Several bug reports suggest that the forcibly resetting IEC958 status bits is required for AD codecs to get the SPDIF output working properly after changing streams.
Original fix credit to Javeed Shaikh. BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa- driver/+bug/359361 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/359361 Title: ALSA SPDIF Digital output clipping / crackling during playback To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/359361/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
