Hello All,
Currently I have Ubuntu 10.04 installed on my HTPC and I'm experiencing some issues getting passthrough audio working correctly with SPDIF. I've tried a plethora of fixes including creating the .asoundrc file as suggested in the Linux FAQ.
I'm using the following hardware:
Asus P5N7A-VM (nvidia 730i chipset)
Intel E5300 Dual-Core Processor
4GB of DDR2 667MHz Memory
160GB WD Green Sata HDD.
I have video playing through the HDMI port and sound going through the SPDIF optical port.
In order to get pass through audio to work I have to either disable Pulse Audio, or select one of the "Analog" options in the Pulse GUI. If I disable Pulse completely sound works just fine but when I stop or pause a video that uses passthrough audio (DTS), my speakers make a weird zip then pop sound. I actually notice the same issue if I go into alsamixer and mute and unmute the master volume, same zip then pop sound. Now if I configure Pulse Audio to use an Analog output device, I lose the weird popping noise but I get weird 4 second slow motion playback effect when I stop and start a video.
Any ideas on what this might be? I've looked around for an answer but haven't found anything that has worked.
Currently I have Ubuntu 10.04 installed on my HTPC and I'm experiencing some issues getting passthrough audio working correctly with SPDIF. I've tried a plethora of fixes including creating the .asoundrc file as suggested in the Linux FAQ.
I'm using the following hardware:
Asus P5N7A-VM (nvidia 730i chipset)
Intel E5300 Dual-Core Processor
4GB of DDR2 667MHz Memory
160GB WD Green Sata HDD.
I have video playing through the HDMI port and sound going through the SPDIF optical port.
In order to get pass through audio to work I have to either disable Pulse Audio, or select one of the "Analog" options in the Pulse GUI. If I disable Pulse completely sound works just fine but when I stop or pause a video that uses passthrough audio (DTS), my speakers make a weird zip then pop sound. I actually notice the same issue if I go into alsamixer and mute and unmute the master volume, same zip then pop sound. Now if I configure Pulse Audio to use an Analog output device, I lose the weird popping noise but I get weird 4 second slow motion playback effect when I stop and start a video.
Any ideas on what this might be? I've looked around for an answer but haven't found anything that has worked.
