[mythtv-users] SPDIF Audio with HD-PVR

[Harley Peters]

On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:58:15 -0400
"John Welch" <jrw3319 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 8:38 AM, Phil Bridges
> <gravityhammer at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 8:33 AM, John Welch <jrw3319 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >> So, this is not specifically a mythtv question, but I'm hoping
> >> someone here can help.  I have a Hauppauge HD-PVR which I have not
> >> integrated with myth yet.  I prefer to stay on the stable myth
> >> path, so I'm waiting until HD-PVR support is part of the
> >> mainstream packages. However, in the meantime I have do some
> >> playing around with recording from the command line under Linux
> >> using the instructions on the wiki page.  Over the weekend I
> >> upgraded to the latest firmware in order to get SPDIF audio.
> >> After the upgrade I disconnected the RCA audio connections on the
> >> HD-PVR; took the SPDIF cable I had running into my AV receiver
> >> from the HD STB and put it into the OPT-IN connection on the
> >> HD-PVR; and then ran another SPDIF cable from the OPT-OUT to my AV
> >> receiver.  Now, however, I'm not getting any audio with my
> >> recordings, nor am I getting any sound from my speakers when
> >> playing through the HD-PVR.  The firmware upgrade seemed to go OK,
> >> and I do see a red light coming through the SPDIF cables.  I'm not
> >> sure what to check at this point.  Are there any settings that
> >> need to be changed to make the SPDIF port truly active?
> >
> > IIRC, the 5.1 input on the HD-PVR isn't currently working.
> > _______________________________________________
> 
> I thought the point of the 1.1 firmware release was to get it working.
>  Am I not reading something right?
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It's working just fine.
The only options I use are hdpvr kernel module options.

hdpvr default_audio_input=2 boost_audio=1

The default_audio_input=2 sets it to use the spdif input.

Harley