[mythtv-users] Nvidia 8400GS SPDIF/HDMI pass through.. how?

[Roy Lofthouse]

2009/10/5 jedi <jedi at mishnet.org>:
> On Mon, Oct 05, 2009 at 04:31:08PM +0100, Roy Lofthouse wrote:
>> I've been pulling my hair out at this for two days now, but I can't
>> seem to get my nvidia 8400GS to play sound via the HDMI.
>>
>> I've connected the cable that comes with it from the onboard SPDIF
>> header to the SPDIF (in) of the nv card, but I can't seem to get the
>> thing working..
>>
>> Maybe someone who has experience of this can help me out a bit?? :)
>>
>> Once the cable is connected I presume I should just set my sound to
>> play through the SPDIF connection?
>>
>> aplay -l shows the following:
>>
>> **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
>> card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC880 Analog [ALC880 Analog]
>>   Subdevices: 1/1
>>   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
>> card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: ALC880 Digital [ALC880 Digital]
>>   Subdevices: 1/1
>>   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
>>
>> and I then run:
>>
>> mplayer -ao alsa:device=hw=0.2 <file> to try and test this, but
>> nothing happens.. (no errors initially when running this)
>
> ...run alsamixer and make sure the HDMI output is not muted.
>
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Everything is unmuted (no HDMI option though, just IEC***)