Multi-channel audio out of a Zotac ION over HDMI

Mark de Reeper <mark.dereeper@xxxxxxxxx> · Thu, 1 Oct 2009 10:46:31 +1300

I give up, I have tried everything that I can find on this topic without any success. 

Getting audio out of HDMI was relatively simple but getting anything more than stereo is proving challenging. I have upgraded my Alsa dirvers/libs/utils to the latest release v1.0.21 so I have the latest NVidia HDA drivers which include 8ch support. I modified the code to change the Info string to be sure that 8ch was being used instead of the 2ch version (can be seen when doing an aplay -l)

Under Linux  I have used speaker-test -c6 -Dhdmi and XBMC, both only produce stereo from 5.1 based sources.

I have tested this box with a install of Windows 7 RC and was able to get 5.1 audio so I am happy that it can work with my setup.

Any help much appreciated, dump of alsa-info.sh below.

Thanks

Mark

!!################################

!!ALSA Information Script v 0.4.58

!!################################

!!Script ran on: Wed Sep 30 10:49:38 UTC 2009

!!Linux Distribution

!!------------------

Ubuntu 9.04 \n \l DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 9.04"

!!DMI Information

!!---------------

Manufacturer:      To Be Filled By O.E.M.

Product Name:      To Be Filled By O.E.M.

!!Kernel Information

!!------------------

Kernel release:    2.6.28-14-generic

Operating System:  GNU/Linux

Architecture:      i686

Processor:         unknown

SMP Enabled:       Yes

!!ALSA Version

!!------------

Driver version:     1.0.21

Library version:    1.0.21a

Utilities version:  1.0.21

!!Loaded ALSA modules

!!-------------------

snd_hda_intel

!!Sound Servers on this system

!!----------------------------

No sound servers found.

!!Soundcards recognised by ALSA

!!-----------------------------

 0 [NVidia         ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia

                      HDA NVidia at 0xfae78000 irq 23

!!PCI Soundcards installed in the system

!!--------------------------------------

00:08.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP79 High Definition Audio (rev b1)

!!Advanced information - PCI Vendor/Device/Susbsystem ID's

!!--------------------------------------------------------

00:08.0 0403: 10de:0ac0 (rev b1)

        Subsystem: 174b:437b

!!Modprobe options (Sound related)

!!--------------------------------

snd-atiixp-modem: index=-2

snd-intel8x0m: index=-2

snd-via82xx-modem: index=-2

snd-usb-audio: index=-2

snd-usb-us122l: index=-2

snd-usb-usx2y: index=-2

snd-usb-caiaq: index=-2

snd-cmipci: mpu_port=0x330 fm_port=0x388

snd-pcsp: index=-2

!!Loaded sound module options

!!--------------------------

!!Module: snd_hda_intel

        bdl_pos_adj : 32,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1

        enable : Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y

        enable_msi : 0

        id : <NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>

        index : -1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1

        model : <NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>

        patch : <NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>

        position_fix : 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0

        power_save : 0

        power_save_controller : Y

        probe_mask : -1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1

        probe_only : N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N

        single_cmd : N

!!HDA-Intel Codec information

!!---------------------------

--startcollapse--

Codec: Nvidia MCP7A HDMI

Address: 3

Function Id: 0x1

Vendor Id: 0x10de0007

Subsystem Id: 0x10de0101

Revision Id: 0x100100

No Modem Function Group found

Default PCM:

    rates [0x0]:

    bits [0x0]:

    formats [0x0]:

Default Amp-In caps: N/A

Default Amp-Out caps: N/A

GPIO: io=0, o=0, i=0, unsolicited=0, wake=0

Node 0x04 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x211: Stereo Digital

  Converter: stream=5, channel=0

  Digital: Enabled GenLevel

  Digital category: 0x2

  PCM:

    rates [0xc0]: 48000 88200

    bits [0xf]: 8 16 20 24

    formats [0x1]: PCM

Node 0x05 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400381: Stereo Digital

  Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect

  Pin Default 0x18560110: [Jack] Digital Out at Int HDMI

    Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown

    DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x0

    Misc = NO_PRESENCE

  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT

  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0

  Connection: 1

     0x04

Node 0x06 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x211: Stereo Digital

  Converter: stream=5, channel=0

  Digital:

  Digital category: 0x0

  PCM:

    rates [0xc0]: 48000 88200

    bits [0xf]: 8 16 20 24

    formats [0x1]: PCM

Node 0x07 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400381: Stereo Digital

  Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect

  Pin Default 0x58560121: [N/A] Digital Out at Int HDMI

    Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown

    DefAssociation = 0x2, Sequence = 0x1

    Misc = NO_PRESENCE

  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT

  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0

  Connection: 1

     0x06

Node 0x08 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x211: Stereo Digital

  Converter: stream=5, channel=0

  Digital:

  Digital category: 0x0

  PCM:

    rates [0xc0]: 48000 88200

    bits [0xf]: 8 16 20 24

    formats [0x1]: PCM

Node 0x09 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400381: Stereo Digital

  Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect

  Pin Default 0x58560122: [N/A] Digital Out at Int HDMI

    Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown

    DefAssociation = 0x2, Sequence = 0x2

    Misc = NO_PRESENCE

  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT

  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0

  Connection: 1

     0x08

Node 0x0a [Audio Output] wcaps 0x211: Stereo Digital

  Converter: stream=5, channel=0

  Digital:

  Digital category: 0x0

  PCM:

    rates [0xc0]: 48000 88200

    bits [0xf]: 8 16 20 24

    formats [0x1]: PCM

Node 0x0b [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400381: Stereo Digital

  Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect

  Pin Default 0x58560123: [N/A] Digital Out at Int HDMI

    Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown

    DefAssociation = 0x2, Sequence = 0x3

    Misc = NO_PRESENCE

  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT

  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0

  Connection: 1

     0x0a

Node 0x0c [Audio Output] wcaps 0x211: Stereo Digital

  Converter: stream=5, channel=0

  Digital:

  Digital category: 0x0

  PCM:

    rates [0xc0]: 48000 88200

    bits [0xf]: 8 16 20 24

    formats [0x1]: PCM

Node 0x0d [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400381: Stereo Digital

  Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect

  Pin Default 0x58560124: [N/A] Digital Out at Int HDMI

    Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown

    DefAssociation = 0x2, Sequence = 0x4

    Misc = NO_PRESENCE

  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT

  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0

  Connection: 1

     0x0c

--endcollapse--

!!ALSA Device nodes

!!-----------------

crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116,  0 Sep 30 22:04 /dev/snd/controlC0

crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116,  7 Sep 30 22:04 /dev/snd/hwC0D3

crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 19 Sep 30 23:27 /dev/snd/pcmC0D3p

crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116,  1 Sep 30 22:04 /dev/snd/seq

crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 33 Sep 30 22:04 /dev/snd/timer

!!ALSA configuration files

!!------------------------

!!User specific config file (~/.asoundrc)

pcm.!default {

    type plug

    slave.pcm "hw:0,3"

}

!!Aplay/Arecord output

!!------------

APLAY

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****

card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: NVIDIA HDMI 8ch [NVIDIA HDMI 8ch]

  Subdevices: 0/1

  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

ARECORD

**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****

!!Amixer output

!!-------------

!!-------Mixer controls for card 0 [NVidia]

Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xfae78000 irq 23'

  Mixer name    : 'Nvidia MCP7A HDMI'

  Components    : 'HDA:10de0007,10de0101,00100100'

  Controls      : 4

  Simple ctrls  : 1

Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0

  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined

  Playback channels: Mono

  Mono: Playback [on]

!!Alsactl output

!!-------------

--startcollapse--

state.NVidia {

        control.1 {

                comment.access read

                comment.type IEC958

                comment.count 1

                iface MIXER

                name 'IEC958 Playback Con Mask'

                value '0fff000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'

        }

        control.2 {

                comment.access read

                comment.type IEC958

                comment.count 1

                iface MIXER

                name 'IEC958 Playback Pro Mask'

                value '0f00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'

        }

        control.3 {

                comment.access 'read write locked'

                comment.type IEC958

                comment.count 1

                iface MIXER

                name 'IEC958 Playback Default'

                value '0482000200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'

        }

        control.4 {

                comment.access 'read write locked'

                comment.type BOOLEAN

                comment.count 1

                iface MIXER

                name 'IEC958 Playback Switch'

                value true

        }

}

--endcollapse--

!!All Loaded Modules

!!------------------

Module

bridge

stp

bnep

lirc_serial

lirc_dev

autofs4

video

output

input_polldev

snd_hda_codec_nvhdmi

snd_hda_intel

snd_hda_codec

snd_hwdep

snd_pcm_oss

snd_mixer_oss

snd_pcm

snd_seq_dummy

snd_seq_oss

snd_seq_midi

snd_rawmidi

snd_seq_midi_event

snd_seq

arc4

ecb

snd_timer

snd_seq_device

ath9k

mac80211

snd

soundcore

nvidia

cfg80211

snd_page_alloc

shpchp

pcspkr

agpgart

led_class

nfs

lockd

nfs_acl

sunrpc

usbhid

forcedeth

fbcon

tileblit

font

bitblit

softcursor

!!Sysfs Files

!!-----------

/sys/class/sound/hwC0D3/init_pin_configs:

0x05 0x18560110

0x07 0x58560121

0x09 0x58560122

0x0b 0x58560123

0x0d 0x58560124

/sys/class/sound/hwC0D3/driver_pin_configs:

/sys/class/sound/hwC0D3/user_pin_configs:

/sys/class/sound/hwC0D3/init_verbs:

!!ALSA/HDA dmesg

!!------------------

[   10.472103] udev: renamed network interface wlan0 to wlan1

[   10.746274] HDA Intel 0000:00:08.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0

[   10.747278] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LAZA] enabled at IRQ 23

[   10.747288] HDA Intel 0000:00:08.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LAZA] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 23

[   10.747428] HDA Intel 0000:00:08.0: setting latency timer to 64

[   14.384016] eth0: no IPv6 routers present

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