[smoothk]

Hi all,

first post here and I really hope that solving this will help others as well.

I'm running Ubuntu server 10.04 64bit, I followed these guides in order to set up the system and to have my Nvidia GT220 working:
http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=XBMCbuntu (minimal ubuntu with no gui)
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW...,_or_GT240 (HDMI and my video card)

Ubuntu version 10.04 64bit
Alsa version: 1.0.23
Nvidia drivers version: 256.35
XBMC: 1:9.11-lucid2

After many many tests, a reinstall, and endless searches here and elsewhere I finally managed to get to the following point:

aplay -l gives this:

Code:

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

aplay -D plughw:0,3 anywavfile.wav
plays just fine (from ssh or via normal shell once I exit XBMC)

System starts and loads automatically XBMC, I get the audio settings set to
Audio output: Digital
- Dolby digital capable receiver : no
- DTS capable receiver: no
Audio output device: default
Passthrough output device: iec958

BUT NO AUDIO at all.

Weirder thing is: sometimes, but just sometimes, it worked - not only I changed so many options, alsa-base.conf, sound.conf, asound.conf etc. that I got lost, but I'm just sure that at least once I just had it all working, I rebooted and then it didn't work anymore, even with NOTHING changed.

My asound.conf:

Code:

pcm.nvidia_hdmi {
  type plug
  slave {
    pcm "hw:0,3"
  }
}
pcm.!default hdmi:NVidia
pcm:iec958 hdmi:NVidia

(tried also with only the last two lines, doesn't work)

My sound.conf

Code:

options snd-hda-intel enable_msi=0 probe_mask=0xfff2

My alsa-base.conf

Code:

# autoloader aliases
install sound-slot-0 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-0
install sound-slot-1 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-1
install sound-slot-2 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-2
install sound-slot-3 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-3
install sound-slot-4 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-4
install sound-slot-5 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-5
install sound-slot-6 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-6
install sound-slot-7 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-7

# Cause optional modules to be loaded above generic modules
install snd /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-ioc$
#
# Workaround at bug #499695 (reverted in Ubuntu see LP #319505)
install snd-pcm /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-pcm $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist$
install snd-mixer /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-mixer $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-black$
install snd-seq /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-seq $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist$
#
install snd-rawmidi /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-rawmidi $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-b$
# Cause optional modules to be loaded above sound card driver modules
install snd-emu10k1 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-emu10k1 $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-b$
install snd-via82xx /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-via82xx $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-b$

# Load saa7134-alsa instead of saa7134 (which gets dragged in by it anyway)
install saa7134 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install saa7134 $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist$
# Prevent abnormal drivers from grabbing index 0
options bt87x index=-2
options cx88_alsa index=-2
options saa7134-alsa index=-2
options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
options snd-intel8x0m index=-2
options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2
options snd-usb-audio index=-2
options snd-usb-us122l index=-2
options snd-usb-usx2y index=-2
options snd-usb-caiaq index=-2
# Ubuntu #62691, enable MPU for snd-cmipci
options snd-cmipci mpu_port=0x330 fm_port=0x388
# Keep snd-pcsp from being loaded as first soundcard
options snd-pcsp index=-2

It looks like that for some reason I really am not skilled enough to understand the hardware works alright but NOT in XBMC.

That's it, I really hope someone has some wisdom to share!

[sgeoxd]

In XBMC Settings, instead of using:
- Audio output: Digital
- Dolby digital capable receiver : no
- DTS capable receiver: no
- Audio output device: default
- Passthrough output device: iec958

Try:
- Audio output: Digital
- Dolby digital capable receiver : no
- DTS capable receiver: no
- Audio output device: plughw:0,3
- Passthrough output device: plughw:0,3

[smoothk]

Well... long story short, I think you just solved my problem and I don't know how to thank you enough!

I have no skin sounds anymore, though... but it's something I can live without.

Specifying the card and device did the trick.

Thanks again!