2015-08-22, 11:09
This is probably for the devs.
I have a minimum Kodi standalone - Ubuntu 14.04 setup on my old (but still not dead) ATV. I'm running Isengard 15.1 final.
The HDMI sound configuration on this one is slightly different compared to the norm. The internal Realtek soundcard feeds the HDMI device, instead of the GPU having it's own soundcard.
I use this .asoundrc
pcm.!default {
type plug;
slave.pcm "plughw:0,3";
}
This gives me 2 advantages: Kodi will default to HDMI sound on first run instad of analog output (no big deal), and it gives me sound through HDMI when running other programs,such as Retroarch (big deal).
While this works just fine, I think there is a bug in Kodi somewhere. With this .asoundrc in place, whenever starting/stopping a movie, it will give a crackle, whereas the crackle when stopping the movie is particularly bad. Without this file (or if I comment out the lines) there is no crackling. The most logical thing would be that Kodi should just ignore .asoundrc after the first-run and/or after it has started. It should not influence the starting/stopping of movies.
I am comfortable with building from source if anybody comes up with a fix and wants it verified.
Edit:I'll add that it's only happening on one of my TV's (1 out of 2). And the "end" in the topic means "stop".
I have a minimum Kodi standalone - Ubuntu 14.04 setup on my old (but still not dead) ATV. I'm running Isengard 15.1 final.
The HDMI sound configuration on this one is slightly different compared to the norm. The internal Realtek soundcard feeds the HDMI device, instead of the GPU having it's own soundcard.
I use this .asoundrc
pcm.!default {
type plug;
slave.pcm "plughw:0,3";
}
This gives me 2 advantages: Kodi will default to HDMI sound on first run instad of analog output (no big deal), and it gives me sound through HDMI when running other programs,such as Retroarch (big deal).
While this works just fine, I think there is a bug in Kodi somewhere. With this .asoundrc in place, whenever starting/stopping a movie, it will give a crackle, whereas the crackle when stopping the movie is particularly bad. Without this file (or if I comment out the lines) there is no crackling. The most logical thing would be that Kodi should just ignore .asoundrc after the first-run and/or after it has started. It should not influence the starting/stopping of movies.
I am comfortable with building from source if anybody comes up with a fix and wants it verified.
Edit:I'll add that it's only happening on one of my TV's (1 out of 2). And the "end" in the topic means "stop".