[mythtvnz] [SOLVED] Youtube et al audio through HDMI

[Robin Gilks]

> On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 11:05 AM, Robin Gilks <g8ecj at gilks.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 02 Oct 2014 18:22:00 +1300, Robin Gilks <g8ecj at gilks.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> STILL no flash output though :(
>>>>
>>>> 30 seconds after sending this last email, another reboot and its
>>>> working.
>>>>
>>>> I guess the last change to the .asoundrc did it after all but forcing
>>>> an
>>>> alsa reload didn't get everything lined up!!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have been following this discussion with interest,as I have not been
>>> able to get desktop audio working on my system.Sound test works with
>>> device 3 but no asound.rc variation I have yet tried,has worked to
>>> enable
>>> sound in flash.
>>>
>>> So Robin, you are now using:
>>>
>>> pcm.analog {
>>>          type hw
>>>          card 0
>>>          device 0 }
>>>
>>> pcm.hdmi0 {
>>>          type hw
>>>          card 0
>>>          device 3 }
>>>
>>> pcm.hdmi1 {
>>>          type hw
>>>          card 0
>>>          device 7 }
>>>
>>> pcm.hdmi2 {
>>>          type hw
>>>          card 0
>>>          device 8 }
>>>
>>> pcm.!default {
>>>          type  plug
>>>          slave.pcm "hdmi0" }
>>>
>>> as your asound.rc,in it's entirety,with nothing commented out?
>>> Or am I misreading you?
>>>
>>> -Paul
>>>
>>
>> Hi Paul
>>
>> The file is exactly as quoted, nothing commented out. Its the last
>> section
>> that selects the actual device to use as the default. I'm sure some of
>> the
>> file is redundant but it at least documents all the capabilities of the
>> sound system.
>>
>> One thing to note however, the name of the file is ".asoundrc" - note
>> the
>> leading dot and no dot within the name itself. It belongs in the users
>> home directory.
>>
>> The same file contents can also be used (where it will apply to all
>> users
>> if you have more than one) in the '/etc' directory in a file named
>> 'alsa.conf'. In that case nothing is required in the home directory.
>
>
> Unless something has changed, the system wide file is
> /etc/asound.conf, not /etc/alsa.conf
>
> http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Asoundrc
>

Well spotted Nick - keeping you on your toes :)

-- 
Robin Gilks