Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-02-04 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 12:17 AM, Tim wrote: > Tim: > No DVD player?  Digital outputs from a CD or DVD drive in the computer? Of course, I have a DVD player, and it doesn't work anymore than youtube: no sound. I called Asus and their support is provided by shoe salesmen. (Skip) I then called N

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-31 Thread Tim
Tim: >> Has SPDIF ever worked on the TV? Marcel Rieux: > No. Hmm, then you're flying blind if you want to diagnose a problem. You won't know where the problem really is. You could have the TV set up wrong, or it might have a fault... >> Can you test your computer's output and the TV's input wi

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-31 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 3:41 PM, Mikkel wrote: > What you may have is a header for 4 pins, but only 3 pins on the > motherboard side. (I recall it was 3 pins for a previous message.) ... for s/pdif in, not out. "Out" has 2 pins and 'In' has 3 pins *side by side*, no empty space.. > I am not su

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-31 Thread Mikkel
On 01/31/2010 02:01 PM, Marcel Rieux wrote: > > A 4 hole plug is used for 2 pins, so you can imagine that there's no > polarity indication for sure :( The only measure taken is that one > hole is obstructed so that only the 2 holes where the 2 wires end up > can be used. But they can be used one w

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-31 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Tim wrote: > On Fri, 2010-01-29 at 18:49 -0500, Marcel Rieux wrote: >> sound still doesn't get out on the TV > > Obvious questions: > > Has SPDIF ever worked on the TV? No. > Can you test your computer's output and the TV's input with other > things? Unfortunat

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-31 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Tim wrote: > On Sat, 2010-01-30 at 17:01 -0500, Marcel Rieux wrote: >> What's the way to know polarity is correct, except trying both >> positions? > > Looking for pinout descriptions in your equipment manuals There's only a small rectangle with S/PIF beside it.

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-31 Thread Tim
On Fri, 2010-01-29 at 18:49 -0500, Marcel Rieux wrote: > sound still doesn't get out on the TV Obvious questions: Has SPDIF ever worked on the TV? And, with the input socket that you're currently trying to use. Can you test your computer's output and the TV's input with other things? -- [...@

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-31 Thread Tim
On Sat, 2010-01-30 at 17:01 -0500, Marcel Rieux wrote: > What's the way to know polarity is correct, except trying both > positions? Looking for pinout descriptions in your equipment manuals, or legends printed on/near connectors. Otherwise it's a case of using polarised plugs, which can only fit

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-30 Thread Marcel Rieux
aOn Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 9:16 AM, Mikkel wrote: > On 01/29/2010 05:49 PM, Marcel Rieux wrote: >> Oups! This message was sent before it was completed. >> >>> On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 8:00 PM, Mikkel wrote: >> >> So, you were right. On the motherboard, the sockets and the labelling >> are dephased.

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-30 Thread Mikkel
On 01/29/2010 05:49 PM, Marcel Rieux wrote: > Oups! This message was sent before it was completed. > >> On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 8:00 PM, Mikkel wrote: > > So, you were right. On the motherboard, the sockets and the labelling > are dephased. > <---[SNIP]-> >

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-29 Thread Marcel Rieux
Oups! This message was sent before it was completed. > On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 8:00 PM, Mikkel wrote: So, you were right. On the motherboard, the sockets and the labelling are dephased. |··|         [Nothing] ||       [S/PDIF out] |···|[CD out] [S/PDIF in] So, a

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-29 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 8:00 PM, Mikkel wrote: So, you were right. On the motherboard, the sockets and the labelling are dephased. |··| [Nothing] || [S/PDIF out] |···| T··he first socket, with 2 pins, has no labelling beside it, the second, with 4 pins, has s/pdif out b

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-26 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 8:00 PM, Mikkel wrote: > On 01/26/2010 06:09 PM, Marcel Rieux wrote: >> >> And, besides, as I already said, digital sound doesn't come out of the >> computer's output. So this has nothing to do with the S/PDIF wire. (SNIP, be back tomorrow) Meanwhile... I checked the diag

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-26 Thread Mikkel
On 01/26/2010 06:09 PM, Marcel Rieux wrote: > > And, besides, as I already said, digital sound doesn't come out of the > computer's output. So this has nothing to do with the S/PDIF wire. > If you have selected to use only the digital output, you are NOT going to get sound out of the analog output

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-26 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Marcel Rieux wrote: > On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Mikkel wrote: >> On 01/25/2010 09:27 PM, Marcel Rieux wrote: >>> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Mikkel wrote: >>> PA supports both analog and digital output, but you have to select the one you wa

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-26 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Mikkel wrote: > On 01/25/2010 09:27 PM, Marcel Rieux wrote: >> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Mikkel wrote: >> >>> PA supports both analog and digital output, but you have to select >>> the one you want. >> >> As I said, when I select digital output, there is n

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-26 Thread Mikkel
On 01/25/2010 09:27 PM, Marcel Rieux wrote: > On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Mikkel wrote: > >> PA supports both analog and digital output, but you have to select >> the one you want. > > As I said, when I select digital output, there is no output > whatsoever, computer or tv. Is an additional

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread Ed Greshko
Marcel Rieux wrote: > > If i tell you that I plugged the TV to the card with an HDMI cable, it > must be that the card supports HDMI. > Too bad you still don't get it. Yes, *your* card supports HDMI ... but if I am going search the Internet for information on *your* card it would be best to

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 1:58 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > There is *more* than one model of Asus 9400GT card. Really. What are they? >>> EN9400GT D3/HTP/512M >>> EN9400GT SILENT/DI/512MD2 >>> EN9400GT SILENT/DI/512MD2/V2 >>> EN9400GT/DI/1GD2(LP) >>> EN9400GT/DI/512MD2(LP) >>> EN940

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 11:11 PM, john wendel wrote: > Just a little note, I don't have the answer to your problem ... > > The S/PDIF interface only needs 2 wires from the motherboard to your > video card, signal and ground. > If you are > connecting to a 4 pin header on the motherboard, are you

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread Ed Greshko
Marcel Rieux wrote: > On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 10:57 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > >> Marcel Rieux wrote: >> >>> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 7:30 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: >>> >>> Marcel Rieux wrote: > My first message: > > "I have an NVIDIA 9400GT card." >

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 10:57 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > Marcel Rieux wrote: >> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 7:30 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: >> >>> Marcel Rieux wrote: >>> My first message: "I have an NVIDIA 9400GT card." Whether it's an Asus or an MSI, it's always a 9400GT card. Othe

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread john wendel
On 01/25/2010 07:41 PM, Marcel Rieux wrote: > On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 7:30 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: >> Marcel Rieux wrote: >>> >>> My first message: >>> >>> "I have an NVIDIA 9400GT card." >>> >>> Whether it's an Asus or an MSI, it's always a 9400GT card. Otherwise, >>> you wouldn't know what you're

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread Ed Greshko
Marcel Rieux wrote: > On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 7:30 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > >> Marcel Rieux wrote: >> >>> My first message: >>> >>> "I have an NVIDIA 9400GT card." >>> >>> Whether it's an Asus or an MSI, it's always a 9400GT card. Otherwise, >>> you wouldn't know what you're talking about.

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 7:30 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > Marcel Rieux wrote: >> >> My first message: >> >> "I have an NVIDIA 9400GT card." >> >> Whether it's an Asus or an MSI, it's always a 9400GT card. Otherwise, >> you wouldn't know what you're talking about. >> > There is *more* than one model of

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Mikkel wrote: > On 01/23/2010 10:51 PM, Bill Davidsen wrote: >> Marcel Rieux wrote: >>> Since the NVIDIA forums are just a lost of time, I'll first ask the >>> question here. >>> >>> I have an NVIDIA 9400GT card and a Sony LCD TV linked with an HDMI cable. >>> >>>

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread Ed Greshko
Marcel Rieux wrote: > > My first message: > > "I have an NVIDIA 9400GT card." > > Whether it's an Asus or an MSI, it's always a 9400GT card. Otherwise, > you wouldn't know what you're talking about. > There is *more* than one model of Asus 9400GT card. Besides, if someone is trying to help you

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 5:28 PM, Phil Meyer wrote: > On 01/25/2010 03:14 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: >> Marcel Rieux wrote: >> >>> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 4:30 AM, Ed Greshko  wrote: >>> >>> Bill Davidsen wrote: > Marcel Rieux wrote: > > > >> Since the NVIDIA forums ar

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread Mikkel
On 01/23/2010 10:51 PM, Bill Davidsen wrote: > Marcel Rieux wrote: >> Since the NVIDIA forums are just a lost of time, I'll first ask the >> question here. >> >> I have an NVIDIA 9400GT card and a Sony LCD TV linked with an HDMI cable. >> >> First problem I found: the S/PDIF cable -- which is neede

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 6:19 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > Marcel Rieux wrote: >> >>  ASUS EN9400GT/DI/1G (LP) GeForce 9400 GT 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI >> Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Ready >> > This is the first time you've indicated the actual card number My first message: "I have an NVID

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 5:42 PM, Dennis Gilmore wrote: > On Monday 25 January 2010 03:04:49 pm Marcel Rieux wrote: >> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 4:30 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: >> > Bill Davidsen wrote: >> >> Marcel Rieux wrote: >> >>> Since the NVIDIA forums are just a lost of time, I'll first ask the >

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread Ed Greshko
Marcel Rieux wrote: > > ASUS EN9400GT/DI/1G (LP) GeForce 9400 GT 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI > Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Ready > This is the first time you've indicated the actual card number When asked previously you said... Q. Who is the card manufacture? A. Asus. Q. What is

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 5:14 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > Marcel Rieux wrote: >>> Everything I would find out about ASUS Nvidia 9400GT based cards >>> (assuming this is an actual card) is that the spdif cable is simply a >>> pass though.  One connects the spdif cable from the graphics card to >>> eith

