Hey James, try this: echo 'pcm.!default spdif'>~/.asoundrc Or find in Alsa mixer a setting like "IEC958 Optical Raw" and make sure it is enabled. Good luck, floris James schreef: > how to I set alsa to use "-Dplug:spdif" as the default? > > $ 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 > iec958:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0 > HDA NVidia, ALC888 Digital > IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output > null > Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
