[alsa-devel] Intel G45 8-Channel LPCM over HDMI

[Wu Fengguang]

On Mon, Nov 03, 2008 at 08:05:54AM +0100, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> At Sun, 2 Nov 2008 15:16:49 +0100,
> Alexander Werner wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I'm planning to build a linux-based, small sized PC for hearing aid  
> > acousticians.
> > It would be highly unfavorable, if the connection between Receiver and  
> > PC was
> > analog, because of the lower quality and the high number of cables.
> > I searched for a appropriate mainboard, and found the DG45FC, which  
> > fits my needs
> > perfectly, apart from the missing audio over HDMI support.
> > Is there any plan to support multichannel LPCM output over HDMI on the  
> > Intel G45
> > platform?
> 
> Yes.  Now waiting for the updated patch from Intel guys, hopefully it'll
> be available soon later.

It's ready now!

We did a lot of code refactor, testing and bug fixes in the last ten
days, and now it's ready for release :-)

Note that X.org intel video patches are also necessary for HDMI sound output.

However our 3 HDMI monitors have only 2-channel audio support, so
8-channel LPCM audio may not work for now.

Thank you,
Fengguang