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So i reinstalled my OS and now im screwed. xbmc won't give me some proper audio and ive been trying to figure this out for a while now but im stuck. This worked before but ofcourse i was not smart enough to save what i did to make sound in xbmc work.

OS: Ubuntu 12.04
gfx card: nvidia gt 420
Im using the latest drivers for the gfx card.

Code:
htpc@htpc:~$ aplay -l

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****

card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog]

  Subdevices: 1/1

  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: AD198x Digital [AD198x Digital]

  Subdevices: 1/1

  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]

  Subdevices: 1/1

  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

[b]card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]

  Subdevices: 1/1

  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0[/b]

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

htpc@htpc:~$

Code:
htpc@htpc:~$ aplay -L

default

    Playback/recording through the PulseAudio sound server

sysdefault:CARD=Intel

    HDA Intel, AD198x Analog

    Default Audio Device

front:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, AD198x Analog

    Front speakers

surround40:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, AD198x Analog

    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers

surround41:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, AD198x Analog

    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers

surround50:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, AD198x Analog

    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers

surround51:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, AD198x Analog

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

surround71:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, AD198x Analog

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

iec958:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, AD198x Digital

    IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output

dmix:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, AD198x Analog

    Direct sample mixing device

dmix:CARD=Intel,DEV=1

    HDA Intel, AD198x Digital

    Direct sample mixing device

dsnoop:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, AD198x Analog

    Direct sample snooping device

dsnoop:CARD=Intel,DEV=1

    HDA Intel, AD198x Digital

    Direct sample snooping device

hw:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, AD198x Analog

    Direct hardware device without any conversions

hw:CARD=Intel,DEV=1

    HDA Intel, AD198x Digital

    Direct hardware device without any conversions

plughw:CARD=Intel,DEV=0

    HDA Intel, AD198x Analog

    Hardware device with all software conversions

plughw:CARD=Intel,DEV=1

    HDA Intel, AD198x 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 conversions

htpc@htpc:~$

Speaker test works with this:
speaker-test -c 6 -r 48000 -D plughw:1,7
speaker-test -c 6 -r 48000 -D plughw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=7

Ive tried both "hdmi:CARD=NVidia" and "plughw:1,7" and "hw:1,7" in the custom setting for xbmc and ofcourse it wont work.

Any ideas on what to do?

I also have sound inside ubuntu, i can pick 5.1 hdmi and that works vlc works its just xbmc that refuse to give me proper sound.

Edit:
I have found a way to get this to work.
edited /etc/pulse/client.conf and set it to autostart=no

Then with pulseaudio --kill i get sound in xbmc with hw:1,7
However i don't get sound inside ubuntu so i need to figure out a way to make a script to kill pulseaudio -> start xbmc and on exit of xbmc start pulseaudio again.

I had some problems with "pulseaudio" too

After I installed XBMCbuntu, I installed a screenshot tool called "KSnapshot" for writing some "HowTo's" in a german forum. This tool brings the "pulseaudio" package with it. After that I haven't had any sound in XBMC.

I didn't know about the "... --kill" command and I didn't know that it is possible to configure pulseaudio, so I deinstalled it with "apt-get purge..." and choose another screenshot tool.

So I have to thank you for getting known about these options Wink

Greets

Pierreb

Pierreb

DaVu