Ok I'm going to sound stupid here, but how? The software I'm using doesn't have an option to choose the alsa device. How do you do this in the asound.conf? Thanks for the help so far, this list is pretty much my last hope. --Eric -----Original Message----- From: Vedran Miletić [mailto:rivanvx@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 10:36 AM To: Eric T. Barnett Cc: alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Need SPDIF out asound.conf for CMI8768 Try setting alsa device to plughw:0,2 or hw:0,2 when playing. Did it work? 2008/9/12 Eric T. Barnett <ebarnett@xxxxxxxxxx>: > Sure! > > Here's my aplay -l > > card 0: CMI8768 [C-Media CMI8768], device 0: CMI8738-MC8 [C-Media PCI DAC/ADC] > Subdevices: 1/1 > Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 > card 0: CMI8768 [C-Media CMI8768], device 1: CMI8738-MC8 [C-Media PCI 2nd DAC] > Subdevices: 1/1 > Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 > card 0: CMI8768 [C-Media CMI8768], device 2: CMI8738-MC8 [C-Media PCI IEC958] > Subdevices: 1/1 > Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vedran Miletić [mailto:rivanvx@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 10:06 AM > To: Eric T. Barnett > Cc: alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Need SPDIF out asound.conf for CMI8768 > > Can you post output of "aplay -l"? > > 2008/9/12 Eric T. Barnett <ebarnett@xxxxxxxxxx>: >> Nope. Didn't work. Even tried pcm.!default iec958 >> >> >> >> Does anyone on the list have a Diamond xtreme 7.1? or this chipset? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Eric >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: alsa-user-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Floris >> >> Sent: Wed 9/10/2008 7:48 AM >> >> To: alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> Subject: Re: Need SPDIF out asound.conf for CMI8768 >> >> >> >> Hey Eric, >> >> >> >> here is the solution I use with the Audigy 2 ZS sound card: >> >> In ~/.asoundrc or asound.conf write only this line >> >> >> >> pcm.!default spdif >> >> >> >> restart Alsa >> >> Now all the "default sounds" will go to the spdif output. >> >> hope this will fix your problem >> >> >> >> Floris >> >> >> >> >> >> Eric T. Barnett schreef: >> >>> >> >>> Hi folks, >> >>> >> >>> I'm new to the list and relatively new to Linux. I've been everywhere >> >>> and I can't get a straight (or working) answer for something that is >> >>> about to drive me nuts! >> >>> >> >>> I'm running the newest version of Knoppmyth. I'm using a Diamond >> >>> XtremeSound 7.1 card that has the CMI8768 chipset. I can get the SPDIF >> >>> out working for any program that will allow me to specifically direct >> >>> the sound to the IEC port. However, I cannot get the sound to work on >> >>> programs that do not have this capability and run off of the DEFAULT. >> >>> Obviously, I've got something hosed with my asound.conf. I just can't >> >>> figure out what!! HELP!! I've been working on this for weeks. >> >>> >> >>> The aplay -l command gives me that the IEC958 port is on card 0 device >> >>> 2. Can someone give me a config that they have working on their >> >>> machine? 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