No sound on optical output

[ayla]

Hi,

first: Thanks for the new release, KDE works fine here.

Exept: I cant find a way to get my optical digital output to work.

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inxi -v5
System:    Host: siductionbox Kernel: 3.17-4.towo-siduction-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 4.9.2)
           Desktop: KDE 4.14.2 (Qt 4.8.6) Distro: siduction 14.1.0 Indian Summer - kde - (201411230337)
Machine:   Mobo: ASUSTeK model: P8Z68-V LE v: Rev X.0x
           Bios: American Megatrends v: 4102 date: 09/09/2013
CPU:       Quad core Intel Core i7-2600K (-HT-MCP-) cache: 8192 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 27208
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           6: 1703 MHz 7: 2092 MHz 8: 1992 MHz
Memory:    Using dmidecode: you must be root to run dmidecode
Graphics:  Card: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller
           bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.1.901 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
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           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k3.17-4.towo-siduction-amd64
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           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.301) inxi: 2.2.16


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cat /proc/asound/cards
 0 [PCH            ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
                      HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7c00000 irq 43



output of the script of http://wiki.siduction.de/index.php?title=Mehrere_Soundkarten_verwalten#4._Zwei_interne_Chips_verwenden_den_gleichen_Treiber

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./sound
Using sound card: PCH
pcm.PCH { type hw; card PCH; }
ctl.PCH { type hw; card PCH; }
pcm.!default pcm.PCH
ctl.!default ctl.PCH

Choices I have on systemsettings are sort of analog sourround, digital stereo IEC958, digital stereo hdmi, digital sourround hdmi. No optical or other digital sourround then hdmi.
 Available Backends: VLC and Gstreamer

Will have a look at december to see the differences, but that will not be possible before tommorow, have to go to work now

Any hints aprecciated.

greets
ayla

Edit: could now look into my (working) settings on "decemder".

Here in the systemsettings I have choosen  "HDA Intel PCH, ALC 892 Digital (IEC958 (S/PDIF)  Digital Audio Output)"

This one is not available in the "Indian Summer" systemsettings.

The closest to this is "Internes Audio Digital Stereo (IEC 958)", but no sound on optical connector.

Choosen Backend is VLC on both systems, output of cat proc/asound/cards and of the above mentioned script are the same.

Have no idea at the moment, hope someone else has any

[unklarer]

und, wenn Du die Karte mit der Nummer bezeichnest. Ich meine so hier

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defaults.pcm.!card 0
defaults.ctl.!card 0
Gerade darüber gestolpert
(oben drüber)

[ayla]

Hi,

thanks unklarer, but that did not change it.

Anyway, I have, at least, stereo sound now over optical out -without using an asoundrc. Unfortunatly I do not know how I got it to work. There are few steps which might be resposible.
I d-u-ed and there was a new version of vlc installed -2.2.0~rc2-1.
I opened systemsettings to have a look at it, but didn't changed anything there.
I opened kmix and switched main channel to IEC958 digital stereo
I tried to open audio settings in right-click menu of kmix, which refused because it was opened in systemsettings.
I closed systemsettings which asked whether to store changes -hadn't made any but choosed ok

and then cnn roars in my ears via kaffeine...

As this does not seem to be a siduction bug -I'm not sure whether the kernel may be involved in the missing choice for digital sourround on SPDIF- someone may like to move this to software.

hmm -after d-u-ing my Decemder installation I still have more options there in systemsettings/multimedia then I have on Indian Summer...
Not sure whether there is a difference between the two devices i choosed in both installations or if it's just the naming.

greets
ayla

[absolut]

i'd say, it is more likely that it was you selecting the IEC958 digital stereo output...

is pulseaudio installed on any / both systems?

[ayla]

Hi absolut,

no, it is just installed on "Indian Summer" (5.0-13), even though I thought it would be installed on "December" too, because there is a choice in the systemsettings named "pulse" with the VLC sign on top, but apt-cache policy says:

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pulseaudio:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 5.0-13

greets
ayla