[mythtv-users] Zotac ION + HDMI audio

[Brent Bolin]

On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 8:22 AM, MarcT <myrdhn at gmail.com> wrote:
> I forgot to mention that I'm using nvidia drivers 190.53 from the
> nvidia website.
>
> Phusion
> _______________________________________________
>
> I'm using a Zotac C-U and here is mine.
>
> # aplay -L
> front:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
>    HDA NVidia, ALC662 Analog
>    Front speakers
> surround40:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
>    HDA NVidia, ALC662 Analog
>    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
> surround41:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
>    HDA NVidia, ALC662 Analog
>    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
> surround50:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
>    HDA NVidia, ALC662 Analog
>    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
> surround51:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
>    HDA NVidia, ALC662 Analog
>    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
> surround71:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
>    HDA NVidia, ALC662 Analog
>    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
> iec958:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
>    HDA NVidia, ALC662 Digital
>    IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
> hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
>    HDA NVidia, NVIDIA HDMI
>    HDMI Audio Output
> null
>    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
>
> There are 2 places you need to turn this on. One is in the BIOS and the
> other is to compile the option into the kernel.
> This has nothing to do with which nvidia drivers you are running.
>
> MarcT
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This is interesting to know.  I tried about 4 months ago trying to get
an HD LCD running using hdmi, but never could get audio.

I use Mythbuntu.  So are you saying you have to have a custom compiled
kernel to fully use hdmi ?

I have no idea how to compile kernels on linux