Greetings, this is my first bug report so I apologize if it is placed in the
wrong section. I am unable to get sound via HDMI cable using the open source
driver for my Radeon 6850. I have (X)ubuntu 13.04 32bit system, using mesa
9.2, as provided by the xorg-edgers ppa, using all appropriate updates as
passed downstream by the ppa. Using the FGLRX driver does fix the sound issue
along with providing a high level of hardware acceleration, but it does cripple
me being able to play on some emulators due to the well-known buggy nature of
the FGLRX driver. I already made a report on the askubuntu.com forums, but so
far there has been no response. My motherboard's native sound card is broken,
so currently I have my computer speakers plugged into the HD monitor, hence
HDMI sound is my only choice at this time. Here is a link to my askubuntu
question (so as to avoid duplication of effort with providing info).
http://askubuntu.com/questions/306196/no-sound-via-hdmi-using-xubuntu-13-04-32-bit-amd-mesa-9-2
Thanks in advance for any assistance.