I have the same problems with the Creative Audigy 2 using Debian testing my "solution" is to deselect "IEC958 Optical Raw" and "Audigy Analog/Digital Output Jack" options in the alsamixer. I will look to the asound.state if there is the same difference. Floris Kyle Husmann schreef: > Hi, > > With a fresh ubuntu 8.10 install, spdif output worked as expected. I > unmuted both IEC958 and IEC958 Digital in alsamixer, and when I played > audio with mplayer, I would get audio through my spdif output. > > Then, fast forward a couple of days, and it randomly stopped working > (I have no idea what triggered this). I would try to play something > in mplayer, and nothing would come out of the spdif output. > > However, I discovered that I could get spdif output working with the > mplayer option -ao alsa:device=spdif. This was the only way I could > get sound to play - I tried different combinations of > alsa:device=hw=N,M (N, M being integers), but only spdif worked. > > So, I figured there was some setting that got flipped when it randomly > stopped working, and kept being set back by /etc/init.d/alsa-utils via > /var/lib/alsa/asound.state. So, I stopped alsa-utils, renamed > asound.state, and restarted the computer, hoping that all previous > settings would be blown away. Even though a new asound.state was > created, and many of the volumes, etc, looked reset (like the master > volume was muted), other volume levels did not seem to be touched. > Additionally, this "hidden setting" was also still wrong - mplayer > would only play with device=spdif. > > After a lot of trial and error, and running a lot more programs, (like > speaker-test), this magic setting flipped back (who knows when) and > mplayer started working again (it would play audio through spdif by > default as well as when I used alsa:device=hw=0,M and > alsa:device=spdif). Because my old non-working asound.state was > saved, I could identify the exact setting. I've attached the diff as > asound.diff. By manually changing this setting by stopping the > alsa-utils service, chaning the setting and then starting the > alsa-utils service, I can toggle between the two behaviors I've been > experiencing (mplayer working by default, and mplayer needing the > alsa:device=spdif in order to work). Since both asound.state files > have the exact same levels in alsamixer, how the heck do I properly > make this setting? What do the numbers in the setting mean? > > If anyone has any knowledge or ideas that could bring some sanity to > my situation, it would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Kyle > > PS: > > To add to the mystery here, I've also included the output of aplay -L > and aplay -l (it's the same for both asound.state files). Nowhere in > here do I see any mention of spdif or of iec958. So why is mplayer > working with alsa:device=spdif? Where is that going to? > > % aplay -l > **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** > card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: ALC888 Analog [ALC888 Analog] > Subdevices: 1/1 > Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 > card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 1: ALC888 Digital [ALC888 Digital] > Subdevices: 1/1 > Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 > > % aplay -L > default:CARD=NVidia > HDA NVidia, ALC888 Analog > Default Audio Device > front:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0 > HDA NVidia, ALC888 Analog > Front speakers > surround40:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0 > HDA NVidia, ALC888 Analog > 4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers > surround41:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0 > HDA NVidia, ALC888 Analog > 4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers > surround50:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0 > HDA NVidia, ALC888 Analog > 5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers > surround51:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0 > HDA NVidia, ALC888 Analog > 5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers > surround71:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0 > HDA NVidia, ALC888 Analog > 7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers > hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0 > HDA NVidia > HDMI Audio Output > null > Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It is the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. 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