NVidia HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004 - Revision history

L3mce: /* How to setup nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004 */

2012-10-24T20:38:44Z

How to setup nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004

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			* '''This page is outdated, please see http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Audio_in_1004'''
			The system does much better detection for audio now, and alternative control is afforded the user with a conf setting detailed in the link above.




	==How to setup nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004==		==How to setup nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004==

L3mce: /* How to setup nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004 */

2012-08-07T20:19:11Z

How to setup nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004

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	## Run Orbiter		## Run Orbiter
	xset m 2 2		xset m 2 2
	'''~~DISPLAY=~~:0 ~~mplayer~~ /usr/share/sounds/pop.wav'''		'''aplay -D plughw:0,7 /usr/share/sounds/pop.wav'''

	Please report back to L3mce with your results.		Please report back to L3mce with your results.

L3mce: /* How to setup nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004 */

2012-08-06T14:14:25Z

How to setup nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004

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	or		or
	options snd-hda-intel enable_msi=0 index=-2		options snd-hda-intel enable_msi=0 index=-2
	to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf to place the HDMI audo as card 0. For some reason, it has to be card 0. After making this change, you can try		to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf to place the HDMI audo as card 0. For some reason, HDMI has to be on card 0. After making this change, you can try
	sudo alsa -f reload		sudo alsa -f reload
	But sometimes this is problematic, and a reboot is preferred. Check again with the sudo aplay -l command to see that HDMI is card 0		But sometimes this is problematic, and a reboot is preferred. Check again with the sudo aplay -l command to see that HDMI is card 0

L3mce: /* How to setup nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004 */

2012-08-06T14:13:00Z

How to setup nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004

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	card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 9: NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]		card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 9: NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]

	What is important to us here is the card number, and the device number. IF HDMI cards list as card 1: You will have to add either		What is important to us here is the card number, and the device number. '''IF HDMI cards list as card 1:''' You will have to add either
	options snd-hda-intel model=auto		options snd-hda-intel model=auto
	or		or

L3mce: /* How to setup nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004 */

2012-08-06T14:12:08Z

How to setup nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004

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	They should now be listed. Check with:		They should now be listed. Check with:
	sudo aplay -l \| grep -i 'hdmi'		sudo aplay -l \| grep -i 'hdmi'
	You will likely have ~~hw0~~ devices 3,7,8, and 9~~. It is almost always 3~~ or ~~7 on the id41, and seems to be completely random which. Others output on 9... others output on everything~~. Configured correctly, they should look something like:		You will likely have devices 3,7,8, and 9 on card 0 or 1. Configured correctly, they should look something like:
	card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]		card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]
	card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]		card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]
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	You can test which will work for you with:		You can test which will work for you with:
	sudo speaker-test -c 2 -l 1 -t sine -D hw:0,7		sudo speaker-test -c 2 -l 1 -t sine -D hw:0,7
	etc based on the output of aplay where the 0 is the card and 7 is the device in our example. Move through each device number listed until you hear a sine wave test left and right audio channels.		etc based on the output of aplay where the 0 is the card and 7 is the device in our example. Move through each device number listed until you hear a sine wave test left and right audio channels. It is always 0,3 or 0,7 on the id41, for instance, and seems to be completely random which. Others output on 0,9... others output on everything. Once the correct audio out is buzzed by the tone, they should all now work.

	Now getting that to stick is another trick. In /usr/pluto/templates/asound.conf I would replace %MAIN_CARD% with 0,7 as per the example or whatever yours turns out to be.		Now getting that to stick is another trick. In /usr/pluto/templates/asound.conf I would replace %MAIN_CARD% with 0,7 as per the example or whatever yours turns out to be.

L3mce: /* How to setup nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004 */

2012-08-06T14:08:34Z

How to setup nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004

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	You can test which will work for you with:		You can test which will work for you with:
	sudo speaker-test -c 2 -l 1 -t sine -D hw:0,7		sudo speaker-test -c 2 -l 1 -t sine -D hw:0,7
	etc based on the output of aplay where the 0 is the card and 7 is the device in our example.		etc based on the output of aplay where the 0 is the card and 7 is the device in our example. Move through each device number listed until you hear a sine wave test left and right audio channels.

	Now getting that to stick is another trick. In /usr/pluto/templates/asound.conf I would replace %MAIN_CARD% with 0,7 as per the example or whatever yours turns out to be.		Now getting that to stick is another trick. In /usr/pluto/templates/asound.conf I would replace %MAIN_CARD% with 0,7 as per the example or whatever yours turns out to be.

L3mce: /* How to setup nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004 */

2012-08-06T01:22:46Z

How to setup nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004

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	xset m 2 2		xset m 2 2
	'''DISPLAY=:0 mplayer /usr/share/sounds/pop.wav'''		'''DISPLAY=:0 mplayer /usr/share/sounds/pop.wav'''
	~~if [[ "$Valgrind" == "$Executable" ]]; then~~
	~~$VGcmd "$Executable" "$@"~~
	~~Orbiter_RetCode=$?~~
	~~else~~
	~~"$Executable" "$@"~~
	~~Orbiter_RetCode=$?~~
	fi

	Please report back to L3mce with your results.		Please report back to L3mce with your results.

L3mce: /* How to setup nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004 */

2012-08-06T01:19:41Z

How to setup nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004

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	==How to setup nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004==		==How to setup nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004==

	This how-to specifically is geared towards nVidia ION2 and GTxxx cards for HDMI audio. In these examples sudo is used, however if you have ssh'ed into the moon unit ~~already~~, it is not needed as you are already root.		This how-to specifically is geared towards nVidia ION2 and GTxxx cards for HDMI audio, but may work for other cards as well, especially if they are not listing in aplay. In these examples sudo is used, however if you have ssh'ed into the moon unit, it is not needed as you are already root.

	It is firstly assumed that		It is firstly assumed that:
	sudo aplay -l		sudo aplay -l
	Does NOT list your HDMI audio devices. IF that is the case then:		Does NOT list your HDMI audio devices. IF that is the case then:
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	sudo aplay -l \| grep -i 'hdmi'		sudo aplay -l \| grep -i 'hdmi'
	You will likely have hw0 devices 3,7,8, and 9. It is almost always 3 or 7 on the id41, and seems to be completely random which. Others output on 9... others output on everything. Configured correctly, they should look something like:		You will likely have hw0 devices 3,7,8, and 9. It is almost always 3 or 7 on the id41, and seems to be completely random which. Others output on 9... others output on everything. Configured correctly, they should look something like:
	~~'''~~card 0:~~'''~~ NVidia [HDA NVidia], ~~'''~~device 3:~~'''~~ NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]		card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]
	~~'''~~card 0:~~'''~~ NVidia [HDA NVidia], ~~'''~~device 7:~~'''~~ NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]		card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]
	~~'''~~card 0:~~'''~~ NVidia [HDA NVidia], ~~'''~~device 8:~~'''~~ NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]		card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 8: NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]
	~~'''~~card 0:~~'''~~ NVidia [HDA NVidia], ~~'''~~device 9:~~'''~~ NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]		card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 9: NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]

	What is important to us here is the card number, and the device number. IF HDMI cards list as card 1: You will have to add either		What is important to us here is the card number, and the device number. IF HDMI cards list as card 1: You will have to add either

L3mce: /* How to setup NVidia nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004 */

2012-08-06T01:16:11Z

How to setup NVidia nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004

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	==How to setup ~~NVidia~~ nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004==		==How to setup nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004==

	This how-to specifically is geared towards nVidia ION2 and GTxxx cards for HDMI audio. In these examples sudo is used, however if you have ssh'ed into the moon unit already, it is not needed as you are already root.		This how-to specifically is geared towards nVidia ION2 and GTxxx cards for HDMI audio. In these examples sudo is used, however if you have ssh'ed into the moon unit already, it is not needed as you are already root.

L3mce: /* How to setup NVidia nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004 */

2012-08-06T00:03:56Z

How to setup NVidia nVidia ION2 and GTxxx HDMI Audio on LinuxMCE 1004

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	fi		fi

	Please report back to ~~L3top~~ with your results.		Please report back to L3mce with your results.