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14.04 No sound over HDMI
jvandam87:
I know this has been a recurring topic, but I tried searching the forum and didn't find anything that could help my situation.
I recently installed 14.04, and have been playing around with it. So far most of it has been working great, but I'm running into a couple issues, one of them being I can't get sound over HDMI. I'm sure it's just a matter of getting the right configuration, but I could use some help with that.
I am using an nVidia EVGA GeForce GT730 graphics card. When I went through the AVWizard, it seemed to go smoothly. The sound was working perfectly at that time, over HDMI. However, when I'm in the LMCE GUI, and I try to play media, I get nothing. My next step was to go into a terminal and run 'alsamixer.' In there, I noticed that the motherboard is listed as the default audio player (not sure if that matters or not, but I don't know how to change it). Also, and this is probably more relevant, when I view my graphics card, there are 4 audio settings (S/PDIF, S/PDIF 1, S/PDIF 2, and S/PDIF 3). All of them are set to 00, and I can't change it.
Anybody have any ideas?
Thank you
phenigma:
We need to ouput of:
aplay -l
aplay -L
and the contents of:
/etc/pluto/xine.conf
/etc/asound.conf
And then we may be able to figure it out.
J.
jvandam87:
Here's the outputs:
aplay -l
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC880 Analog [ALC880 Analog]
subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 8: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 9: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
