[mythtv-users] Digital sound

[Michael T. Dean]

On 10/25/06 16:49, Frank Armstrong wrote:

>  On 10/25/06, Nick <knowledgejunkie at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On 25/10/06, Frank Armstrong <farmstrong at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On 10/25/06, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I was asking if you did what the comments said to do--i.e.
> >>> define the appropriate card and device information for the
> >>> "analog-hw" and "digital-hw" devices. (Using that ALSA
> >>> configuration file takes more than just copy/paste--you have to
> >>> read the comments--i.e. instructions--too.)
> >>
> >> well that's where i run into problems...this is what i have for
> >> aplay -l
> >>
...
> >>
> >> both are card 0...so i'm not sure what i'm supposed to
> >> change...should i add Device 2 under card 0 so it knows which one
> >> to go with?
> >
> > In the section "# Alias for digital (S/PDIF) output on the card"
> > you need to ensure the S/DPIF device is device #2 (from your aplay
> > output).
> >
> > The default if you have not edited the file will use device #1,
> > which is why you are not getting successful output.
>
>  I guess i'm getting there...did that, so now i get output via spdif
>  if i select the file and play with xine...but i only get sound out of
>  my TV if i play a tv show or movie via myth. is something not
>  configured correctly in myth setup??

Please read the comments in the wiki ( 
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Configuring_Digital_Sound#Setting_up_ALSA.27s_.asoundrc.2C_Properly 
) and in the ALSA configuration file itself that explain how to set a 
default output device or specify the desired output device in Myth.

Again, "Using that ALSA configuration file takes more than just 
copy/paste--you have to read the comments--i.e. instructions--too."

Also note just below the ALSA configuration file on the wiki, "For a 
detailed description of how this ALSA configuration file works, see this 
post < http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/61265#61265 > 
from the mailing list."

/me wonders why reading this list after someone re-writes the 
instructions in the wiki/comments is easier than just reading the 
wiki/comments...

If you hadn't yet found the page in the Wiki (i.e. you got the ALSA 
configuration file from some other post and they didn't refer back to 
its location on the wiki), I apologize for the RTFM comments.

Mike