Installation Issues with Asus M4N78 Pro MOBO

[qball4]

HDMI does work with the 1.0.20 ALSA release.

The only way I've been able to get S/PDIF to work is with the breakout board (search ebay for ASUS SPDIF). For $20, it's worth the easy installation. There is a way to get both S/PDIF and HDMI working at the same time with some alsa.conf adjustments, but you lose 5.1DD.

:Matt

[daddylicious]

Hey Matt,

i don't want to use hdmi for sound, so they don'y have to work at the same time,
i will use my digital receiver to listen, will i get DD then, if i use the bracket.

Arjan

[naiknb]

The reason i want HDMI sound is so that I don't have to run extra cable to my marantz as all my sources are connected to marantz and than to my project from marantz.

[qball4]

daddylicious,

I chuckle every time I read that nick Yes, if you use the bracket you will get DD.

naiknb,

I haven't tried HDMI on its own so I don't know if you will get more than just the stereo sound you had under mythbuntu.

:Matt

[daddylicious]

Matt,

I have my hdmi connected to my tv and my reciever hasn't got a hdmi connection.
And no extra bracket yet, so sound is just stereo for now.
Thanks for the reply.   

Arjan

Ps. the name daddylicious :can't help it, been using it sinds my son has been born.

[daddylicious]

Hey Matt,

well got the bracket today,but what did you do to get it working.
if i play a dvd in myth, i use xine, then i have sound, but livetv or a cd it stays silent.
checked alsamixer and everything in unmuted.

can you give me a hint, so it will work with, and make me 

Arjan

[qball4]

Arjan,

Did you upgrade to Alsa 1.0.20?

If not, use the Alsa upgrade script: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6589810

Start it with ./AlsaUpgrade-1.0.x-rev-1.17.sh -di

If you already have it, make sure to re-run the AVWizard and select the appropriate output and to enable DD and DTS. I tried changing the settings at first throught the web admin and for some reason it didn't take. When I ran the wizard, though, it worked right away.

Hope that helps!

:Matt

[daddylicious]

Hey Matt,

i have the latest alsa-mixer installed, but i use mythbuntu 8.10, well i have audio over s/pdif.
Still i have to set my receiver mannualy to get the correct output.
thanx again for your input.

Arjan