aplay -L
hw:CARD=NVidia, DEV =3
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=NVidia, DEV =7
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=NVidia, DEV =8
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=NVidia, DEV =9
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=NVidia, DEV=3
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=NVidia, DEV=7
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=NVidia, DEV=8
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=NVidia, DEV=9
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
Hardware device with all software conversions
/etc/pluto/xine.conf
#
# xine config file
#
.version:1
# Entries which are still set to their default values are commented out.
# Remove the '#' at the beginning of the line, if you want to change them.
# Enable deinterlacing by default
# bool, default: 0
#gui.deinterlace_by_default:0
# Configuration experience level
# { Beginner Advanced Expert Master of the known universe }, default: 0
gui.experience_level:Master of the known universe
# Enable OSD support
# bool, default: 1
#gui.osd_enabled:1
# Dismiss OSD time (s)
# numeric, default: 3
#gui.osd_timeout:3
# Ask user for playback with unsupported codec
# bool, default: 0
#gui.play_anyway:0
# Automatically reload old playlist
# bool, default: 0
#gui.playlist_auto_reload:0
# Audio visualization plugin
# { fftgraph fftscope oscope goom }, default: 0
gui.post_audio_plugin:goom
# gui skin theme
# { xinetic }, default: 0
#gui.skin:xinetic
# Change xine's behavior for unexperienced user
# bool, default: 1
#gui.smart_mode:1
# Snapshot location
# string, default: /root
#gui.snapshotdir:/root
# Display splash screen
# bool, default: 1
#gui.splash:1
# Subtitle autoloading
# bool, default: 1
gui.subtitle_autoload:1
# Visual animation style
# { None Post Plugin Stream Animation }, default: 1
#gui.visual_anim:Post Plugin
# Windows stacking (more)
# bool, default: 0
#gui.always_layer_above:0
# Audio mixer control method
# { Sound card Software }, default: 0
#gui.audio_mixer_method:Sound card
# Visiblility behavior of panel
# bool, default: 0
#gui.auto_panel_visibility:0
# Visibility behavior of output window
# bool, default: 0
#gui.auto_video_output_visibility:0
# Deinterlace plugin.
# string, default: tvtime:method=LinearBlend,cheap_mode=1,pulldown=0,use_progressive_frame_flag=1
#gui.deinterlace_plugin:tvtime:method=LinearBlend,cheap_mode=1,pulldown=0,use_progressive_frame_flag=1
# Event sender behavior
# bool, default: 1
#gui.eventer_sticky:1
# Windows stacking
# bool, default: 0
#gui.layer_above:0
# Use unscaled OSD
# bool, default: 1
#gui.osd_use_unscaled:1
# Screensaver wakeup
# numeric, default: 10
#gui.screensaver_timeout:10
# Menu shortcut style
# { Windows style Emacs style }, default: 0
#gui.shortcut_style:Windows style
# Stream information
# bool, default: 0
#gui.sinfo_auto_update:0
# Skin Server Url
# string, default: http://xine.sourceforge.net/skins/skins.slx
#gui.skin_server_url:http://xine.sourceforge.net/skins/skins.slx
# Chapter hopping
# bool, default: 1
#gui.skip_by_chapter:1
# New stream sizes resize output window
# bool, default: 1
#gui.stream_resize_window:1
# tips timeout (ms)
# numeric, default: 500
#gui.tips_timeout:500
# gui tips visibility
# bool, default: 1
#gui.tips_visible:1
# Synchronized X protocol (debug)
# bool, default: 0
#gui.xsynchronize:0
# Double size for small streams (require stream_resize_window)
# bool, default: 0
#gui.zoom_small_stream:0
# Logo mrl
# string, default: file:/usr/share/xine/skins/xine-ui_logo.mpv
#gui.logo_mrl:file:/usr/share/xine/skins/xine-ui_logo.mpv
# use XVidModeExtension when switching to fullscreen
# bool, default: 0
#gui.use_xvidext:0
# Amplification level
# [0..200], default: 100
#gui.amp_level:100
# gui panel visibility
# bool, default: 1
#gui.panel_visible:1
# numeric, default: 200
gui.panel_x:53
# numeric, default: 100
gui.panel_y:313
# brightness value
# [0..65535], default: 32800
#gui.vo_brightness:32800
# contrast value
# [0..65535], default: 32772
#gui.vo_contrast:32772
# saturation value
# [0..65535], default: 32772
#gui.vo_saturation:32772
gui.control_x:262
gui.control_y:182
gui.eventer_x:653
gui.eventer_y:680
gui.mrl_browser_x:435
gui.mrl_browser_y:527
gui.setup_x:406
gui.setup_y:221
gui.sinfos_x:400
gui.sinfos_y:408
gui.tvset_x:246
gui.tvset_y:193
# speaker arrangement
# { Mono 1.0 Stereo 2.0 Headphones 2.0 Stereo 2.1 Surround 3.0 Surround 4.0 Surround 4.1 Surround 5.0 Surround 5.1 Surround 6.0 Surround 6.1 Surround 7.1 Pass Through }, default: 1
#audio.speaker_arrangement:Stereo 2.0
# audio driver to use
# { auto null alsa oss arts esd none file }, default: 0
audio.driver:auto
# OSS audio mixer number, -1 for none
# numeric, default: -1
#audio.mixer_number:-1
# startup audio volume
# [0..100], default: 50
#audio.mixer_volume:50
# OSS audio device name
# { auto /dev/dsp /dev/sound/dsp }, default: 0
#audio.oss_device_name:auto
# OSS audio device number, -1 for none
# numeric, default: -1
#audio.oss_device_number:-1
# offset for digital passthrough
# numeric, default: 0
#audio.passthrough_offset:0
# restore volume level at startup
# bool, default: 0
#audio.remember_volume:0
# method to sync audio and video
# { metronom feedback resample }, default: 0
#audio.av_sync_method:metronom feedback
# always resample to this rate (0 to disable)
# numeric, default: 0
#audio.force_rate:0
# number of audio buffers
# numeric, default: 230
#audio.num_buffers:230
# a/v sync method to use by OSS
# { auto getodelay getoptr softsync probebuffer }, default: 0
#audio.oss_sync_method:auto
# enable resampling
# { auto off on }, default: 0
#audio.resample_mode:auto
audio.alsa_front_device:default
audio.alsa_mixer_name:Master
