I tried with option -ao alsa:pcm=default#ac3=iec958# -ao alsa:pcm=default#ac3=spdif# Still get the error ac3play: Unable to update the IEC958 control: No such file or directory Nicolas Huillard wrote: >Dave a ?crit : > > >>softdevice cvs >> >>vdr 1.3.34 >>kernel 2.6.14-rc3 using kernel ALSA drivers >> >>I have got softdevice working with sound via SPDIF for PCM, but cant get >>AC3 to pass through to the decoder, mplayer and ac3dec both pass AC3 no >>problem, but with softdevice I get error: >> >>ac3play: Unable to update the IEC958 control: No such file or directory >> >>-P"softdevice -vo dfb: -ao alsa:pcm=default#ac3=hw:0,0#" >>-P"softdevice -vo dfb: -ao alsa:pcm=default#ac3=hw:0,1#" >>-P"softdevice -vo dfb: -ao alsa:pcm=default#ac3=plug:iec958#" >> >> > >I use : >-ao alsa:pcm=default#ac3=spdif# > >I think you're not that off : just remove "plug:" from the last one, to >get "ac3=iec958" > > >
