[mythtv-users] Lost HDMI sound in Media Library->Search Internet videos after move to Mythbuntu 12.04

Sat Oct 27 10:49:32 UTC 2012

On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 12:00 AM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Ian Evans <dheianevans at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 11:14 PM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 2:08 PM, Ian Evans <dheianevans at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Posting this in a bunch of places to try and get the answer ASAP and
>>>> figure it does qualify as sound is not working in Media
>>>> Library->Search Internet videos and may try to blame Myth.
>>>>
>>>> Myth Recordings and Video sound though HDMI works fine. I just can't
>>>> get sound to work (and it work pre-12.04) in Media Library->Search
>>>> Internet videos and on the desktop.
>>>>
>>>> Headphone jack sound works fine.
>>>>
>>>> Here's the asound.conf:
>>>>
>>>> pcm.!default {
>>>>  type plug
>>>>  slave.pcm {
>>>>  type hw
>>>>  card 1
>>>>  device 9
>>>>  }
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> speaker-test -Dhw:1,9 -c2 generates sound on the TV through HDMI. This
>>>> worked before. Full details at:
>>>
>>> Ha I am chasing you around as I just replied on mythbuntuforums LOL.
>>>
>>> What about
>>>
>>> speaker-test -D default -c2
>>>
>>> or.
>>>
>>> aplay -D default test.wav
>>
>> Strangely that didn't work. Even though I have the default set. Set
>> right of course is another question
>
> It's not that strange, if firefox outputting to default doesn't work,
> then the tests shouldn't either. But it kinda confirms you have
> default specified wrong.
>
> ouputs of aplay -l and aplay -L ?

This is getting funny. I actually dug up an early 2011 thread I had
with JYA where I got it working. And like I've said, the Media
Library->Internet Video sound was working a week ago before I went
12.04.

Argh!

Anyway, as requested:

aplay -l:

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: ALC887-VD Analog [ALC887-VD Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 1: ALC887-VD Digital [ALC887-VD Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia_1 [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia_1 [HDA NVidia], device 7: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia_1 [HDA NVidia], device 8: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia_1 [HDA NVidia], device 9: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

aplay -L:

null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
pulse
    PulseAudio Sound Server
default
    Playback/recording through the PulseAudio sound server
sysdefault:CARD=NVidia
    HDA NVidia, ALC887-VD Analog
    Default Audio Device
front:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
    HDA NVidia, ALC887-VD Analog
    Front speakers
surround40:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
    HDA NVidia, ALC887-VD Analog
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
    HDA NVidia, ALC887-VD Analog
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
    HDA NVidia, ALC887-VD Analog
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
    HDA NVidia, ALC887-VD Analog
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
    HDA NVidia, ALC887-VD Analog
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
    HDA NVidia, ALC887-VD Digital
    IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
dmix:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
    HDA NVidia, ALC887-VD Analog
    Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=NVidia,DEV=1
    HDA NVidia, ALC887-VD Digital
    Direct sample mixing device
dsnoop:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
    HDA NVidia, ALC887-VD Analog
    Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=NVidia,DEV=1
    HDA NVidia, ALC887-VD Digital
    Direct sample snooping device
hw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
    HDA NVidia, ALC887-VD Analog
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=1
    HDA NVidia, ALC887-VD Digital
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
    HDA NVidia, ALC887-VD Analog
    Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=1
    HDA NVidia, ALC887-VD Digital
    Hardware device with all software conversions
hdmi:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=0
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=1
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=2
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=3
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    HDMI Audio Output
dmix:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=3
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=7
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=8
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=9
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct sample mixing device
dsnoop:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=3
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=7
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=8
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=9
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct sample snooping device
hw:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=3
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=7
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=8
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=9
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=3
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=7
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=8
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=9
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Hardware device with all software conversions

Thanks Nick.