I just wanted to repost what I posted on the Gentoo forum. so apparently Audio over HDMI in regards to this application is just not possible. The workarounds are just not logical and the RCA out seems like the easier choice
I'm following this page: http://code.google.com/p/atv-bootloader/wiki/UpdateAudioDriver but between the fact that I'm in over my head, the page is for Ubuntu, and is pretty dated....progress has been slow. Any words of wisdom? Also, according to [url=http://code.google.com/p/atv-bootloader/wiki/ PostMythbuntuHardy#AUDIO]this[/url] and a few other pages, apparently adding said option to either /etc/modprobe.d/options /etc/modprobe.d/ alsa.conf or /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base will get RCA audio out working without the need for a patch but none of these files are present and creating them does nothing. :/ On Nov 2, 8:20 pm, MxW <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok guys, so I had put the audio issues on the backburner for a couple > days because my wifi wasn't working without ethernet being plugged in > as well but everything is sorted out. Now I'm back to this and wanted > to say thank you for the responses. I'd love to have audio over hdmi > but by the looks of it have to settle for via rca. The main reason > why I would rather use hdmi is because I want to hook up my external > drive and play all my FLAC audio. Now that I think about it, rca > might be a plus because I could run it through my receiver (no HDMI > and channel surf) instead of running it through my TV. My only > question is; will audio quality diminish and if so; how badly? > > On Nov 2, 5:25 pm, Bharath Ramesh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > AFAIK nvidia drivers 100.14.19 and 100.14.23 are the only set of > > drivers that support hdmi audio. If my understanding of the problem is > > right this has to do something with the way apple tv actually adds > > audio to the hdmi signal. I believe that is actually being performed > > by the SIL HDMI transmitter and not nvidia hardware. As a result when > > X starts nvidia driver in fact kills whatever HDMI audio is present. > > Probably the only reason nouveau drivers work as they dont support > > HDMI audio. Switching to nouveau really doesnt help as you loose quite > > a bit of functionality. I dont think nouveau supports dds images and > > 1080p24 output as of yet, which are important features for xbmc imho. > > I always found that the xbmc UI is not as fluid compared to nvidia > > drivers. I have tried to compile the 100.14.19 drivers on newer > > kernels and have failed. I would also love to find a solution to this > > problem with newer drivers, as this has limited me to be running > > ubuntu hardy. > > > -- > > Bharath -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/atv-bootloader?hl=en
