>From the commit message:

> For avoiding this conflict, the recent kernel code (3.9 and 3.8
stable) moves the IEC958 controls of an SPDIF with index=16 once when
the conflict happens.

In Saucy we have kernel 3.11. It looks like that the either the conflict or the 
move to 16 does not happen. 
Do you have an idea to test this? 
 
>From the alsa-info.txt: 

Node 0x05 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40778d: 8-Channels Digital Amp-Out CP
  Control: name="IEC958 Playback Default", index=0, device=0
 
Node 0x07 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40778d: 8-Channels Digital Amp-Out CP
  Control: name="IEC958 Playback Default", index=1, device=0

Node 0x10 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x611: Stereo Digital
  Control: name="IEC958 Playback Default", index=0, device=0
  Device: name="ALC887-VD Digital", type="SPDIF", device=1

Do I have the conflict Node 0x05 and 0x10? Should the Node 0x10 have:

  Control: name="IEC958 Playback Default", index=16, device=0

Why is mplayer able to play ac3 passthrough? 
I have no issues with PCM output why is this not effected?

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Title:
  No AC3 paththrough with hda intel ALC887-VD Saucy

Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 13.10
  linux-image-extra-3.11.0-14-generic:  3.11.0-14.21

  The original problem is that I have not managed to play AC3 sound bit perfect 
from a DVD to the AMP. 
  I think I have tracked down the problem to an Alsa issue:  

  I expect: 
  aplay -vv -D iec958:CARD=PCH,DEV=0 Norrlanda.wav

  to play the file with all 6 channels via fiber optic to my amplifier like 
outlined at 
  http://alsa.opensrc.org/DigitalOut 

  Instead, there is only silence.

  This is the output:

  $ pasuspender -- aplay -v -v -D iec958:CARD=PCH,DEV=0 
/home/daniel/workspace/Testsounds/Norrlanda.wav  
  Wiedergabe: WAVE '/home/daniel/workspace/Testsounds/Norrlanda.wav' : Signed 
16 bit Little Endian, Rate: 44100 Hz, stereo
  Hooks PCM
  Its setup is:
    stream       : PLAYBACK
    access       : RW_INTERLEAVED
    format       : S16_LE
    subformat    : STD
    channels     : 2
    rate         : 44100
    exact rate   : 44100 (44100/1)
    msbits       : 16
    buffer_size  : 16384
    period_size  : 4096
    period_time  : 92879
    tstamp_mode  : NONE
    period_step  : 1
    avail_min    : 4096
    period_event : 0
    start_threshold  : 16384
    stop_threshold   : 16384
    silence_threshold: 0
    silence_size : 0
    boundary     : 4611686018427387904
  Slave: Hardware PCM card 1 'HDA Intel PCH' device 1 subdevice 0
  Its setup is:
    stream       : PLAYBACK
    access       : RW_INTERLEAVED
    format       : S16_LE
    subformat    : STD
    channels     : 2
    rate         : 44100
    exact rate   : 44100 (44100/1)
    msbits       : 16
    buffer_size  : 16384
    period_size  : 4096
    period_time  : 92879
    tstamp_mode  : NONE
    period_step  : 1
    avail_min    : 4096
    period_event : 0
    start_threshold  : 16384
    stop_threshold   : 16384
    silence_threshold: 0
    silence_size : 0
    boundary     : 4611686018427387904
    appl_ptr     : 0
    hw_ptr       : 0
  #############+                                     | 25%

  
  Here some additional observations: 

  * The Norlanda.wav file is played with 6 channels too pulseaudio (6 sliders 
at the pavucontrol input pane) but only PCM Stereo is transmitted to the amp.
  * I can play stereo wave files fine with the aplay command from above 
  * If I switch to non-audio (ac3) mode, I cannot play stereo files any more, 
but the ac3 file produces still silence. 
  $ iecset -D hw:1 audio 0
  Mode: consumer
  Data: non-audio
  Rate: 48000 Hz
  Copyright: permitted
  Emphasis: none
  Category: PCM coder
  Original: original
  Clock: 1000 ppm
   
  I have already setup a build environment for the hda modules, but I got lost 
inside the code. Any ideas how to nail down the problem? 

  Thank you!

  Daniel

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