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 Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1120853 Title: [AD1988B,] 5.1 surround sound unresposive or of poor quality To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1120853/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
