From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Sander Knopper Subject: Re: ALC892 support for multiple spdif outputs Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:00:27 +0200 Message-ID: <201008170900.27189.sander@knopper.tk> References: <201008151457.51996.sander@knopper.tk> <201008161043.42070.sander@knopper.tk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mx1.knopper-ict.nl (odysseus.knopper-ict.nl [82.94.221.120]) by alsa0.perex.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id BAB042438A for ; Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:59:41 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: alsa-devel-bounces@alsa-project.org Errors-To: alsa-devel-bounces@alsa-project.org To: Takashi Iwai Cc: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org On Tuesday 17 August 2010 08:54:32 Takashi Iwai wrote: > At Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:43:41 +0200, > > Sander Knopper wrote: > > On Monday 16 August 2010 10:30:14 you wrote: > > > At Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:52:31 +0200, > > > > > > Sander Knopper wrote: > > > > [1 ] > > > > > > > > On Monday 16 August 2010 08:42:07 you wrote: > > > > > At Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:57:51 +0200, > > > > > > > > > > Sander Knopper wrote: > > > > > > Dear developers, > > > > > > > > > > > > I've opened a bug about this problem which can be viewed here: > > > > > > https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=5101 > > > > > > > > > > > > Raymond mentions in his last comment that I should ask you to, if > > > > > > I understand correctly, do the same trick as in the commit he > > > > > > refers to also for the ALC892 chip. Which obviously is the one I > > > > > > have... > > > > > > > > > > > > You can find all the relevant information in the bug entry. > > > > > > > > > > Could you post the exact problem and attach alsa-info.sh output to > > > > > ML? It'll help much for communication on ML. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Takashi > > > > > > > > Ok, I can do that... > > > > > > > > The problem is that I have an Asus P7H55 M Pro motherboard which uses > > > > the ALC892 codec. I'm using this system as a HTPC and thus I'm > > > > trying to get sound from the HTPC to my receiver. The motherboard > > > > only has an optical output which shouldn't be an problem, be it that > > > > my receiver only has a coaxial input. > > > > > > > > So I bought an spdif bracket made by Asus which has both a coaxial > > > > and optical output and connected it to the internal spdif pins on > > > > the motherboard. So far so good, but the real problem is that I > > > > can't get the bracket to work. When I unmute all the spdif related > > > > entries with alsamixer only the optical output on the motherboard > > > > itself "gives light" and the one on the bracket doesn't. > > > > > > > > I've searched the internet a bit and I tried switching the audio > > > > output in the bios from HDMI to SPDIF and vice versa, but that > > > > doesn't make any difference. > > > > > > > > alsa-info is attached. > > > > > > OK. Did you test the latest alsa-driver-snapshot? > > > > > > > > > ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tiwai/snapshot/alsa-driver > > > -sn apshot.tar.gz > > > > > > The multi-SPDIF support is generic for all Realtek codecs. > > > > > > > > > Takashi > > > > Should kernel 2.6.36-rc1 work too? Otherwise I'll try the snapshot... > > 2.6.36-rc1 should be OK, too. > > > Takashi It works! Thanks a lot! Sander