> I still can't get it to record fromt he SPDIF input though. > ALSA has installed the generic CMI PCI 8738 driver, which I believe is > the correct thing to do. Apps like alsamixergui have the right switches, > but something seems to be disabled. The IEC958 In select doen't respond, i dont know what causes this. It is like this on some of my systems and not others. Even without the switch though, the spdif input is available as alsa hw:0,2. Getting apps to use this subdevice 2 is a bit hit and miss. Some require the subdevice to be specified and some (such as Jack i think) dont. Non-alsa apps are more tricky. i wonder though if this should be reported as an alsa driver bug, perhaps related to chipset revisions? > and I can't find any docs which explain, e.g. > - what combination of controls is required for this > - what "IEC958 IN Valid" means (it's a control input, not a status > display...) makes no difference as far as i can tell. > - what values I'm likely to need to change with iecset none that i know of. cheers -- Tim Orford
