daggs@xxxxxxx wrote: >> daggs@xxxxxxx wrote: >>> card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0] >>> card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0] >>> card 2: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0] >> >> The second one is called "Generic" because your kernel does not (yet) >> know the hardware. > > intresting, can this be a result of kernel mis configuration? No, it's a result of the kernel being older than the hardware. >>> shouldn't the stream go via the ati hdmi and not the generic one? > > 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05) This is the chipset's built-in HDA controller which manages both the analog audio codec and the HDMI output of the CPU's internal GPU. > 01:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Cedar HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5400/6300 Series] > 06:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV635 HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 3600 Series] These are the HDMI outputs of *two* graphics cards. The first one's model is so new that the driver doesn't know it. If you update the kernel, you will get two devices named "HDA ATI HDMI". Regards, Clemens ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60133471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user