Hi, just for the record, it works now! Working cable helps...
This card produces always a digital output, so just use hw:0,0 (or hw:1,0 whatever your card ist) BUT: you need a source with digital surround (like DVDs) otherwise you just get stereo and your sound system has to do the rest. You can find more about this here: http://alsa.opensrc.org/DigitalOut#Digital_Surround_Passthrough Stephan On Thursday 12 April 2007 23:09, Stephan Olbrich wrote: > Hi, > > > > $ speaker-test -c6 -Dspdif:1 > > > > > > speaker-test 1.0.11 > > > > See http://alsa.opensrc.org/DigitalOut, for syntax > > Not sure, what should be wrong with my syntax... > > But maybe some more information: > > $ aplay -l > **** Liste von PLAYBACK Geräten **** > Karte 0: Intel [HDA Intel], Gerät 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog] > Untergeordnete Geräte: 1/1 > Untergeordnetes Gerät '0: subdevice #0 > Karte 0: Intel [HDA Intel], Gerät 1: AD198x Digital [AD198x Digital] > Untergeordnete Geräte: 1/1 > Untergeordnetes Gerät '0: subdevice #0 > Karte 1: Audio [USB Audio], Gerät 0: USB Audio [USB Audio] > Untergeordnete Geräte: 1/1 > Untergeordnetes Gerät '0: subdevice #0 > > So unlike the above mentioned website, this soundcard has no special device > for the digital output... (The Intel stuff is the internal soundcard and > modem) > > with no .asoundrc : > > > $ speaker-test -c2 -Dhw:1 > > This works fine, sound on both speakers. > > > $ speaker-test -c6 -Dhw:1 > > speaker-test 1.0.11 > > Das Wiedergabegerät ist hw:1 > Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 6 channels > Using 16 octaves of pink noise > Samplingrate auf 48000Hz gesetzt (gefordert waren 48000Hz) > Buffer size range from 96 to 87381 > Period size range from 48 to 43690 > Using max buffer size 87381 > Periods = 4 > was set period_size = 0 > was set buffer_size = 87381 > Unable to set sw params for playback: Invalid argument > Setzen der Softwareparameter gescheitert: Invalid argument > > So this does not work. Now I create a .asoundrc with: > > pcm.dmix51 { > type dmix > ipc_key 1024 > ipc_key_add_uid false > ipc_perm 0666 > slave { > pcm "hw:1,0" > channels 6 > period_time 0 > period_size 1024 > buffer_size 8192 > } > } > > pcm.corr { > type route > slave.pcm "dmix51" > slave.channels 6 > ttable.0.0 1 > ttable.1.1 1 > ttable.2.5 1 > ttable.3.4 1 > ttable.4.2 1 > ttable.5.3 1 > } > > $ speaker-test -c6 -Dcorr > > Now I get sound on all speakers (and using the corr device also on the > correct speaker) But still only through the analog output. > > Here: > http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/alsa-lib/pcm_plugins.html > I found, that there is a IEC958 plugin, which is, as far as I know, another > name for spdif? > > pcm.digital { > type iec958 > slave { > pcm "hw:1,0" > } > } > > This gives me errors: > > $ speaker-test -c6 -Ddigital > > speaker-test 1.0.11 > > Das Wiedergabegerät ist digital > Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 6 channels > Using 16 octaves of pink noise > ALSA lib pcm.c:6661:(snd_pcm_slave_conf) missing field format > Playback open error: -22,Invalid argument > > > So I tried to add a format field: > > pcm.digital { > type iec958 > slave { > pcm "plughw:1,0" > format "S16_LE" > } > } > > But still no luck: > > $ speaker-test -c6 -Ddigital > > speaker-test 1.0.11 > > Das Wiedergabegerät ist digital > Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 6 channels > Using 16 octaves of pink noise > Sample format not available for playback: Invalid argument > Setzen der Hardwareparameter gescheitert: Invalid argument > > According to this page: > http://alsa.opensrc.org/Terratec_Aureon_5.1_USB_MK.2 > this card has 16Bit, so S16_LE should be correct??? > There is not much documentation what formats exist, I only found S32_LE. > But that changes nothing. > > Any Ideas? > > Stephan > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share > your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