# deinterlace method (deprecated)
# { none bob weave greedy onefield onefield_xv linearblend }, default: 4
#video.deinterlace_method:onefield
# disable all video scaling
# bool, default: 0
#video.disable_scaling:0
# video driver to use
# { auto aadxr3 dxr3 xv xshm aa none vidixfb vidix fb }, default: 0
video.driver:xv
# horizontal image position in the output window
# [0..100], default: 50
#video.horizontal_position:50
# vertical image position in the output window
# [0..100], default: 50
#video.vertical_position:50
# pitch alignment workaround
# bool, default: 0
#video.xv_pitch_alignment:0
# enable double buffering
# bool, default: 1
#video.XV_DOUBLE_BUFFER:1
# number of video buffers
# numeric, default: 500
#video.num_buffers:500
# percentage of discarded frames to tolerate
# numeric, default: 10
#video.warn_discarded_threshold:10
# percentage of skipped frames to tolerate
# numeric, default: 10
#video.warn_skipped_threshold:10
# autopaint colour key
# bool, default: 0
#video.xv_autopaint_colorkey:0
# video overlay colour key
# [0..16777215], default: 66046
#video.xv_colorkey:66046
# framebuffer device name
# string, default:
#video.fb_device:
# DXR3 device number
# numeric, default: 0
#dxr3.device_number:0
# swap odd and even lines
# bool, default: 0
#dxr3.enc_swap_fields:0
# add black bars to correct aspect ratio
# bool, default: 1
#dxr3.enc_add_bars:1
# use smooth play mode for mpeg encoder playback
# bool, default: 1
#dxr3.enc_alt_play_mode:1
# Remember last DVB channel watched
# bool, default: 1
#input.dvb_last_channel_enable:1
# display DVB channel name
# bool, default: 0
#input.dvbdisplaychan:0
# default language for DVD playback
# string, default: en
#input.dvd_language:en
# region the DVD player claims to be in (1 to 8)
# numeric, default: 1
#input.dvd_region:1
# file browsing start location
# string, default: /home/work/pluto-svn/trunk/bin
# network bandwidth
# { 14.4 Kbps (Modem) 19.2 Kbps (Modem) 28.8 Kbps (Modem) 33.6 Kbps (Modem) 34.4 Kbps (Modem) 57.6 Kbps (Modem) 115.2 Kbps (ISDN) 262.2 Kbps (Cable/DSL) 393.2 Kbps (Cable/DSL) 524.3 Kbps (Cable/DSL) 1.5 Mbps (T1) 10.5 Mbps (LAN) }, default: 10
#input.mms_network_bandwidth:1.5 Mbps (T1)
# device used for CD audio
# string, default: /dev/cdrom
#input.cdda_device:/dev/cdrom
# query CDDB
# bool, default: 1
#input.cdda_use_cddb:1
# slow down disc drive to this speed factor
# numeric, default: 4
#input.drive_slowdown:4
# device used for DVD playback
# string, default: /dev/dvd
#input.dvd_device:/dev/dvd
# raw device set up for DVD access
# string, default: /dev/rdvd
#input.dvd_raw_device:/dev/rdvd
# read-ahead caching
# bool, default: 1
#input.dvd_use_readahead:1
# list hidden files
# bool, default: 0
#input.file_hidden_files:0
# Domains, where to ignore the HTTP proxy
# string, default:
#input.http_no_proxy:
# HTTP proxy host
# string, default:
#input.http_proxy_host:
# HTTP proxy password
# string, default:
#input.http_proxy_password:
# HTTP proxy port
# numeric, default: 80
#input.http_proxy_port:80
# HTTP proxy username
# string, default:
#input.http_proxy_user:
# device used for WinTV-PVR 250/350 (pvr plugin)
# string, default: /dev/video0
#input.pvr_device:/dev/video0
# v4l radio device
# string, default: /dev/v4l/radio0
#input.v4l_radio_device_path:/dev/v4l/radio0
# v4l video device
# string, default: /dev/v4l/video0
#input.v4l_video_device_path:/dev/v4l/video0
# device used for VCD playback
# string, default: /dev/cdrom
#input.vcd_device:/dev/cdrom
# Remember last DVB channel watched
# numeric, default: -1
#input.dvb_last_channel_watched:-1
# CSS decryption method
# { key disc title }, default: 0
#input.css_decryption_method:key
# unit for seeking
# { seek in program chain seek in program }, default: 0
#input.dvd_seek_behaviour:seek in program chain
# unit for the skip action
# { skip program skip part skip title }, default: 0
#input.dvd_skip_behaviour:skip program
# MMS protocol
# { auto TCP HTTP }, default: 0
#input.mms_protocol:auto
# CDDB cache directory
# string, default: /root/.xine/cddbcache
#input.cdda_cddb_cachedir:/root/.xine/cddbcache
# CDDB server port
# numeric, default: 8880
#input.cdda_cddb_port:8880
# CDDB server name
# string, default: freedb.freedb.org
#input.cdda_cddb_server:freedb.freedb.org
# path to the title key cache
# string, default: /root/.dvdcss/
input.css_cache_path:/home/.dvdcss/
# use A/52 dynamic range compression
# bool, default: 0
#codec.a52_dynrng:0
# downmix audio to 2 channel surround stereo
# bool, default: 0
#codec.a52_surround_downmix:0
# A/52 volume
# [0..200], default: 100
#codec.a52_level:100
# MPEG-4 postprocessing quality
# [0..6], default: 3
#codec.ffmpeg_pp_quality:3
# path to RealPlayer codecs
# string, default: unknown
codec.real_codecs_path:/usr/lib/win32
# path to Win32 codecs
# string, default: /usr/lib/win32
#codec.win32_path:/usr/lib/win32
# frames per second to generate
# numeric, default: 10
#post.goom_fps:10
# goom image height
# numeric, default: 240
#post.goom_height:240
# goom image width
# numeric, default: 320
#post.goom_width:320
# colorspace conversion method
# { Fast but not photorealistic Slow but looks better }, default: 0
#post.goom_csc_method:Fast but not photorealistic
