ahhh well sound crisis over. no need for a sample file, I know it works now. my problem was basically the lack of s/pdif digital sound out the back of my via mini-itx M9000 mainboard.
the via mini-itx mainboard manual has an error. there is an rca plug at the back that can function either as tv-out or spdif (ie digital sound). there is a jumper to switch between functions. The manual has the pins confused, I moved the jumper to the other setting and bang I have digital sound. Whats more if the file is encoded with 5.1 channels, they all come out the correct speakers. sweet. other forums have commented on the motherboard error, but it doesn't come up anywhere near the top on google. I changed the subject line and mentioned every possible search word to assist future searchers. *sigh* next up? hardware mpeg2 decoding. perhaps a demo of the media box would be a good clug session? combined with watching Revolution OS again? Or perhaps just a few episodes of Firefly :-) Or perhaps anyone who wants a mythtv box has one already and I am just a slow starter. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
