[erhnam]

How do I configure a custom sound output for XBMC 9.11? I used my own .asoundrc configuration file to output to both hdmi and optical. Under XBMC 9.04 I had it configured like this:



But when I look at the guisettings.xml under XBMC 9.11 I notice that lines have been changed to the example listed below while the hdmi is filled in.


new guisettings.xml format 9.11

Code:

<audiodevice>alsa:plug:hdmi</audiodevice>
<passthroughdevice>alsa:hdmi</passthroughdevice>

So how do I configure XBMC 9.11 it matches the picture sample (9.04) above?

[spiff]

wow, spinners are hard eh ;P spin the spinners to 'custom' then enter your audio device.

[erhnam]

wow, spinners are hard eh ;P spin the spinners to 'custom' then enter your audio device.

Thanks. So if I select custom for the sources and just type "both" it should work? Or do I need to type "plug:both"? Because the audiodevice (alsa: plug:hdmi) uses a different format than the passthroughdevice (alsa:hdmi)..

[spiff]

Code:

alsa:plug:both

[topfs2]

And for reference for those that search, the prepended alsa: or pulse: will just tell xbmc to not try to autoconfigure the subsystem, so if you skip it xbmc will try pulseaudio, then alsa.

[erhnam]

Code:

alsa:plug:both

Thanks! I got it working!! For those wanted to play, you need to configure xbmc like this: