> There are a few things missing for me to have xbmc+pulse working well > with a surround system over HDMI: > - volume control when in passthrough mode > - volume control via the amplifier; I see 2 methods here: > ? ? ? ?- either via HDMI CEC, but from the latest spec the only > ? ? ? ? ?available commands are volume-up and volume-down, no way > ? ? ? ? ?to directly set a volume, nor to calibrate it properly > ? ? ? ?- via a serial cable, it's amp-specific but more capable > - [off topic] more than 2 PCM channels via HDMI radeon drivers Does any of these features work with plain ALSA? I don't think what you describe is a PulseAudio limitation? -Pierre
