Hi everyone. Im new and have a few questions about distorted audio with frodo and winxp.its prob something dumb like a setting or that it wont do what Im attempting, but here goes:
Dual boot winxp and linux mint 15. Both have xbmc frodo, xp has issues.
vid card
nvidia gforce 8500 (no hdmi out)
19" monitor on dvi
46" sceptre on vga
sound:
1) onboard intel using sigmatel driver with computer speakers (set for 2.0 stereo)
2) soundblaster live using creative driver with TV speakers (set for 2.0 stereo)
TV tuner lumanati wave (no linux drivers)
MCE remote
computer setting is audio out to sigmatel (works fine. clear, no problems)
xbmc settings
audio output is analog (have tried all)
speaker config is 2.0 (have tried all)
boost vol is off (have tried both)
out to all speakers is off (have tried both)
audio output device is SB Live! 24-bit, Directsound;SB! Live 24-bit
audio pass through dimmed but also reads Error - no device found (figured no HDMI so its ok?)
What Im trying to do in windows xp is have the computer sounds & audio (other than xbmc) output to the sigmatel (seems to work fine).
Have xbmc (and everything played in it) output to the soundblaster card (xp is distorted) (linux is fine).
If I change xbmc output to sigmatel audio, Directsound; sigmatel it works on the computer speakers (all sound).
If I set it to SB Live! 24-bit, Directsound;SB! Live 24-bit its like full volume with loud background noise from the TV. (computer sounds/audio are fine on computer speakers)
I have switched both outputs (wired and in xbmc audio & both win sound settings) and the xbmc distortion/noise moves with the change.
It seems to work in the linux install and device passthrough is available. But my tuner wont work in linux
(I know buy a new computer & tuner card and go away)
If this can be done this way with xp then I'll figure out how to post a log. Any ideas on what im doing wrong, please let me know
Thanks in advance.