2012-03-13, 20:54
Hi All,
I recently installed XMBCbuntu onto my roommate's old pc that he is wanting to make into a HTPC. the graphics card is a EVGA GeForce 8400 GS. I'm not getting any sound from the HDMI port, but I did find this post here showing how to fix the issue. My problem is, since I am newer to linux, I don't know how to create a text file in the terminal. It says to create this file:
[sudo cat <<EOF>> /etc/asound.conf
pcm.!hdmi-remap {
type asym
playback.pcm {
type plug
slave.pcm "remap-surround71"
}
}
pcm.!remap-surround71 {
type route
slave.pcm "hw:0,3"
ttable {
0.0= 1
1.1= 1
2.4= 1
3.5= 1
4.2= 1
5.3= 1
6.6= 1
7.7= 1
}
}
EOF]
But I don't know how to tab down to the next line of text. When I hit enter after typing a line the terminal shows me this symbol: ">". Also, there are places in the posting where it shows "type asym" and "type route" and the "types" are colored a different color than the rest of the text. Are the "types" supposed to be in the text, or is it just telling me to type asym and route. It's just kinda confusing for a linux newb like me. lol. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I recently installed XMBCbuntu onto my roommate's old pc that he is wanting to make into a HTPC. the graphics card is a EVGA GeForce 8400 GS. I'm not getting any sound from the HDMI port, but I did find this post here showing how to fix the issue. My problem is, since I am newer to linux, I don't know how to create a text file in the terminal. It says to create this file:
[sudo cat <<EOF>> /etc/asound.conf
pcm.!hdmi-remap {
type asym
playback.pcm {
type plug
slave.pcm "remap-surround71"
}
}
pcm.!remap-surround71 {
type route
slave.pcm "hw:0,3"
ttable {
0.0= 1
1.1= 1
2.4= 1
3.5= 1
4.2= 1
5.3= 1
6.6= 1
7.7= 1
}
}
EOF]
But I don't know how to tab down to the next line of text. When I hit enter after typing a line the terminal shows me this symbol: ">". Also, there are places in the posting where it shows "type asym" and "type route" and the "types" are colored a different color than the rest of the text. Are the "types" supposed to be in the text, or is it just telling me to type asym and route. It's just kinda confusing for a linux newb like me. lol. Any help would be greatly appreciated.