why do you specify ,DEV=0 ?
APLAY **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: MID [HDA Intel MID], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: MID [HDA Intel MID], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC887-VD Analog [ALC887-VD Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 1: ALC887-VD Digital [ALC887-VD Digital] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 do your card have spdif out at rear and internal spdif out header ? Node 0x06 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x611: Stereo Digital Converter: stream=8, channel=0 Digital: Enabled Non-Audio GenLevel Digital category: 0x2 IEC Coding Type: 0x0 PCM: rates [0x5f0]: 32000 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000 bits [0xe]: 16 20 24 formats [0x1]: PCM Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 EPSS Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Node 0x10 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x611: Stereo Digital Control: name="IEC958 Playback Con Mask", index=0, device=0 Control: name="IEC958 Playback Pro Mask", index=0, device=0 Control: name="IEC958 Playback Default", index=0, device=0 Control: name="IEC958 Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 Control: name="IEC958 Default PCM Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 Device: name="ALC887-VD Digital", type="SPDIF", device=1 Converter: stream=8, channel=0 Digital: Enabled Non-Audio GenLevel Digital category: 0x2 IEC Coding Type: 0x0 PCM: rates [0x5f0]: 32000 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000 bits [0xe]: 16 20 24 formats [0x1]: PCM Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 EPSS Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Node 0x11 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400781: Stereo Digital Control: name="SPDIF Phantom Jack", index=0, device=0 Pincap 0x00000010: OUT Pin Default 0x90460130: [Fixed] SPDIF Out at Int N/A Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown DefAssociation = 0x3, Sequence = 0x0 Misc = NO_PRESENCE Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0 Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 EPSS Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 1 0x10 Node 0x1e [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400781: Stereo Digital Control: name="SPDIF Phantom Jack", index=1, device=0 Pincap 0x00000010: OUT Pin Default 0x01456140: [Jack] SPDIF Out at Ext Rear Conn = Optical, Color = Orange DefAssociation = 0x4, Sequence = 0x0 Misc = NO_PRESENCE Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0 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/1264609 Title: No AC3 paththrough with hda intel ALC887-VD Saucy To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1264609/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs