Hi, I have the following device: # lspci -s 1b.0 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03) # lspci -vs 1b.0 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03) Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device 8180 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22 Memory at fe9f8000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2 Capabilities: [60] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Count=1/1 Enable- Capabilities: [70] Express Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00 Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?> Capabilities: [130] Root Complex Link <?> Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel # aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC888 Analog [ALC888 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: ALC888 Digital [ALC888 Digital] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 3: INTEL HDMI [INTEL HDMI] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 I think device 1 is for S/PDIF, which I don't use. I want to get sound out of HDMI, so: $ ogg123 -d alsa -o dev:plughw:0,3 test.ogg Audio Device: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) output Playing: test.ogg ... Works fine. But X isn't running. While that's playing: # init 5 Sound stops and I get the following message in dmesg: HDMI hot plug event: Presence_Detect=0 ELD_Valid=1 if I stop X, I get: HDMI hot plug event: Presence_Detect=1 ELD_Valid=1 and the sound starts playing again. I've tried 1.0.19 alsa with no difference. Any ideas? Paul ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and around Java (TM) technology - register by April 22, and save $200 on the JavaOne (SM) conference, June 2-5, 2009, San Francisco. 300 plus technical and hands-on sessions. Register today. Use priority code J9JMT32. http://p.sf.net/sfu/p _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user