[ubuntu-studio-users] HDMI problems with Popcorn Time

[Mike Holstein]

On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 5:56 AM, Anderson <veganderson at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> Thanks for the help!
>
> I tried changing settings with alsamixer but that didn't help.
> It's very weird. It only happens in popcorn time and only in Linux.
> Everything else works fine. I also checked Pulse, but couldn't do much
> there either.
>
> The only solution I found was to choose to play the movies on VLC instead
> of Popcorn time. This way it works fine.
>

this happens only over HDMI? have you asked popcorn time support? since its
not an ubuntu package, you may find "better" help finding an ubuntu user,
in the main ubuntu support venues, with your specific hardware using
popcorn time.


>
>
>
> 2015-06-10 15:36 GMT+01:00 Mike Holstein <mikeh789 at gmail.com>:
>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 4:59 AM, Anderson <veganderson at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I get audio noise when watching PopCorn Time on my TV connected to my
>>> laptop on HDMI.
>>>
>>> The same doesn't happen when using Popcorn Time through HDMI in Windows
>>> in the same computer.
>>>
>>> It's also no problem to watch YouTube, for example, even in Linux
>>> through HDMI.
>>>
>>> Speakers and earphones work fine. I only get problems with HDMI in Linux
>>> and in Popcorn Time.
>>>
>>> Has anyone had similar problems? Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> I'm using Ubuntu Studio 14.04.2 LTS.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance!
>>>
>>
>> one would think that a "buzz" or "hum" would be from actual hardware
>> connections, and not have much to do with the software/drivers.. so, what i
>> might do is, get the noise happening, via hdmi, then, i would open
>> alsamixer, and enable *all* controls, and try tweaking settings there,
>> thinking that, maybe a loop is being created somehow, where, a noise is
>> being introduced, though, i think that is not likely. it could be as simple
>> as the device not providing good linux support. what i might do is simply
>> check for, and apply any updates available, then, i would try different
>> live iso's. live iso's allow an easy way to try hardware with different
>> kernels/drivers and alsa versions. i would unplug everything but the HDMI
>> from the machine, and test.. and also, consider recording it, so that a
>> volunteer could try and identify the sound as a ground loop, or a hard
>> drive/fan noise, etc.. cheers
>>
>>
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