2012-06-25, 03:27
Hi All,
I am running XBMC 11 (stable) on Arch linux. I am trying to get sound to work reliably through HDMI on an NVidia GT 520 by Zotac.
Here is the result of aplay -L:
and aplay -l:
Currently I have "Audio Playback" and "Audio Passthrough" both set to hdmi:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=1 (I have also tried plughw:1,7 with the same results... actually plughw intruduces a VERY loud and annoying pop in the audio when starting a file for playback) and this works for certain files. For example a mkv with Dolby Digital 5.1 or an AAC 2.0 will work fine, but an avi with mp3 audio will not. DTS 5.1 has audio but it is incredibly quiet. I need to crank my receiver almost to the maximum to hear it. Also I do not have navigation sounds. My receiver supports Dolby Digital and DTS (both are selected in settings). Currently I only use two speaks (left and right). Like I said this works on some files but not others.
Any ideas on what to try? I have run speaker-test -D hdmi:NVidia_1,DEV=1 -c 2 and that works fine, left and right audio work as expected.
Is there anything else left to try?
Thanks in advance,
Sam
I am running XBMC 11 (stable) on Arch linux. I am trying to get sound to work reliably through HDMI on an NVidia GT 520 by Zotac.
Here is the result of aplay -L:
Code:
[root@bigscreen ~]# aplay -L
null
Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
default:CARD=NVidia
HDA NVidia, AD198x Analog
Default Audio Device
sysdefault:CARD=NVidia
HDA NVidia, AD198x Analog
Default Audio Device
front:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, AD198x Analog
Front speakers
surround40:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, AD198x Analog
4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, AD198x Analog
4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, AD198x Analog
5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, AD198x Analog
5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, AD198x Analog
7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, AD198x Digital
IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=1
HDA NVidia, HDMI 1
HDMI Audio Outputand aplay -l:
Code:
[root@bigscreen ~]# aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 1: AD198x Digital [AD198x Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 2: AD198x Headphone [AD198x Headphone]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia_1 [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia_1 [HDA NVidia], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0Currently I have "Audio Playback" and "Audio Passthrough" both set to hdmi:CARD=NVidia_1,DEV=1 (I have also tried plughw:1,7 with the same results... actually plughw intruduces a VERY loud and annoying pop in the audio when starting a file for playback) and this works for certain files. For example a mkv with Dolby Digital 5.1 or an AAC 2.0 will work fine, but an avi with mp3 audio will not. DTS 5.1 has audio but it is incredibly quiet. I need to crank my receiver almost to the maximum to hear it. Also I do not have navigation sounds. My receiver supports Dolby Digital and DTS (both are selected in settings). Currently I only use two speaks (left and right). Like I said this works on some files but not others.
Any ideas on what to try? I have run speaker-test -D hdmi:NVidia_1,DEV=1 -c 2 and that works fine, left and right audio work as expected.
Is there anything else left to try?
Thanks in advance,
Sam