HDMI audio output

[chris]

On Sat, 2011-06-11 at 13:22 +1000, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 11/06/11 17:52, chris wrote:
> > On Fri, 2011-06-10 at 20:11 +1000, Basil Chupin wrote:
> >> On 10/06/11 18:24, Ric Moore wrote:
> >>> On Fri, 2011-06-10 at 10:13 +0200, Jens Müller wrote:
> >>>> On 07.06.2011 23:49, chris wrote:
> >>>>> Hi,
> >>>>> I have successfully set up nvidia twinview with 10.04, but would also
> >>>>> like to get the audio output through hdmi as well.
> >>>>> Googling has given me some ideas, but they have not worked.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Any thoughts, ideas, appreciated.
> >>>> I even have a HDMI audio output showing up in the mixer - but I don't
> >>>> get any sound from the TV ...
> >>> Did you poke around in the TV setup to select the audio source from the
> >>> HDMI input instead of the normal tuner? I mean, if that option even
> >>> exists. :) Ric
> >> Hmmm, no mention of pavucontrol.
> >>
> >> Isn't pavucontrol the ants pants of all audio woes?
> >>
> >> Aaah! I bet the answer may lie in the alsamixergui control setting
> >> called S/PFID, especially if it has RAW in the setting name. I am more
> >> than sure that I am wrong but...what the heck.. Live dangerously, i
> >> always say... :-) .
> 
> 
> > The s/pfid shows in alsa mixer, and I can select the hdmi driver in
> > pulse, but no output.
> > uhm.........
> > Does Suse have this issue solved?
> > Chris
> 
> I don't know as I have no need to try and hook-up my TV to my computer 
> (be it a desktop or laptop).
> 
> I have always found it a lot easier to configure sound when I use 
> alsamixergui because any setting which has white speakers at the top of 
> a setting indicates that this setting is "opened", that is inoperative; 
> clicking on the speakers will turn them grey indicating that that 
> channel is now active and its volume can be set using the sliders.
> 
> If using alsamixer from a command line then 2 things need to be done: 
> first press f5 to display all settings, and press f6 to select the sound 
> card you have - the default here is "default" which is as useful as tits 
> on a bull. Pressing the letter "m" on the keyboard activates or 
> de-activates a setting.
> 
> BC
> 
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> 
> 

Yes.... Done all that.  You would think by now, that the Dev's would
have this working.

Cheers