2009-01-30, 17:17
hipfan Wrote:I'm glad to hear you got everything working with this board. I also have the GA-E7AUM-DS2H, but I'm having trouble getting AC3 passthrough over HDMI working with Linux.
My Setup: HTPC --(hdmi)-- Sony Z4100 --(spdif)-- Older Sony Receiver
HTPC: E8400 running Ubuntu 8.10 with Alsa 1.0.19
AC3 passthrough works fine with XBMC on Vista (and with my PS3 and cable box to the same TV), but only 2 channel LPCM works with Linux. When I try to pass AC3 over HDMI, I get a repeated clicking or buzzing sound (the same happens when I use mplayer with -ac hwac3, and the hdmi output device).
Did you do anything special in your config (like with .asoundrc, etc)?
Has anyone also experienced this issue?
Nope, nothing special. Just renamed the outputs to hdmi and it worked. I _might_ have just been playing DTS since I did this set-up.
My hardware set-up is:
HTPC --(hdmi)--> Yamaha RX-V663 receiver (with 5.0-speakers connected) --(hdmi)--> Sony KDL-46W4000 TV
Will try AC3 to confirm when I get home