[mythtv-users] output audio to hdmi and spdif at the same time

Ma Begaj derliebegott at gmail.com
Fri Jan 8 11:06:30 UTC 2010


2010/1/7 Kevin Johnson <dabears_rule at yahoo.com>:
> With my own Zotac ION system, I see two entries in alsamixer, spdif
> and spdif1. The spdif output I have enabled, sending audio over the
> digital audio output. I *believe* spdif1 is hdmi audio. I don't have
> hdmi in on my receiver though, so I don't use it, but I don't see why
> simply enabling both of those in alsamixer wouldn't be the ticket...
>
> --
> Jarod Wilson
> jarod[at]wilsonet.com
>
> I can and have enabled them in alsamixer.  I have both hdmi and spdif
> options, and they both work individually if I enable them in mythtv setup.
> Problem is mythtv will only let me choose one or the other.  NOT both at the
> same time, which is what I am asking for.
>

pulseaudio is able to do this if you have two cards in your box.

I believe you could point mythtv to pulseaudio device and than switch
between spdif1 and spdif2 in pulseaudio (or through command line). I
did not test this but I believe it should work.


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