[mythtv-users] Change Audio output from line out to hdmi

Greg greg12866 at nycap.rr.com
Sun Oct 17 13:34:55 UTC 2010


  On 10/17/2010 09:00 AM, Amol Deshpande wrote:
>> On 16/10/10 08:23, Amol Deshpande wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> To be very frankly I'm new to *nix. I've installed ubuntu 10.10 with
>>> mythtv 0.23 (both latest) . Audio is perfect in ubuntu with HDMI.
>>>
>>> pulse
>>>       Playback/recording through the PulseAudio sound server
>>> front:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
>>>       HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
>>>       Front speakers
>>> surround40:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
>>>       HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
>>>       4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
>>> surround41:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
>>>       HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
>>>       4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
>>> surround50:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
>>>       HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
>>>       5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
>>> surround51:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
>>>       HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
>>>       5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
>>> surround71:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
>>>       HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
>>>       7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
>>> iec958:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
>>>       HDA Intel, ALC888 Digital
>>>       IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
>>> hdmi:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
>>>       HDA Intel, INTEL HDMI 0
>>>       HDMI Audio Output
>>>
>>> and also able to listen audio over HDMI with following command
>>> aplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav
>>>
>>> Video from my WinTV HVR 1100 is also perfect. In mythtv my aduio goes
>>> to line out ( able to hear with headphone on ) but not able to change
>>> it to HDMI. Most of the document talks about .asoundrc&    asound.conf,
>>> which i think no more required for mythtv 0.23. Apart from mythtv, I'm
>>> able to play audio over hdmi from other music players.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Amol
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>> setup ->  General ->  Audio System
>>
>> Then "scan for Audio devices"
>>
>> After the scan ( scan may appear instant ) there should be an audio
>> output device entry where you can select between default / hdmi / pulse
>> etc. Choose HDMI one :-)
>>
>>
> Thanks for reply.
>
> No Option of "scan for Audio devices" in setup ->  General ->  Audio System
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I believe the scan feature is in the trunk version of Mythtv only..I 
hear chatter that the latest version will be out around 1 November...It 
might be best to wait till then... I have used the new scan feature and 
it works quite well..


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