Hi, just for the record, it works now!Working cable helps... This card produces always a digital output, so just use hw:0,0 (or hw:1,0 whatever your card ist) BUT: you need a source with digital surround (like DVDs) otherwise you just get stereo and your sound system has to do the rest. You can find more about this here: http://alsa.opensrc.org/DigitalOut#Digital_Surround_Passthrough Stephan On Thursday 12 April 2007 23:09, Stephan Olbrich wrote:> Hi,>> > > $ speaker-test -c6 -Dspdif:1> > >> > > speaker-test 1.0.11> >> > See http://alsa.opensrc.org/DigitalOut, for syntax>> Not sure, what should be wrong with my syntax...>> But maybe some more information:>> $ aplay -l> **** Liste von PLAYBACK Geräten ****> Karte 0: Intel [HDA Intel], Gerät 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog]> Untergeordnete Geräte: 1/1> Untergeordnetes Gerät '0: subdevice #0> Karte 0: Intel [HDA Intel], Gerät 1: AD198x Digital [AD198x Digital]> Untergeordnete Geräte: 1/1> Untergeordnetes Gerät '0: subdevice #0> Karte 1: Audio [USB Audio], Gerät 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]> Untergeordnete Geräte: 1/1> Untergeordnetes Gerät '0: subdevice #0>> So unlike the above mentioned website, this soundcard has no special device> for the digital output... (The Intel stuff is the internal soundcard and> modem)>> with no .asoundrc :>>> $ speaker-test -c2 -Dhw:1>> This works fine, sound on both speakers.>>> $ speaker-test -c6 -Dhw:1>> speaker-test 1.0.11>> Das Wiedergabegerät ist hw:1> Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 6 channels> Using 16 octaves of pink noise> Samplingrate auf 48000Hz gesetzt (gefordert waren 48000Hz)> Buffer size range from 96 to 87381> Period size range from 48 to 43690> Using max buffer size 87381> Periods = 4> was set period_size = 0> was set buffer_size = 87381> Unable to set sw params for playback: Invalid argument> Setzen der Softwareparameter gescheitert: Invalid argument>> So this does not work. Now I create a .asoundrc with:>> pcm.dmix51 {> type dmix> ipc_key 1024> ipc_key_add_uid false> ipc_perm 0666> slave {> pcm "hw:1,0"> channels 6> period_time 0> period_size 1024> buffer_size 8192> }> }>> pcm.corr {> type route> slave.pcm "dmix51"> slave.channels 6> ttable.0.0 1> ttable.1.1 1> ttable.2.5 1> ttable.3.4 1> ttable.4.2 1> ttable.5.3 1> }>> $ speaker-test -c6 -Dcorr>> Now I get sound on all speakers (and using the corr device also on the> correct speaker) But still only through the analog output.>> Here:> http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/alsa-lib/pcm_plugins.html> I found, that there is a IEC958 plugin, which is, as far as I know, another> name for spdif?>> pcm.digital {> type iec958> slave {> pcm "hw:1,0"> }> }>> This gives me errors:>> $ speaker-test -c6 -Ddigital>> speaker-test 1.0.11>> Das Wiedergabegerät ist digital> Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 6 channels> Using 16 octaves of pink noise> ALSA lib pcm.c:6661:(snd_pcm_slave_conf) missing field format> Playback open error: -22,Invalid argument>>> So I tried to add a format field:>> pcm.digital {> type iec958> slave {> pcm "plughw:1,0"> format "S16_LE"> }> }>> But still no luck:>> $ speaker-test -c6 -Ddigital>> speaker-test 1.0.11>> Das Wiedergabegerät ist digital> Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 6 channels> Using 16 octaves of pink noise> Sample format not available for playback: Invalid argument> Setzen der Hardwareparameter gescheitert: Invalid argument>> According to this page:> http://alsa.opensrc.org/Terratec_Aureon_5.1_USB_MK.2> this card has 16Bit, so S16_LE should be correct???> There is not much documentation what formats exist, I only found S32_LE.> But that changes nothing.>> Any Ideas?>> Stephan>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------> Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT> Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share> your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash> http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV> _______________________________________________> Alsa-user mailing list> Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user -------------------------------------------------------------------------This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 ExpressDownload DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and takecontrol of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now.http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/_______________________________________________Alsa-user mailing listAlsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
