[mythtv-users] HDMI sound works for AC3 2-channel, but not 6-channel

[Jean-Yves Avenard]

Hi

On 3 April 2012 14:58, Steven Ihde <steve at x2.hamachi.us> wrote:

> The patch worked! Both 2 and 6 channel AC3 are playing back correctly now.  After the patch, I see the following:
>
> 2012-04-02 21:43:07.729 AO: Opening audio device 'iec958:CARD=CMI8768,DEV=0' ch 2(6) sr 48000 sf signed 16 bit reenc 0
>
> Now it's using 16-bit instead of 32-bit.
>
> Please let me know if I can help with further testing.

You should lodge a bug to the ALSA folks. That ALSA reports that your
audio card supports 32 bits audio, when it doesn't...
Do so on either their bug tracker
(https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/login_page.php)
or via their mailing list