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ziplux at attbi

Mar 25, 2003, 8:35 PM

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Audio Output to SPDIF via MythTV

I've looked all over for some documentation on this, but I haven't been able
to find anything. I have onboard audio via the CMI8738 chipset, and I'd
like to use the coaxial digital output (SPDIF connector) to go to my home
theater's receiver. This works fine for XMMS when I try to play MP3s, WAVs,
etc. And the beeping noise that the KDE console emulator makes go out to
the receiver without a problem too. I'd like to get the MythTV audio to
output to the SPDIF, but I can't get it to work for some reason. I can hear
the audio through the standard analog output, but I'd like to get to output
on the SPDIF so I don't have to run two cables to my reciever.

It should be possible with ALSA to output to the SPDIF...it sets up a device
called "spdif" which I can use in conjunction with aplay using the "-Dspdif"
option. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Jared

unit3 at demoni

Mar 25, 2003, 9:14 PM

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Re: Audio Output to SPDIF via MythTV [In reply to]

Jared Luxenberg wrote:

>I'd like to get the MythTV audio to output to the SPDIF, but I can't get it to work for some reason. I can hear the audio through the standard analog output, but I'd like to get to output on the SPDIF so I don't have to run two cables to my reciever.
>
>
This is odd, because if the rest of your linux audio goes out through
the spdif, so should your mythtv audio. I have a Soundblaster Live, and
everything (including mythtv) can be outputted via the spdif out
perfectly fine.

>It should be possible with ALSA to output to the SPDIF...it sets up a device called "spdif" which I can use in conjunction with aplay using the "-Dspdif" option. Any ideas?
>
>
You have a seperate spdif device? This may be part of the reason.

In the mythtv configuration screen, under "playback" I believe, if you
set the output dsp to this device, what happens?

Graeme

ziplux at attbi

Mar 29, 2003, 12:08 AM

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Re: Audio Output to SPDIF via MythTV [In reply to]

I figured out what was wrong. MythTV doesn't upsample the audio, so I
needed to go into the settings and change it to 41000 or 48000Hz because my
reciever could not decode the default 32000Hz.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Unit3" <unit3 [at] demoni>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users [at] snowman>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 11:14 PM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Audio Output to SPDIF via MythTV

> Jared Luxenberg wrote:
>
> >I'd like to get the MythTV audio to output to the SPDIF, but I can't get
it to work for some reason. I can hear the audio through the standard
analog output, but I'd like to get to output on the SPDIF so I don't have to
run two cables to my reciever.
> >
> >
> This is odd, because if the rest of your linux audio goes out through
> the spdif, so should your mythtv audio. I have a Soundblaster Live, and
> everything (including mythtv) can be outputted via the spdif out
> perfectly fine.
>
> >It should be possible with ALSA to output to the SPDIF...it sets up a
device called "spdif" which I can use in conjunction with aplay using the
"-Dspdif" option. Any ideas?
> >
> >
> You have a seperate spdif device? This may be part of the reason.
>
> In the mythtv configuration screen, under "playback" I believe, if you
> set the output dsp to this device, what happens?
>
> Graeme
>
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