On Monday 07 March 2011 23:38:02 Shamit Verma wrote:

lease dont cc me. I am on the list.

> > That is easy.  touchpads selection but 7.1 playback thru another
> > amp is tricky - done in my home automation system.
>
> How did you manage 7.1 output? Was it via HDMI?

Yes and no. The TV uses HDMI but plays stereo. I use the output jacks 
on the rear.

>
> If it is HDMI, which hardware (sound or video card) did you use?

Onboard. M4A785D-M pro. But you cold use any sound card.

>
> I have Dell Laptop (I5 and Intel onboard audio) and AMD on board
> chipset based desktop. With Linux, I can only get Stereo out of
> HDMI. If HDMI is working for you, I can port driver code to the
> hardware that I have.

You need HDMI 1.3. It is mostly a hardware limitation, rather than 
drivers.

>
> -Shamit


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