Hey there,
I've been trying for a few weeks to figure this out. This sort of my last resort.
I installed xbmcbuntu and set up everything.
Everything works as I want it to except one thing. I can't get audio over HDMI. I have a HP EliteBook 8530w and it's not technically an HDMI out but a digital or S/PDIF out that is just sent over the HDMI port.
I know that the hardware works, because in Windows 7 it's no problem to get sound over to the TV via HDMI.
But somehow in Ubuntu the digital out isn't recognized.
Here are the outputs from aplay -l
and aplay -L
Now I've tried setting different model's for my soundcard in the alsa-base.conf
but all of them only have Analog sound. Except if i set it to desktop, there I also get a digital in aplay -l but I don't get any sound at all.
I'm starting to fear that it is not possible at all in Ubuntu but maybe one of you has a solution to this problem. Thanks in advance
I've been trying for a few weeks to figure this out. This sort of my last resort.
I installed xbmcbuntu and set up everything.
Everything works as I want it to except one thing. I can't get audio over HDMI. I have a HP EliteBook 8530w and it's not technically an HDMI out but a digital or S/PDIF out that is just sent over the HDMI port.
I know that the hardware works, because in Windows 7 it's no problem to get sound over to the TV via HDMI.
But somehow in Ubuntu the digital out isn't recognized.
Here are the outputs from aplay -l
Code:
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0and aplay -L
Code:
null
Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
pulse
PulseAudio Sound Server
default:CARD=Intel
HDA Intel, AD198x Analog
Default Audio Device
sysdefault:CARD=Intel
HDA Intel, AD198x Analog
Default Audio Device
front:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, AD198x Analog
Front speakers
surround40:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, AD198x Analog
4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, AD198x Analog
4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, AD198x Analog
5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, AD198x Analog
5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, AD198x Analog
7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
dmix:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, AD198x Analog
Direct sample mixing device
dsnoop:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, AD198x Analog
Direct sample snooping device
hw:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, AD198x Analog
Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, AD198x Analog
Hardware device with all software conversionsNow I've tried setting different model's for my soundcard in the alsa-base.conf
but all of them only have Analog sound. Except if i set it to desktop, there I also get a digital in aplay -l but I don't get any sound at all.
I'm starting to fear that it is not possible at all in Ubuntu but maybe one of you has a solution to this problem. Thanks in advance