[leorik]

I was running a radeon on my ubuntu/xbmc, but was getting tearing in 1080p videos so I purchased an EVGA Nvidia gt 430.


I can get audio using aplay -D plughw:0,7 /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav but not in xbmc

I've followed about 10 threads on getting it running, and am stuck. No audio in xbmc.

Here's some info:
It is connected via an HDMI cable on my Sony 55" TV.
I'm booting to xbmc, not gnome
Ubuntu 11.04
installed NVIDIA-Linux-x86-275.21.run
alsamixer . F6 shows "HDA Nvidia". which I select. Then shows 4 sets of 00, which when I hit up and down arrows are stuck on 00.
Alsa version Version 1.0.24.
Linux htpc01 2.6.38-8-generic-pae #42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11 05:17:09 UTC 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
HDA NVidia at 0xfb080000 irq 17

xbmc settings for audio are currently:
Audio Output: HDMI
speaker configuration: 5.1 (saw this somewhere. not sure why not 2.0)
boost volume: on
AC3: on
DTS: on
audio output device: GF108 High Definition audio controller digital stereo hdmi
passthrough output device: hdmi


So the card is working under aplay, I just cant seem to get audio in xbmc. what should I try?

[luna_s]

did you try

audio output device: custom
Custom Audio Device plughw:0,7
passthrough output device: custom
Custom Audio Device plughw:0,7

?

this works for me

[leorik]

thanks. that worked. I guess for all I know it might have been working the whole time. I still dont have xbmc sounds like when you switch menu options, but the movies themselves have sound now.


woot!

[LB06]

thanks. that worked. I guess for all I know it might have been working the whole time. I still dont have xbmc sounds like when you switch menu options, but the movies themselves have sound now.


woot!

Put this in your ~/.asoundrc:

Code:

pcm.!default {
    type hw
    card NVidia
    device 7
}

ctl.!default {
    type hw
    card NVidia
}

Maybe change hw to plughw, since you TV probably won't support all bit depths and frequencies.

[thethirdnut]

http://forum.xbmc.org/showpost.php?p=803...tcount=124

Hope this helps in some form.

[leorik]

Put this in your ~/.asoundrc:

Code:

pcm.!default {
    type hw
    card NVidia
    device 7
}

ctl.!default {
    type hw
    card NVidia
}

Maybe change hw to plughw, since you TV probably won't support all bit depths and frequencies.

hrmmm. i tried what you posted and with type plughw

no xbmc sounds still. What uses .asoundrc ? Maybe I forgot to install something?

[darkscout]

That's not what he said. He said "type hw".

I'd also change "card" to "card 0" just to be sure.

[LB06]

Check in your skin settings if navigation sounds are enabled.

[leorik]

That's not what he said. He said "type hw".

He said "Maybe change hw to plughw"

I may be stupid, but when I read this, I read this as changing "hw" to "plughw". I don't see it any other way.

[leorik]

Check in your skin settings if navigation sounds are enabled.

great idea. checked. on 2/3 which for me is skin default.

[LB06]

He said "Maybe change hw to plughw"

I may be stupid, but when I read this, I read this as changing "hw" to "plughw". I don't see it any other way.

That is what I meant yes.

[X3lectric]

hrmmm. i tried what you posted and with type plughw

no xbmc sounds still. What uses .asoundrc ? Maybe I forgot to install something?

if by audio in XBMC you mean navigation sounds there's a sort of universal solution that seems to work for all

create a /etc/asound.conf with

Code:

pcm.!default {
type plug
  slave {
   pcm "hdmi"
  }
}

And I would almost bet despite you being on natty that this is gonna work.

Its worth a shot and should work.

I still to see any .asoundrc fix navigation sounds even if nav sounds are enabled in XBMC skin.

Cheers.

[leorik]

if by audio in XBMC you mean navigation sounds there's a sort of universal solution that seems to work for all

create a /etc/asound.conf with

Code:

pcm.!default {
type plug
  slave {
   pcm "hdmi"
  }
}

And I would almost bet despite you being on natty that this is gonna work.

Its worth a shot and should work.

I still to see any .asoundrc fix navigation sounds even if nav sounds are enabled in XBMC skin.

Cheers.

thanks. yeah the navigation sounds. Movie sound works. Music sound works.

I tried this too and no luck. This is the 4th .asound configuration I've tried. I'm beginiing to think whatever uses this file isnt installed. I made sure it's in my ~/ and I made sure it has the right permissions. I've made sure that sounds are enabled in xbmc.

[LB06]

Just for clarification: ~ means the homedir of the current user. So if your username is leorik and you run XBMC as leorik you probably have to create this file in /home/leorik/.asoundrc

Or put it in the global /etc/asound.conf like X3 said. The app/lib that uses these files is ALSA and that's installed for sure.

[X3lectric]

thanks. yeah the navigation sounds. Movie sound works. Music sound works.

I tried this too and no luck. This is the 4th .asound configuration I've tried. I'm beginiing to think whatever uses this file isnt installed. I made sure it's in my ~/ and I made sure it has the right permissions. I've made sure that sounds are enabled in xbmc.

I said the location the file is VERY specific and it really matters. you have wrong path.

/etc/asound.conf != ~/asound.conf those are not same location like LB06 is reminding you and you should at least mind that.