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Title: No surround on DVD
Post by: archived on November 13, 2005, 09:47:00 pm

Hello

I have a Creative Audigy audio card, with digital audio out.

I have set this up in the MD, I think, correctly, but the only sound out is stereo sound, on the digital output.(my receiver is connected to digital out, and it receives stereo).

Any hints?

Title: No surround on DVD
Post by: archived on November 14, 2005, 11:21:00 am

Run "alsamixer" in a console and look around there. It's either an IEC958 or something close to "SPDIF".

Title: No surround on DVD
Post by: archived on November 15, 2005, 07:02:10 pm

It says Creative Audigy Analog/Digital Output jack, but I can't change it.

The output seems to work, since I have the computer connected with the digital output into the digital input on my receiver. But the only sound is stereo.

Title: No surround on DVD
Post by: archived on November 15, 2005, 07:28:13 pm

Then I'll ask the guys, since they're going shopping for hi-tech anyway, to buy some digital sound stuff too. But maybe the sound you try to play is Stereo, or Xine is told to play Stereo in /etc/pluto/xine.conf (which is the default). Try playing with Xine and see what you get.

Title: No surround on DVD
Post by: archived on November 15, 2005, 09:01:16 pm

Thank you for your tips!

But after playing a bit around with xine, I don't seem to get any further.
And the config file(/etc/pluto/xine.conf) did'nt seem to be changed by pluto, nor did the changes I made make any difference. Perhaps the wrong file?

Title: No surround on DVD
Post by: archived on November 17, 2005, 07:39:49 pm

That's the right file, but you may need to do a "quick reload router" after each change so our program re-reads it.

Title: No surround on DVD
Post by: archived on November 20, 2005, 06:13:52 pm

A big update. (still does not work)

I have now removed the Audigy card, and installed another card with support for 7.1 surround, and with the SP/DIF (coax/optical) connectors onboard.

I now have connected the optical cable to my receiver, and I get sound. But stereo only. Changing the file you mentioned does nothing. And, to get sound at all, I need to run alsamixer and un-mute the connector(optical) each time I reboot.

What now?

Title: No surround on DVD
Post by: archived on November 20, 2005, 09:39:42 pm

Quote from: "nomore"

A big update. (still does not work)

....

And, to get sound at all, I need to run alsamixer and un-mute the connector(optical) each time I reboot.

What now?

Hi,

I'm not sure, but I think that running

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alsactl store after alsamixer will help you.... I think that Pluto runs alsactl restore on each reboot...

HTH,

regards,

Rob.

Title: No surround on DVD
Post by: archived on November 21, 2005, 08:47:23 am

Ahh, thank you. That seems logical. I'll try that when I get home :)