Lee Revell wrote: > On 2/3/07, Josh <TwoOneSix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Lee Revell wrote: >> > On 2/3/07, Josh <TwoOneSix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> I am channeling everything to the S/PDIF output on this card, but >> when I >> >> attempt to send AC3 it doesn't play anything. Here is the output I >> get >> >> from using mplayer and hits from a previous post to this list: >> >> >> > >> > Driver support for the Revolution 5.1 is not the best due to lack of >> > information from M-Audio. >> > >> > Try: >> > >> > $ iecset audio off >> > $ aplay -Dspdif file.ac3 >> > >> > If that fails please post the output of "iecset". >> > >> > Lee >> OK, it didn't work. Here are some more details... >> I have attached my asound.conf file. >> > > Please use "-Dspdif" not "-Ddigital". AC3 passthrough won't work with > the plug layer. > > Also, aplay won't detect the file format. > > Try: > > $ aplay -D spdif -t raw -f dat file.ac3 > > Lee > > > OK, I found a Revolution 7.1 card and it appears to be having the same issues as the 5.1. I get the same result below when using the asount.conf and also when I completely remove the asound.conf file. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ $ aplay -D spdif -t raw -f dat sample_track.ac3 Playing raw data 'sample_track.ac3' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Stereo aplay: set_params:904: Sample format non available ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here is another test I did... although it appeared to be "playing" no sound came from ym speakers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ $ aplay -D spdif -t raw -f S32_LE -c2 -r48000 sample_track.ac3 Playing raw data 'sample_track.ac3' : Signed 32 bit Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Stereo Aborted by signal Interrupt... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Josh ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier. Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user