2011-02-02, 10:35
I'm working on getting audio passthrough to my receiver over HDMI using the nvidia GT430. I'm getting close, but still having problems.
ALSA recognizes the card, and it's been unmuted in alsamixer.
my aplay -l/-L are as follows:
I determined that the correct path is card 1, device 9, in that I did a speaker-test with it written in:
As a result of this test, I hear the test sound coming from only the front stereo speakers.
I still, however, can't get any audio from xbmc. I've tried using a custom device as "plughw:1,9" and I've created the /home/.asoundrc file with the following:
I've tried using different xbmc settings, custom device names, etc., but nothing is working.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
UPDATE:
Using the .asoundrc file and using custom audio devices named plughw:1,9 AND restarting a movie, the sound is now working.
ALSA recognizes the card, and it's been unmuted in alsamixer.
my aplay -l/-L are as follows:
Code:
xbmc@XBMCLive:~$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: ALC662 rev1 Analog [ALC662 rev1 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 1: ALC662 rev1 Digital [ALC662 rev1 Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 8: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 9: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
xbmc@XBMCLive:~$ aplay -L
null
Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
default:CARD=SB
HDA ATI SB, ALC662 rev1 Analog
Default Audio Device
front:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC662 rev1 Analog
Front speakers
surround40:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC662 rev1 Analog
4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC662 rev1 Analog
4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC662 rev1 Analog
5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC662 rev1 Analog
5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC662 rev1 Analog
7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC662 rev1 Digital
IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
dmix:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC662 rev1 Analog
Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=SB,DEV=1
HDA ATI SB, ALC662 rev1 Digital
Direct sample mixing device
dsnoop:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC662 rev1 Analog
Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=SB,DEV=1
HDA ATI SB, ALC662 rev1 Digital
Direct sample snooping device
hw:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC662 rev1 Analog
Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=SB,DEV=1
HDA ATI SB, ALC662 rev1 Digital
Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, ALC662 rev1 Analog
Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=SB,DEV=1
HDA ATI SB, ALC662 rev1 Digital
Hardware device with all software conversions
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=1
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=2
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
HDMI Audio Output
dmix:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=NVidia,DEV=7
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=NVidia,DEV=8
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=NVidia,DEV=9
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Direct sample mixing device
dsnoop:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=NVidia,DEV=7
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=NVidia,DEV=8
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=NVidia,DEV=9
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Direct sample snooping device
hw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=7
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=8
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=9
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=7
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=8
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=9
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Hardware device with all software conversionsI determined that the correct path is card 1, device 9, in that I did a speaker-test with it written in:
Code:
xbmc@XBMCLive:~$ speaker-test -Dplughw:1,9 -c6 -r19200 -FS32_LE
speaker-test 1.0.23
Playback device is plughw:1,9
Stream parameters are 19200Hz, S32_LE, 6 channels
Using 16 octaves of pink noise
Rate set to 19200Hz (requested 19200Hz)
Buffer size range from 6 to 34950
Period size range from 3 to 17476
Using max buffer size 34948
Periods = 4
was set period_size = 17475
was set buffer_size = 34950
0 - Front Left
4 - Center
1 - Front Right
3 - Rear Right
2 - Rear Left
5 - LFEAs a result of this test, I hear the test sound coming from only the front stereo speakers.
I still, however, can't get any audio from xbmc. I've tried using a custom device as "plughw:1,9" and I've created the /home/.asoundrc file with the following:
Code:
pcm.!hdmi {
type hw
card 1
device 9
}Any help would be greatly appreciated.
UPDATE:
Using the .asoundrc file and using custom audio devices named plughw:1,9 AND restarting a movie, the sound is now working.
