[tomtomme]

I wonder if anyone else has had problems with the AMD HD5670 and bitstreaming HD Audio> I wouldn't guess it was an EDID problem with my SONY receiver since it works with Windows, and still doesn't work in Ubuntu with the EDID override.

very informative discussion! thank you!!!
similar / same problem here but on AMD APU E-350 (Zacate)
roughly since kernel 3.14 DTS-HD etc. options are missing in xbmc audio-settings. I get DTS-core sound however - not silence like you. Running 3.15.5 at the moment.

aplay also says that only 2 channels and 96000 kHz are supported by my hardware, which cannot be true since DTS-HD worked in the past (its logo was displayed on the receiver).

outputs (if you want more, just name it)

8 channels give silence

Code:

aplay -D hdmi:CARD=Generic,DEV=0 -c8 -fs16_le -r192000 thd.spdif
Wiedergabe: Rohdaten 'dts.spdif' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate: 192000 Hz, 8 Kanäle
aplay: set_params:1239: Kanalanzahl nicht unterstützt

2 channels 192000hz plays static

Code:

aplay -D hdmi:CARD=Generic,DEV=0 -c2 -fs16_le -r192000 thd.spdif
Wiedergabe: Rohdaten 'thd.spdif' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate: 192000 Hz, stereo
Warnung: Rate ist nicht exakt (angefordert: 192000 Hz, unterstützt: 96000 Hz)
         probieren Sie bitte das plug-Plugin:

2 channels 96000 plays static

Code:

aplay -D hdmi:CARD=Generic,DEV=0 -c2 -fs16_le -r96000 thd.spdif
Wiedergabe: Rohdaten 'thd.spdif' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate: 96000 Hz, stereo

for dts.spdif its a stuttering static
going above 2 channels gives always silence

Code:

aplay -L
null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
default
    Default ALSA Output (currently PulseAudio Sound Server)
hdmi:CARD=Generic,DEV=0
    HD-Audio Generic, HDMI 0
    HDMI Audio Output
sysdefault:CARD=SB
    HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog
    Default Audio Device
front:CARD=SB,DEV=0
    HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog
    Front speakers
surround40:CARD=SB,DEV=0
    HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=SB,DEV=0
    HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=SB,DEV=0
    HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=SB,DEV=0
    HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=SB,DEV=0
    HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
hdmi:CARD=SB,DEV=0
    HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Digital
    HDMI Audio Output