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Hi Guys,

I have been trying to get the audio working on my Revo 3700 since upgrading from Dharma to Eden B3, the upgrade was done as a clean install.

So far I have managed to get menu audio working but I am still getting the failed to initalise error when playing back an .avi.

Here is my current config:

xbmc@LR-HTPC:/$ aplay -l

Code:
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****

card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC662 rev1 Analog [ALC662 rev1 Analog]

  Subdevices: 1/1

  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], 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

xbmc@LR-HTPC:/$ aplay -L

Code:
null

    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)

hdmi-remap

remap-surround71

default:CARD=Intel

    HDA Intel, ALC662 rev1 Analog

    Default Audio Device

front:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, ALC662 rev1 Analog

    Front speakers

surround40:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, ALC662 rev1 Analog

    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers

surround41:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, ALC662 rev1 Analog

    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers

surround50:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, ALC662 rev1 Analog

    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers

surround51:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, ALC662 rev1 Analog

    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers

surround71:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, ALC662 rev1 Analog

    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers

iec958:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, ALC662 rev1 Digital

    IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output

dmix:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, ALC662 rev1 Analog

    Direct sample mixing device

dmix:CARD=Intel,DEV=1

    HDA Intel, ALC662 rev1 Digital

    Direct sample mixing device

dsnoop:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, ALC662 rev1 Analog

    Direct sample snooping device

dsnoop:CARD=Intel,DEV=1

    HDA Intel, ALC662 rev1 Digital

    Direct sample snooping device

hw:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, ALC662 rev1 Analog

    Direct hardware device without any conversions

hw:CARD=Intel,DEV=1

    HDA Intel, ALC662 rev1 Digital

    Direct hardware device without any conversions

plughw:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, ALC662 rev1 Analog

    Hardware device with all software conversions

plughw:CARD=Intel,DEV=1

    HDA Intel, ALC662 rev1 Digital

    Hardware device with all software conversions

hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0

    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0

    HDMI Audio Output

dmix:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3

    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0

    Direct sample mixing device

dsnoop:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3

    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0

    Direct sample snooping device

hw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3

    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

xbmc@LR-HTPC:/$ nano /etc/asound.conf

Code:
pcm.!hdmi-remap {

type asym

playback.pcm {

type plug

slave.pcm "remap-surround71"

}

}

pcm.!remap-surround71 {

  type route

  slave.pcm "hw:1,3"

  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

  }

}

I have read all the guides and other threads I can find and tried various things to get this working but I am getting no where fast. Sad

Any help would be very gratefully received. Smile

Finally solved it by going to the Audio Output page selecting "Custom" and typing in plughw:1,3 as the device.

Smile

Ok, So here is how I eventually got audio working on my Revo 3700, hopefully this might help some others.

Note: I had already made sure HDMI for NVidia was unmuted in alsamixer before doing all this.

Remove existing Nvidia drivers by performing the following command:

Code:
sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia-*.

Download the latest Nvidia drivers by performing the following command:

Code:
sudo apt-get install nvidia-current

Update the audio settings by running the following TWO commands:

Code:
sudo wget http://pastebin.com/download.php?i=ApvUwtUX -O /etc/asound.conf

sudo wget http://pastebin.com/download.php?i=f2e38265 -O /usr/share/alsa/cards/HDA-Intel.conf

I then ran alsamixer again, selected F6 then 1 to get to the NVidia Card, the only device there showed as 'MM' in the box indicating it was muted, so pressed M this changed it to 'oo', then pressed Esc to exit.

Next I rebooted the system from command line using:

Code:
sudo shutdown -r now

Once XBMC has reloaded, I went to System >> Settings >> System >> Audio Output and set them as below:

Audio Output = HDMI
Speaker Configuration = 2.0
Boost Volume level on down mix = On
AC3 = Off
DTS - OFF
Audio Output Device = Custom
Custom audio Device = phlughw:1,3
Passthrough output device = hdmi (ALSA)

Thank-you so much sy278! that fixed it for me.

(2012-02-16, 11:53)sy278 Wrote: [ -> ]Ok, So here is how I eventually got audio working on my Revo 3700, hopefully this might help some others.

Note: I had already made sure HDMI for NVidia was unmuted in alsamixer before doing all this.

Remove existing Nvidia drivers by performing the following command:

Code:
sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia-*.

Download the latest Nvidia drivers by performing the following command:

Code:
sudo apt-get install nvidia-current

Update the audio settings by running the following TWO commands:

Code:
sudo wget http://pastebin.com/download.php?i=ApvUwtUX -O /etc/asound.conf sudo wget http://pastebin.com/download.php?i=f2e38265 -O /usr/share/alsa/cards/HDA-Intel.conf

I then ran alsamixer again, selected F6 then 1 to get to the NVidia Card, the only device there showed as 'MM' in the box indicating it was muted, so pressed M this changed it to 'oo', then pressed Esc to exit.

Next I rebooted the system from command line using:

Code:
sudo shutdown -r now

Once XBMC has reloaded, I went to System >> Settings >> System >> Audio Output and set them as below:

Audio Output = HDMI
Speaker Configuration = 2.0
Boost Volume level on down mix = On
AC3 = Off
DTS - OFF
Audio Output Device = Custom
Custom audio Device = phlughw:1,3
Passthrough output device = hdmi (ALSA)

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