I've updated to kernel 2.6.39 recently, the optical output from the X-Fi HD USB is still not working The amixer output appears slightly different (compared to what I saw from 2.6.32), here is the output from 2.6.39 Can anyone suggest anything else that I should try to enable the IEC958 output? daniel@srv1:~$ amixer controls numid=4,iface=MIXER,name='Master Playback Switch' numid=3,iface=MIXER,name='Master Playback Volume' numid=2,iface=MIXER,name='Capture Switch' numid=1,iface=MIXER,name='Capture Volume' daniel@srv1:~$ amixer scontents Simple mixer control 'Master',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined penum Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 65536 Mono: Front Left: Playback 65536 [100%] [on] Front Right: Playback 65536 [100%] [on] Simple mixer control 'Capture',0 Capabilities: cvolume cswitch cswitch-joined penum Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 65536 Front Left: Capture 65536 [100%] [on] Front Right: Capture 65536 [100%] [on] On 01/09/11 14:34, Daniel Pocock wrote: > > Hi - I didn't get any response about this - can anyone make any suggestion? > > Do I need to submit further debugging output? > > > On 28/08/11 10:38, Daniel Pocock wrote: >> >> >> I recently bought the Creative X-Fi HD USB. Everything seems to work >> except that the iec958 PCM appears to be muted, and I can't find a >> control for it. >> >> The command `aplay -L' tells me that the device is present: >> >> iec958:CARD=HD,DEV=0 >> USB Sound Blaster HD, USB Audio >> IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output >> >> A command such as: >> >> ~$ aplay -D plug:iec958 test.wav >> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/purple/login.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little >> Endian, Rate 22050 Hz, Stereo >> >> appears to be sending output to the iec958 device, and returns without >> error. However, >> - I don't hear anything. >> - My amplifier reports no signal is being received on the optical port, >> even while aplay is running >> >> I've checked the amixer scontrols and controls (see below), no option >> appears to be present. >> >> I've also tested the same hardware (X-Fi USB device, optical cable and >> amplifier) connected to a Windows machine, and it worked immediately, so >> I don't believe there is any hardware/cable issue. The `no signal' >> light flashes on the amplifier, but becomes solid (signal present) when >> Windows plays a sound. >> >> I've attached system info below. >> >> >> >> # using Debian squeeze amd64 >> $ uname -a >> Linux host 2.6.32-5-amd64 #1 SMP Tue Jun 14 09:42:28 UTC 2011 x86_64 >> GNU/Linux >> >> >> ~$ cat /proc/asound/devices >> 2: : timer >> 3: : sequencer >> 4: [ 0- 2]: digital audio playback >> 5: [ 0- 1]: digital audio playback >> 6: [ 0- 1]: digital audio capture >> 7: [ 0- 0]: digital audio playback >> 8: [ 0- 0]: digital audio capture >> 9: [ 0] : control >> >> >> >> ~$ aplay -L >> null >> Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture) >> default:CARD=HD >> USB Sound Blaster HD, USB Audio >> Default Audio Device >> front:CARD=HD,DEV=0 >> USB Sound Blaster HD, USB Audio >> Front speakers >> surround40:CARD=HD,DEV=0 >> USB Sound Blaster HD, USB Audio >> 4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers >> surround41:CARD=HD,DEV=0 >> USB Sound Blaster HD, USB Audio >> 4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers >> surround50:CARD=HD,DEV=0 >> USB Sound Blaster HD, USB Audio >> 5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers >> surround51:CARD=HD,DEV=0 >> USB Sound Blaster HD, USB Audio >> 5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers >> surround71:CARD=HD,DEV=0 >> USB Sound Blaster HD, USB Audio >> 7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers >> iec958:CARD=HD,DEV=0 >> USB Sound Blaster HD, USB Audio >> IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output >> >> >> >> ~$ amixer >> Display all 298 possibilities? (y or n) >> daniel@srv1:~$ amixer scontrols >> Simple mixer control 'PCM',0 >> Simple mixer control 'PCM Capture Source',0 >> daniel@srv1:~$ amixer scontents >> Simple mixer control 'PCM',0 >> Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined penum >> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right >> Limits: Playback 0 - 128 >> Mono: >> Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [0.00dB] [off] >> Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [0.00dB] [off] >> Simple mixer control 'PCM Capture Source',0 >> Capabilities: enum >> Items: 'Mic' 'Line' 'Phonograph' >> Item0: 'Line' >> >> >> >> ~$ amixer contents >> numid=1,iface=MIXER,name='PCM Playback Switch' >> ; type=BOOLEAN,access=rw------,values=1 >> : values=off >> numid=2,iface=MIXER,name='PCM Playback Volume' >> ; type=INTEGER,access=rw---R--,values=2,min=0,max=128,step=0 >> : values=0,0 >> | dBminmax-min=0.00dB,max=0.00dB >> numid=3,iface=MIXER,name='PCM Capture Source' >> ; type=ENUMERATED,access=rw------,values=1,items=3 >> ; Item #0 'Mic' >> ; Item #1 'Line' >> ; Item #2 'Phonograph' >> : values=1 >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> EMC VNX: the world's simplest storage, starting under $10K >> The only unified storage solution that offers unified management >> Up to 160% more powerful than alternatives and 25% more efficient. >> Guaranteed. http://p.sf.net/sfu/emc-vnx-dev2dev >> _______________________________________________ >> Alsa-user mailing list >> Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! > Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better > price-free! 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