Re: [Alsa-user] SP/DIF AC3 output from stereo source?

2006-01-27 Thread Matt Hull
hmm, i dont think i can help. i just use the ac3 for movies and left right for mp3's matt On Fri, 27 Jan 2006, Philipp Taprogge wrote: > Hi! > > Thus spake Lee Revell on 27.01.2006 23:29: > > It seems that some Windows drivers have an option, when a stereo source > > is played back, to encode

Re: [Alsa-user] snd_hda_intel - don't work

2006-01-27 Thread Hafthor Hlynur Valdemarsson
On Friday 27. January 2006 21:55, Sergei Steshenko wrote: > the necessity to recompile from source is, IMHO, the main factor keeping > people from trying a different version. In this context I mean the older > version, as Lee suggests. Well I'm going try it. I mean, I've tried everything else the

Re: [Alsa-user] SP/DIF AC3 output from stereo source?

2006-01-27 Thread Philipp Taprogge
Hi! Thus spake Lee Revell on 27.01.2006 23:29: > It seems that some Windows drivers have an option, when a stereo source > is played back, to encode it on the fly to AC3. Indeed. But it's more than that. Even if I generate output on the other channels (i.e. with mplayer's channel mapping), the am

Re: [Alsa-user] SP/DIF AC3 output from stereo source?

2006-01-27 Thread Philipp Taprogge
Hi! Thus spake Matt Hull on 27.01.2006 23:04: > why do you want to encode on the fly ? mp3 players should just send out a > digital left and right. and you said the movies work. > > unless you are writing a games in 5.1 and want that encoded on the fly? Basically, what I want to do is this: us

Re: [Alsa-user] SP/DIF AC3 output from stereo source?

2006-01-27 Thread Lee Revell
On Fri, 2006-01-27 at 16:04 -0600, Matt Hull wrote: > why do you want to encode on the fly ? mp3 players should just send out a > digital left and right. and you said the movies work. > > unless you are writing a games in 5.1 and want that encoded on the fly? > It seems that some Windows drive

[Alsa-user] Prodif Plus + kernel 2.6.15 + alsa 1.0.11rc2

2006-01-27 Thread Eric Mountain
Hello, Got given a Prodif Plus (SekD/Marian) card and started trying to get it to work... but it isn't plain sailing. ;-) I'm using a Debian copy of the Linux 2.6.15 source code, and ALSA drivers 1.0.11rc2 downloaded from alsa-project.org. (I think 2.6.15 actually comes with ALSA 1.0.10rc3, b

Re: [Alsa-user] SP/DIF AC3 output from stereo source?

2006-01-27 Thread Matt Hull
why do you want to encode on the fly ? mp3 players should just send out a digital left and right. and you said the movies work. unless you are writing a games in 5.1 and want that encoded on the fly? matt On Fri, 27 Jan 2006, Philipp Taprogge wrote: > Hi! > > I'm net entirely sure if this my

Re: [Alsa-user] SP/DIF AC3 output from stereo source?

2006-01-27 Thread Sergei Steshenko
On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 22:50:02 +0100 Philipp Taprogge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > I'm net entirely sure if this my problem can be solved with tweaking > alsa, so please direct me elsewhere if not. > > What I have is this: > - Via EPIA Board w/ VIA VT 8233/A/8253/8273 AC97 Audio Controller

Re: [Alsa-user] snd_hda_intel - don't work

2006-01-27 Thread Sergei Steshenko
On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 13:46:52 -0500 Lee Revell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 2006-01-27 at 10:29 -0800, Bill Unruh wrote: > > On Fri, 27 Jan 2006, Lee Revell wrote: > > > > > On Fri, 2006-01-27 at 15:01 +, Hafthor Hlynur Valdemarsson wrote: > > >> On Thursday 26. January 2006 21:11, Lee

[Alsa-user] SP/DIF AC3 output from stereo source?

2006-01-27 Thread Philipp Taprogge
Hi! I'm net entirely sure if this my problem can be solved with tweaking alsa, so please direct me elsewhere if not. What I have is this: - Via EPIA Board w/ VIA VT 8233/A/8253/8273 AC97 Audio Controller - FC4 - alsa-lib 1.0.10-3 and alsa-utils 1.0.10-1 from rpm - a HW Dolby Digital decoder attac

Re: [Alsa-user] snd_hda_intel - don't work

2006-01-27 Thread Bill Unruh
On Fri, 27 Jan 2006, Lee Revell wrote: On Fri, 2006-01-27 at 10:29 -0800, Bill Unruh wrote: On Fri, 27 Jan 2006, Lee Revell wrote: On Fri, 2006-01-27 at 15:01 +, Hafthor Hlynur Valdemarsson wrote: On Thursday 26. January 2006 21:11, Lee Revell wrote: Why, WHY would someone waste a patch

