http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/audio/codecs/vt1828s/
2 independent 16/24-bit S/PDIF TX Outputs supporting 16/20/24-bit, 48K/96K/44.1K/88.2KHz sample rate http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P7P55DE_PRO/#specifications - Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O do your motherboard have any onboard hdmi connector or internal spdif out header in addition to the coaxial spdif ? you may need to use hda-jack-retask to change the pin default of node 0x2d from HDMI to optical spdif out Node 0x0e [Audio Output] wcaps 0x611: Stereo Digital Control: name="IEC958 Playback Con Mask", index=0, device=0 Control: name="IEC958 Playback Pro Mask", index=0, device=0 Control: name="IEC958 Playback Default", index=0, device=0 Control: name="IEC958 Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 Control: name="IEC958 Default PCM Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 Device: name="VT1828S Digital", type="HDMI", device=3 Converter: stream=8, channel=0 Digital: Digital category: 0x0 IEC Coding Type: 0x0 PCM: rates [0x5e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000 bits [0xe]: 16 20 24 formats [0x1]: PCM Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Node 0x0f [Audio Output] wcaps 0x611: Stereo Digital Converter: stream=8, channel=0 Digital: Digital category: 0x0 IEC Coding Type: 0x0 PCM: rates [0x5e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000 bits [0xe]: 16 20 24 formats [0x1]: PCM Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Node 0x2d [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400701: Stereo Digital Control: name="HDMI Phantom Jack", index=0, device=0 Pincap 0x00000090: OUT HDMI Pin Default 0x185600f0: [Jack] Digital Out at Int HDMI Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0 Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 1 0x0e Node 0x2e [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400701: Stereo Digital Control: name="SPDIF Phantom Jack", index=0, device=0 Pincap 0x00000010: OUT Pin Default 0x074411f0: [Jack] SPDIF Out at Ext Rear Panel Conn = RCA, Color = Black DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0 Misc = NO_PRESENCE Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 1 0x0f post the pulseaudio verbose log https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PulseAudio/Log ports: analog-input-microphone-front: Front Microphone (priority 8500, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown) properties: device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone" analog-input-microphone-rear: Rear Microphone (priority 8200, latency offset 0 usec, available: no) properties: device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone" analog-input-linein: Line In (priority 8100, latency offset 0 usec, available: no) properties: analog-output: Analog Output (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown) properties: analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown) properties: device.icon_name = "audio-headphones" hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown) properties: device.icon_name = "video-display" 0 sink input(s) available. -- 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/1243728 Title: [System Product Name, VIA VT1828S, Black SPDIF Out, Rear Panel] Playback problem Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Since upgrading to 13.10 no digital output is available. In the sound settings there used to be an option "Digital Output" listed, but it is not anymore since the upgrade. "aplay -l" still lists the digital audio device. Analog audio still works fine. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC2: marc 2349 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: marc 2349 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: marc 2349 F.... pulseaudio Date: Wed Oct 23 16:18:05 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-10-15 (1104 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:MID failed Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel MID Symptom_Jack: Black SPDIF Out, Rear Panel Symptom_Type: Only some of outputs are working Title: [System Product Name, VIA VT1828S, Black SPDIF Out, Rear Panel] Playback problem UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-18 (5 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 05/21/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1002 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: P7P55D-E PRO dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1002:bd05/21/2010:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP7P55D-EPRO:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1243728/+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

