[mythtv-users] HDMI Audio out on MSI Meda Live

[covert covert]

On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 7:26 PM, GyroTech <gyrotech at freakinabox.com> wrote:
> Bill Williamson wrote:
>> An easy one is "do you get sound when you log in."  If not, it's an
>> underlying ubuntu problem.  The most common digital output problem is
>> that the digital-output mixer is (sometimes, I can't figure out when
>> or when not) muted by default.  Go into alsa-mixer (or the volume
>> control in ubunt, you'll need to go into advanced options and enable
>> EVERYTHING to get the checkbox) and make sure digital out is not
>> muted.
>
> Been playing around a bit more this weekend (aren't weekends great :-) )
> and it seems that audio out works fine on all of the analog outputs but
> none of the digital. This is true when just playing a file with Mplayer
> on the Mythbuntu desktop. The coaxial output gives me nothing when
> connected to my digital amp, and the optical output isn't even lit.
>
> Interestingly enough though, when running ALSAmixer, I don't get any
> control over the volume bar for IEC958, if that is the digital out then
> maybe it is still disabled somewhere...
> So I run aplay -L and interestingly enough,
>
> iec958:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
>     HDA NVidia, ALC883 Digital
>     IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
> null
>     Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
>
> So how the heck is that happening and, more importantly, how do I make
> it stop?? Or start as the case may be  :-D
>
> GT
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Disable onboard sound in the bios. This should leave you only one item
in alsa mixer. Make sure it is un-muted.