Re: [Alsa-user] snd_hda_intel - don't work

2006-01-27 Thread Lee Revell
On Fri, 2006-01-27 at 10:29 -0800, Bill Unruh wrote: > On Fri, 27 Jan 2006, Lee Revell wrote: > > > On Fri, 2006-01-27 at 15:01 +, Hafthor Hlynur Valdemarsson wrote: > >> On Thursday 26. January 2006 21:11, Lee Revell wrote: > >>> Why, WHY would someone waste a patch by posting it to a dead li

Re: [Alsa-user] snd_hda_intel - don't work

2006-01-27 Thread Bill Unruh
On Fri, 27 Jan 2006, Lee Revell wrote: On Fri, 2006-01-27 at 15:01 +, Hafthor Hlynur Valdemarsson wrote: On Thursday 26. January 2006 21:11, Lee Revell wrote: Why, WHY would someone waste a patch by posting it to a dead list? I've never even heard of linux-sound, does anyone read it? It

Re: [Alsa-user] snd_hda_intel - don't work

2006-01-27 Thread Lee Revell
On Fri, 2006-01-27 at 15:01 +, Hafthor Hlynur Valdemarsson wrote: > On Thursday 26. January 2006 21:11, Lee Revell wrote: > > Why, WHY would someone waste a patch by posting it to a dead list? I've > > never even heard of linux-sound, does anyone read it? It seems to be > > half spam... > > >

Re: [Alsa-user] snd_hda_intel - don't work

2006-01-27 Thread Lee Revell
On Fri, 2006-01-27 at 15:01 +, Hafthor Hlynur Valdemarsson wrote: > On Thursday 26. January 2006 21:11, Lee Revell wrote: > > Why, WHY would someone waste a patch by posting it to a dead list? I've > > never even heard of linux-sound, does anyone read it? It seems to be > > half spam... > > >

Re: [Alsa-user] subsequent call to snd_pcm_hw_params() fails

2006-01-27 Thread Bill Unruh
On Fri, 27 Jan 2006, satish wrote: On Fri, 2006-01-27 at 13:02 +, James Courtier-Dutton wrote: satish wrote: Hi All, I got ALSA driver version 1.0.6 installed on my computer. I used the API to write very simple recording and playing programs. But I can't seem to get both recording

Re: [Alsa-user] snd_hda_intel - don't work

2006-01-27 Thread Hafthor Hlynur Valdemarsson
On Thursday 26. January 2006 21:11, Lee Revell wrote: > Why, WHY would someone waste a patch by posting it to a dead list?  I've > never even heard of linux-sound, does anyone read it?  It seems to be > half spam... > > Lee I asked myself the very same question but found it irrelevant. But because

Re: [Alsa-user] subsequent call to snd_pcm_hw_params() fails

2006-01-27 Thread James Courtier-Dutton
satish wrote: Thanx for the response James, but still the problem persists. As an alternative, i tried using capture and playback in different time intervals, instead of full duplex eventhough in my 2nd call to snd_pcm_hw_params() i'm getting this error message "unable to set hw parameters:

Re: [Alsa-user] subsequent call to snd_pcm_hw_params() fails

2006-01-27 Thread satish
On Fri, 2006-01-27 at 13:02 +, James Courtier-Dutton wrote: satish wrote: > Hi All, > > I got ALSA driver version 1.0.6 installed on my computer. > I used the API to write very simple recording and playing programs. > > But I can't seem to get both recording and playing to work at t

Re: [Alsa-user] subsequent call to snd_pcm_hw_params() fails

2006-01-27 Thread James Courtier-Dutton
satish wrote: Hi All, I got ALSA driver version 1.0.6 installed on my computer. I used the API to write very simple recording and playing programs. But I can't seem to get both recording and playing to work at the same time. I can open the audio device for both recording and playing,

[Alsa-user] subsequent call to snd_pcm_hw_params() fails

2006-01-27 Thread satish
Hi All,   I got ALSA driver version 1.0.6 installed on my computer.   I used the API to write very simple recording and playing programs.   But I can't seem to get both recording and playing to work at the   same time.  I can open the audio device for both recording and playing,   and set u

Re: [Alsa-user] problem capture on intel8x0

2006-01-27 Thread martin schneebacher
> - Original Message - > From: "martin schneebacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Alsa-user] problem capture on intel8x0 > Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 23:11:37 +0100 > > > hi! > > i have noticed problems while recording a stereo line in with > jack/ar