[mythtv-users] HDMI output audio

[Allen Edwards]

On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Andy Hohenner <hohenner at comcast.net>wrote:

> Christian Szpilfogel wrote:
>
>> Andy Hohenner wrote:
>>
>>> I am trying to setup a new mythtv system, based on a Asus P5Q-EM
>>> motherboard and Fedora 12, using the built in HDMI port. My goal is to have
>>> both video and audio flowing out the HDMI port.
>>>
>>> My problem is when I uninstall pulseaudio, I don't get any audio output.
>>> speaker-test -c 5 -t wav generates no output and when I try to launch
>>> System>Preferences>Sound I get an error that the sound subsystem is not
>>> responding.
>>>
>> I have it working fine with ALSA. You will need alsa >=1.0.19 (current is
>> 1.0.22.1).
>>
>> Usually the trick with these sound devices is the .conf files. Have you
>> tried suggestions from Alan's digital how-to?
>>
>>  Yes,
>
> just worked my way through:
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Configuring_Digital_Sound
> and
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Configuring_Digital_Sound_with_AC3_and_SPDIF
>
> it looks like running
> sudo yum remove pulseaudio
> and
> sudo yum install alsa alsa-lib alsa-tools alsa-firmware alsa-tools
> alsa-utils alsamixergui python-alsa python-alsaudio wine-alsa
>
> Is the correct combination to get audio to flow, speaker-test works and i
> can get mythfrontend running, and with tweeking the conf file I get audio
> out of the HDMI. :)
>
> Probably installing some packages some that I don't need, but it works.
> Once I've some time may investigate which I don't need...
>
> I just need to track down the next set of issues (not playing nice w/ my
> hdhomerun) and I'll have a functioning mythtv system :)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andy
>
>
>
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This one:
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/AllensDigitalAudioHowto

Allen
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