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread Dennis Gilmore
On Monday 25 January 2010 03:04:49 pm Marcel Rieux wrote: > On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 4:30 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > > Bill Davidsen wrote: > >> Marcel Rieux wrote: > >>> Since the NVIDIA forums are just a lost of time, I'll first ask the > >>> question here. > >>> > >>> I have an NVIDIA 9400GT card

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread Phil Meyer
On 01/25/2010 03:14 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > Marcel Rieux wrote: > >> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 4:30 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: >> >> >>> Bill Davidsen wrote: >>> >>> Marcel Rieux wrote: > Since the NVIDIA forums are just a lost of time, I'll first ask t

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread Ed Greshko
Marcel Rieux wrote: > On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 4:30 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > >> Bill Davidsen wrote: >> >>> Marcel Rieux wrote: >>> >>> Since the NVIDIA forums are just a lost of time, I'll first ask the question here. I have an NVIDIA 9400GT card and a Sony LCD TV

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread Ed Greshko
Marcel Rieux wrote: > On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 11:21 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > >> Marcel Rieux wrote: >> >>> On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 6:31 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: >>> >>> >>> What is the output of "lspci -v"? > > >>> Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 82b

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 4:30 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > Bill Davidsen wrote: >> Marcel Rieux wrote: >> >>> Since the NVIDIA forums are just a lost of time, I'll first ask the >>> question here. >>> >>> I have an NVIDIA 9400GT card and a Sony LCD TV linked with an HDMI cable. >>> >>> First problem I f

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 11:21 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > Marcel Rieux wrote: >> On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 6:31 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: >> >> >>> What is the output of "lspci -v"? >>       Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 82be > I still don't understand why you are mixing twinview with sound

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread Gilboa Davara
On Mon, 2010-01-25 at 17:30 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > Bill Davidsen wrote: > > Marcel Rieux wrote: > > > >> Since the NVIDIA forums are just a lost of time, I'll first ask the > >> question here. > >> > >> I have an NVIDIA 9400GT card and a Sony LCD TV linked with an HDMI cable. > >> > >> First

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-25 Thread Ed Greshko
Bill Davidsen wrote: > Marcel Rieux wrote: > >> Since the NVIDIA forums are just a lost of time, I'll first ask the >> question here. >> >> I have an NVIDIA 9400GT card and a Sony LCD TV linked with an HDMI cable. >> >> First problem I found: the S/PDIF cable -- which is needed only with >> NVID

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-24 Thread Ed Greshko
Marcel Rieux wrote: > On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 6:31 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > > >> What is the output of "lspci -v"? >> > > > 00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) > Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device a022 > Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-24 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 6:31 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > What is the output of "lspci -v"? 00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device a022 Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 32, IRQ 16 Memory at fe024000 (6

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-24 Thread Ed Greshko
Marcel Rieux wrote: > >> You have a Nvidia 9400GT "based" card. Who is the card manufacture? >> Gigabyte, MSI, ASUS, ZOTAC, ... ? >> > > Asus. > > >> What is the actual model number? >> > > No idea. OEM package. > Is this a discrete card or is it embedded on the motherboard? If it

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-24 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 11:51 PM, Bill Davidsen wrote: > Marcel Rieux wrote: >> Since the NVIDIA forums are just a lost of time, I'll first ask the >> question here. >> >> I have an NVIDIA 9400GT card and a Sony LCD TV linked with an HDMI cable. >> >> First problem I found: the S/PDIF cable -- whi

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-24 Thread Marcel Rieux
On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 8:30 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > Marcel Rieux wrote: >> Since the NVIDIA forums are just a lost of time, I'll first ask the >> question here. >> >> I have an NVIDIA 9400GT card and a Sony LCD TV linked with an HDMI cable. >> >> First problem I found: the S/PDIF cable -- which i

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-23 Thread Bill Davidsen
Marcel Rieux wrote: > Since the NVIDIA forums are just a lost of time, I'll first ask the > question here. > > I have an NVIDIA 9400GT card and a Sony LCD TV linked with an HDMI cable. > > First problem I found: the S/PDIF cable -- which is needed only with > NVIDIA cards -- wasn't installed. The

Re: NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-23 Thread Ed Greshko
Marcel Rieux wrote: > Since the NVIDIA forums are just a lost of time, I'll first ask the > question here. > > I have an NVIDIA 9400GT card and a Sony LCD TV linked with an HDMI cable. > > First problem I found: the S/PDIF cable -- which is needed only with > NVIDIA cards -- wasn't installed. The p

NVIDIA: no sound to TV via HDMI

2010-01-23 Thread Marcel Rieux
Since the NVIDIA forums are just a lost of time, I'll first ask the question here. I have an NVIDIA 9400GT card and a Sony LCD TV linked with an HDMI cable. First problem I found: the S/PDIF cable -- which is needed only with NVIDIA cards -- wasn't installed. The plug had a molding problem and on