# priority for a/52 decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.a/52_priority:0
# priority for bitplane decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.bitplane_priority:0
# priority for dts decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.dts_priority:0
# priority for dvaudio decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.dvaudio_priority:0
# priority for dxr3-mpeg2 decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.dxr3-mpeg2_priority:0
# priority for dxr3-spudec decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.dxr3-spudec_priority:0
# priority for faad decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.faad_priority:0
# priority for ffmpeg-wmv8 decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.ffmpeg-wmv8_priority:0
# priority for ffmpegaudio decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.ffmpegaudio_priority:0
# priority for ffmpegvideo decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.ffmpegvideo_priority:0
# priority for flacdec decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.flacdec_priority:0
# priority for gsm610 decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.gsm610_priority:0
# priority for image decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.image_priority:0
# priority for mad decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.mad_priority:0
# priority for mpeg2 decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.mpeg2_priority:0
# priority for nsf decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.nsf_priority:0
# priority for pcm decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.pcm_priority:0
# priority for qta decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.qta_priority:0
# priority for qtv decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.qtv_priority:0
# priority for real decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.real_priority:0
# priority for realadec decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.realadec_priority:0
# priority for rgb decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.rgb_priority:0
# priority for speex decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.speex_priority:0
# priority for spucc decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.spucc_priority:0
# priority for spucmml decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.spucmml_priority:0
# priority for spudec decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.spudec_priority:0
# priority for sputext decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.sputext_priority:0
# priority for vorbis decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.vorbis_priority:0
# priority for win32a decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.win32a_priority:0
# priority for win32v decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.win32v_priority:0
# priority for yuv decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#decoder.yuv_priority:0
# subtitle size
# { tiny small normal large very large huge }, default: 1
misc.spu_subtitle_size:large
# subtitle vertical offset
# numeric, default: 0
#misc.spu_vertical_offset:0
# palette (foreground-border-background) to use for subtitles and OSD
# { white-black-transparent white-none-transparent white-none-translucid yellow-black-transparent }, default: 0
#misc.osd_text_palette:white-black-transparent
# font for subtitles
# string, default: sans
#misc.spu_font:sans
# encoding of the subtitles
# string, default: iso-8859-1
#misc.spu_src_encoding:iso-8859-1
# use unscaled OSD if possible
# bool, default: 1
#misc.spu_use_unscaled_osd:1
# media format detection strategy
# { default reverse content extension }, default: 0
#misc.demux_strategy:default
# memcopy method used by xine
# { probe libc kernel mmx mmxext sse }, default: 0
misc.memcpy_method:sse
# default duration of subtitle display in seconds
# numeric, default: 4
#misc.sub_timeout:4
# allow implicit changes to the configuration (e.g. by MRL)
# bool, default: 0
#misc.implicit_config:0
# directory for saving streams
# string, default:
#misc.save_dir:
# automatically advance track/entry
# bool, default: 1
#vcd.autoadvance:1
# default type to use on VCD autoplay
# { track entry segment playlist }, default: 3
#vcd.autoplay:playlist
# position slider range
# { auto track entry }, default: 0
#vcd.length_reporting:auto
# show 'rejected' LIDs
# bool, default: 0
#vcd.show_rejected:0
# format string for stream comment field
# string, default: %P - Track %T
#vcd.comment_format:%P - Track %T
# debug flag mask
# numeric, default: 0
#vcd.debug:0
# default CD drive used for VCD when none given
# string, default:
#vcd.default_device:
# format string for display banner
# string, default: %F - %I %N%L%S, disk %c of %C - %v %A
#vcd.title_format:%F - %I %N%L%S, disk %c of %C - %v %A
audio.device.alsa_front_device:plughw:1,7
audio.device.alsa_default_device:plughw:1,7
audio.device.alsa_pcm_device:plughw:1,7
audio.output.speaker_arrangement:Pass Through
audio.device.alsa_passthrough_device:plughw:1,7
audio.device.alsa_surround40_device:plughw:1,7
audio.device.alsa_surround41_device:plughw:1,7
audio.device.alsa_surround50_device:plughw:1,7
audio.device.alsa_surround51_device:plughw:1,7
/etc/asound.conf
</etc/pluto/alsa/virtual_cards.conf>
pcm_slave.hdmi_convert48k {
pcm "plughw:1,7"
rate 48000
}
pcm.hdmi_playback {
type plug
slave hdmi_convert48k
}
pcm.asym_hdmi {
type asym
playback.pcm "hdmi_playback"
capture.pcm "plughw:1,7"
}
pcm.!default asym_hdmi
phenigma:
That's interesting. All of the configs look correct. You can try a couple of things, run alsamixer and see if anything on card 1 is muted, use speaker-test to see if your nvidia card is using one of the other device outputs: 3,8 or 9. 7 is the most common, and the default. We do have detection code to determine if you are connected to a different output device but if that doesn't find anything it will default to 7.
J.
jvandam87:
When I go into alsamixer, and I go to card 1, nothing is muted, but all of the volume levels are set to 00, and I can't change them. On card 0, I can change all of the volume levels, and toggle mute on and off. On card 1, the only thing I can do is toggle mute.
I'm not sure what the speaker-test command is telling me. It just keeps repeating this over and over:
Time per period = 2.987842
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