Re: [Alsa-user] AC3 pass-through possible with SB Audigy 2NX (USB) ?

2008-01-18 Thread Nils Rennebarth
Clemens Ladisch wrote: >> If not, is that a driver limitation or a hardware limitation? > > I think it is possible, but I don't know how to program this device for > non-audio data. As this is an USB device, and I also have the card working under windows, is there anything I can do, to help with t

Re: [Alsa-user] AC3 pass-through possible with SB Audigy 2NX (USB) ?

2008-01-18 Thread Clemens Ladisch
Nils Rennebarth wrote: > I have a creative sound blaster Audigy 2 NX USB sound card because the > internal sound card of my laptop isn't that great. The card is connected > to my Denon ADV 500SC amplifier by optical S/PDIF. This works very well > for stereo output. The amplifier however does suppor

[Alsa-user] AC3 pass-through possible with SB Audigy 2NX (USB) ?

2008-01-17 Thread Nils Rennebarth
I have a creative sound blaster Audigy 2 NX USB sound card because the internal sound card of my laptop isn't that great. The card is connected to my Denon ADV 500SC amplifier by optical S/PDIF. This works very well for stereo output. The amplifier however does support Dolby surround sound, and I w