> Copy the config file from the digital sound wiki verbatim and save it
> as /etc/asound.conf (Might as well make it system wide).
> use aplay -l to verify which device is iec958. For instance, on my
> nForce3 FE/BE (and nForce4 desktop) MB it is card 0, device 2 instead
> of card 0, device 1.
> Make sure the mixed-digital entry in asound.conf is set to the correct
> card/device.
> Go into the mythmusic settings and set the audio output to ALSA:mixed-digital.
> Reboot.
>
> Let me know what happens...
>
> Richard
>

Oh, and sorry to reply to myself here, but don't forget to run
alsamixer (in a terminal) and make sure your iec958 entry is not
muted. If it is you need to unmute it by using the arrow keys to
highlight it and press "m". If this is the case you need to store the
changes using "alsactl store" or something like that.

Richard