it is driver bug to create digital spdif in device when pin default is [N/A]
try latest alsa driver https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/UpgradingAlsa/DKMS card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: AD198x Digital [AD198x Digital] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 Node 0x1c [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40020b: Stereo Digital Amp-In Control: name="IEC958 Capture Volume", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=0, ofs=0 Amp-In caps: ofs=0x17, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1 Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] Pincap 0x00000020: IN Pin Default 0x41c5f160: [N/A] SPDIF In at Ext Rear Conn = Optical, Color = Other DefAssociation = 0x6, Sequence = 0x0 Misc = NO_PRESENCE Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to alsa-driver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1120853 Title: [AD1988B,] 5.1 surround sound unresposive or of poor quality Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: Card info is as follows... card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog] Subdevices: 3/3 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 Subdevice #1: subdevice #1 Subdevice #2: subdevice #2 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: AD198x Digital [AD198x Digital] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 I tried to look after the problem with the following ubuntu fourum post: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2103358 any more suggestions would be much appreciated. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1120853/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
