There was a hint here last month: > amixer set IEC958 mute > aplay -D spdif /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav > amixer set IEC958 unmute It helped me with HDA-Intel + ALC882. Br, oleg aleksandrov. -----Original Message----- From: alsa-user-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:alsa-user-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dobes Vandermeer Sent: Montag, 15. Januar 2007 02:55 To: alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: HDA-Intel SP/DIF AC3 passthrough I'm trying to setup a media center using linux, and I've got the video working OK, and analog stereo output is working OK. However, I want to get the little "digital" light to turn on when I'm playing a DVD. So far, I've spent many hours trying to figure this out to no avail. I'm tempted to update the ALSA wiki page on this topic to say "Don't bother!" but that's just because I'm feeling so frustrated. # aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC880 Analog [ALC880 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 2: ALC880 Digital [ALC880 Digital] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 # cat /proc/asound/cards 0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel HDA Intel at 0xfdff8000 irq 169 # find /proc/asound /proc/asound /proc/asound/Intel /proc/asound/card0 /proc/asound/card0/oss_mixer /proc/asound/card0/id /proc/asound/card0/codec#2 /proc/asound/card0/pcm2p /proc/asound/card0/pcm2p/sub0 /proc/asound/card0/pcm2p/sub0/prealloc /proc/asound/card0/pcm2p/sub0/status /proc/asound/card0/pcm2p/sub0/sw_params /proc/asound/card0/pcm2p/sub0/hw_params /proc/asound/card0/pcm2p/sub0/info /proc/asound/card0/pcm2p/info /proc/asound/card0/pcm1c /proc/asound/card0/pcm1c/oss /proc/asound/card0/pcm1c/sub1 /proc/asound/card0/pcm1c/sub1/prealloc /proc/asound/card0/pcm1c/sub1/status /proc/asound/card0/pcm1c/sub1/sw_params /proc/asound/card0/pcm1c/sub1/hw_params /proc/asound/card0/pcm1c/sub1/info /proc/asound/card0/pcm1c/sub0 /proc/asound/card0/pcm1c/sub0/prealloc /proc/asound/card0/pcm1c/sub0/status /proc/asound/card0/pcm1c/sub0/sw_params /proc/asound/card0/pcm1c/sub0/hw_params /proc/asound/card0/pcm1c/sub0/info /proc/asound/card0/pcm1c/info /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/oss /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/sub1 /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/sub1/prealloc /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/sub1/status /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/sub1/sw_params /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/sub1/hw_params /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/sub1/info /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/sub0 /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/sub0/prealloc /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/sub0/status /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/sub0/sw_params /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/sub0/hw_params /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/sub0/info /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/info /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/sub0 /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/sub0/prealloc /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/sub0/status /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/sub0/sw_params /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/sub0/hw_params /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/sub0/info /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/info /proc/asound/pcm /proc/asound/timers /proc/asound/modules /proc/asound/cards /proc/asound/devices /proc/asound/version /proc/asound/seq /proc/asound/seq/oss /proc/asound/seq/timer /proc/asound/seq/clients /proc/asound/seq/queues /proc/asound/seq/drivers /proc/asound/oss /proc/asound/oss/sndstat /proc/asound/oss/devices # find /dev/snd /dev/snd /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p /dev/snd/pcmC0D1c /dev/snd/controlC0 /dev/snd/pcmC0D2p /dev/snd/seq /dev/snd/timer I tried updating my configuration file /etc/alsa/cards/HDA-Intel.conf to use device 2 instead of device 1 in the two places where it looked appropriate. However, I've got no idea if that config file is even being using for anything. Am I supposed to copy it on top of my alsa.conf ? I'm quite clueless here. A typical mplayer command lines I have tried: mplayer -ac hwac3, -ao alsa:device=spdif VTS_08_4.VOB mplayer -ac hwac3, -ao alsa:device=hw=0.2 VTS_08_4.VOB In dmesg I see a mildly troubling message: hda_codec: Unknown model for ALC880, trying auto-probe from BIOS... I've managed to produce different sounds from the speaker, usually crackling or buzzing, but not what I want to hear. Can anyone help me? Or is alsa not quite ready to meet my needs yet? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. 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