Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS

From	root <NoEMail@home.org>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject	Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS
Date	2012-01-21 18:40 +0000
Organization	Linux Advocacy
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root <NoEMail@home.org> wrote:
> Clark Smith <noaddress@nowhere.net> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for responding.
> 
> 
>> 	I have a setup that seems to be quite similar to yours, and I am 
>> getting sound from my 210 card using the HDMI connector all right. This 
>> is under Slackware 13.1, and with one year old nVidia drivers; I can't 
>> quite remember the exact version right now. I'll let you now, if 
>> necessary, but first do the following:
>> 
>> 	Take a look at /proc/asound/card0/eld*.
> 
> Well I don't have such eld* entries. Here is what I see:
> 
> via:/proc/asound/card0>ls -l /proc/asound/card0
> total 0
> -r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 2012-01-21 11:11 codec#2
> -r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 2012-01-21 11:11 id
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2012-01-21 11:11 oss_mixer
> dr-xr-xr-x 3 root root 0 2012-01-21 11:11 pcm0c/
> dr-xr-xr-x 3 root root 0 2012-01-21 11:11 pcm0p/
> dr-xr-xr-x 3 root root 0 2012-01-21 11:11 pcm1c/
> dr-xr-xr-x 3 root root 0 2012-01-21 11:11 pcm1p/
> 
> The id is Intel.
> 
> The file codec#2 contains lots of information like this:
> Codec: Realtek ALC662 rev1
> Address: 2
> AFG Function Id: 0x1 (unsol 1)
> Vendor Id: 0x10ec0662
> Subsystem Id: 0x15650000
> Revision Id: 0x100101
> No Modem Function Group found
> Default PCM:
>     rates [0x160]: 44100 48000 96000
>     bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
>     formats [0x1]: PCM
> Default Amp-In caps: N/A
> Default Amp-Out caps: N/A
> GPIO: io=2, o=0, i=0, unsolicited=1, wake=0
>   IO[0]: enable=0, dir=0, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0, unsol=0
>   IO[1]: enable=0, dir=0, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0, unsol=0
> Node 0x02 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x1d: Stereo Amp-Out
>   Control: name="Front Playback Volume", index=0, device=0
>     ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0
>   Device: name="ALC662 rev1 Analog", type="Audio", device=0
>   Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x40, nsteps=0x40, stepsize=0x03, mute=0
>   Amp-Out vals:  [0x2c 0x2c]
>   Converter: stream=0, channel=0
> 
><LOTS MORE STUFF DELETED>
> 
> This motherboard has onboard sound and the device is not disabled.
> 
> 
>> Which file contains your 
>> monitor information? The files are numbered 0, 1, 2, 3, and correspond to 
>> ALSA device IDs 3, 7, 8, 9. Then, try the following command:
>> 
>> 	speaker-test -c 2 -r 48000 -D hw:0,N
>> 
>> where N is 3/7/8/9 as mentioned above, until you get sound.
>> 
>> 	Also, you can try:
>> 
>> 	aplay -D hw:0,N filename.wav
>> 
>> if you have a wav file to test with.
>> 
>> 	Alternatively, try
>> 
>> 	mplayer -ao alsa:device=hw=0.N
>> 
>> In my case, the device number N I had to use was 8. Until I did this I 
>> could get no sound whatsoever through the HDMI connector.
>> 
>> 	I wonder if this could also work for 8400GS cards without SPDIF 
>> connector?
>> 
> 
> I have to change connections around to run your speaker-test cases.
> I will get back to you.
>> 

This is me getting back:
I tried speaker-test -c 2 -r 48000 -D hw:0,[3789]
and in each case the resulting message was:
Playback open error:-2 No such file or directory.

In the course of screwing with this card I have
gone from 13.0,13.1, and now 13.37. I suppose
the difference between our /proc/asound/card* stuff
is due to 13.1->13.37

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  Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2012-01-20 20:35 +0000
    Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2012-01-20 21:10 +0000
      Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2012-01-20 21:41 +0000
        Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2012-01-20 21:49 +0000
        Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2012-01-20 22:47 +0000
          Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2012-01-21 00:07 +0000
        Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2012-01-20 22:50 +0000
          Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2012-01-21 00:12 +0000
            Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2012-01-21 00:25 +0000
              Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS Clark Smith <noaddress@nowhere.net> - 2012-01-21 16:05 +0000
                Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2012-01-21 18:29 +0000
                Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2012-01-21 18:40 +0000
                Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS Clark Smith <noaddress@nowhere.net> - 2012-01-21 21:43 +0000
                Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2012-01-21 23:55 +0000
                Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2012-01-22 01:14 +0000
                Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS Clark Smith <noaddress@nowhere.net> - 2012-01-22 03:23 +0000
                Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2012-01-22 04:04 +0000
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                Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2012-01-22 14:54 +0000
                Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS buck <buck@private.mil> - 2012-01-22 17:41 +0000
                Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS buck <buck@private.mil> - 2012-01-22 17:55 +0000
                Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2012-01-22 18:07 +0000
                Re: HDMI sound on GeForce 8400GS root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2012-01-22 18:02 +0000
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