do your mother board have internal spdif connector which connect to graphic card ?
Node 0x11 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400701: Stereo Digital Control: name="SPDIF Phantom Jack", index=0, device=0 Pincap 0x00000010: OUT Pin Default 0x99430130: [Fixed] SPDIF Out at Int ATAPI Conn = ATAPI, Color = Unknown DefAssociation = 0x3, Sequence = 0x0 Misc = NO_PRESENCE Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 EPSS Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 1 0x10 Node 0x1e [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400701: Stereo Digital Control: name="SPDIF Phantom Jack", index=1, device=0 Pincap 0x00000010: OUT Pin Default 0x01452140: [Jack] SPDIF Out at Ext Rear Conn = Optical, Color = Grey DefAssociation = 0x4, Sequence = 0x0 Misc = NO_PRESENCE Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 EPSS Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 1 0x06 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1176246 Title: Realtek ALC898, SPDIF Out, Internal - No sound at all To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1176246/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs