Re: [Freevo-users] HDMI output with audio in Linux?
Hi, I have a Gigabyte motherboard (MA78GM-S2H) based on an AMD 780G chipset that has an HDMI out. I've connected it to my LCD TV via HDMI and it works fine. I've had to install Ubuntu 8.10 and the latest ATI drivers, though, to make the sound work through HDMI. 2009/2/17 Stephen Rowles step...@rowles.org.uk All, I've been thinking some more about my future Freevo machine, one that will work with HD, and I think I have a cunning plan ;) I would like to stick my PC in the cupboard. This allows me to do away with my expensive and small media centre PC and have a high powered PC which can sit in the understairs cupboard, using nice big low noise fans, and generally be out of the way, this also lets me have a fast CPU and decent graphics card for HD playback and possibly even some games. It also gets around the expansion problem or having to have a case that looks good in the lounge. This means running all the output from the cupboard to the Telly :) Looking around HDMI would seem to be the best way of doing this, I can send stereo and digital audio over HDMI along with the video signal, and have it automagically picked up by the TV. The digital audio can then go into the amp and be turned into surround sound if required (when playing back DVDs). Best of all long HDMI cables are fairly cheap, and it means only running 1 cable. Now this is all well and good in theory, but I cannot find much information on how to achieve this, and certainly not in linux. There appear to be a few cards out there with HDMI out for video but no way of getting the audio into the HDMI signal. Does anyone know of any video / sound card pairs that fit the bill, and most importantly actually work on Linux! Cheers. -- Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users -- Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] HDMI output with audio in Linux?
Awesome - thank you! I had not heard of VDPAU.. so looked it up and it looks perfect, with a new graphics card my AMD LE1000 might even play back HD h.264 content - WOW. I have one from MSI, model N9500GT-MD512Z, Nvidia 9500 fanless. It was only one I found with heatsink on oposite side of gpu, so it do not waste adjacent slot on motherboard. Card has HDMI out and small connector on board and cable included to connect to digital audio. I connected it to onboard SPDIF in parallel to my optical out (little soldering ;) So, at the end telly have picture and sound through hdmi. Motherboard - Asus A8N-VM CSM. Audio seems to work but not for everything. Recorded DVBs have sound crippled, but since my amplifier works fine with the very same content, I suppose my telly is one to blame. Haven't dug deeper yet. Btw, hope to get VDPAU working on this card ;) Reggie -- Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users -- Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] HDMI output with audio in Linux?
I have one from MSI, model N9500GT-MD512Z, Nvidia 9500 fanless. It was only one I found with heatsink on oposite side of gpu, so it do not waste adjacent slot on motherboard. Card has HDMI out and small connector on board and cable included to connect to digital audio. I connected it to onboard SPDIF in parallel to my optical out (little soldering ;) So, at the end telly have picture and sound through hdmi. Motherboard - Asus A8N-VM CSM. Audio seems to work but not for everything. Recorded DVBs have sound crippled, but since my amplifier works fine with the very same content, I suppose my telly is one to blame. Haven't dug deeper yet. Btw, hope to get VDPAU working on this card ;) Reggie -- Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] HDMI output with audio in Linux?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, Stephen Rowles wrote: [...] Now this is all well and good in theory, but I cannot find much information on how to achieve this, and certainly not in linux. There appear to be a few cards out there with HDMI out for video but no way of getting the audio into the HDMI signal. Does anyone know of any video / sound card pairs that fit the bill, and most importantly actually work on Linux! I have a laptop with an NVidia 8600M/HDMI output and audio works through HDMI, but I have only stereo output, no 5.1 (but maybe it's possible), using nvidia binary driver (I don't know if it works with the nv driver). I think all nvidia cards with an HDMI out will work (at least with the binary driver) although you should check before buying. I also have a Gigabyte with an intel G45 (GMA X4500HD) with an integrated HDMI out. When I was testing sound through HDMI was not available but from what I've read sound should now work since alsa 1.0.18 (but I didn't try it since I use an optical SPDIF cable). - From what I know it should also work on ATI cards. Anyway you should check on alsa website : http://alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Special:Search?search=hdmigo=Go - -- regards, strawks -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkmbFUMACgkQ+2TXLlA5m79vIACcCEJoFi0eb4wPeaH6yWwtWZmF soQAn3ClTbeLxF8fvFwV01LwiQ7lXT5H =WwzQ -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
