Hello
I have a bit more information. I've got newer kernel and alsa build from last snapshot (10.13.2008), ALC1200 is recognized as ALC888. Still no light at spdif output.
Results of alsa-info.sh http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=caa27b0a7c7a18b1350e96ee8e872dc72b808e0d
[root@nelson ~]# dmesg | grep -i alsa ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/../../alsa-kernel/pci/hda/hda_intel.c:2130: chipset global capabilities = 0x4401 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/../../alsa-kernel/pci/hda/hda_intel.c:771: codec_mask = 0x1 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:3285: autoconfig: line_outs=4 (0x14/0x15/0x16/0x17/0x0) ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:3289: speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:3293: hp_outs=1 (0x1b/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:3294: mono: mono_out=0x0 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:3302: inputs: mic=0x18, fmic=0x19, line=0x1a, fline=0x0, cd=0x0, aux=0x0 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1213: Cannot find slave Headphone Playback Volume, skipped ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1213: Cannot find slave Speaker Playback Volume, skipped ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1213: Cannot find slave Mono Playback Volume, skipped ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1213: Cannot find slave Line-Out Playback Volume, skipped ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1213: Cannot find slave Speaker Playback Switch, skipped ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1213: Cannot find slave Mono Playback Switch, skipped ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/../../alsa-kernel/pci/hda/hda_intel.c:1434: azx_pcm_prepare: bufsize=0x10000, format=0x4011 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:780: hda_codec_setup_stream: NID=0x6, stream=0x5, channel=0, format=0x4011 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:780: hda_codec_setup_stream: NID=0x2, stream=0x5, channel=0, format=0x4011 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:780: hda_codec_setup_stream: NID=0x3, stream=0x5, channel=0, format=0x4011 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:780: hda_codec_setup_stream: NID=0x4, stream=0x5, channel=0, format=0x4011 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:780: hda_codec_setup_stream: NID=0x5, stream=0x5, channel=0, format=0x4011 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/../../alsa-kernel/pci/hda/hda_intel.c:1434: azx_pcm_prepare: bufsize=0x10000, format=0x4011 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:780: hda_codec_setup_stream: NID=0x6, stream=0x5, channel=0, format=0x4011 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:780: hda_codec_setup_stream: NID=0x2, stream=0x5, channel=0, format=0x4011 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:780: hda_codec_setup_stream: NID=0x3, stream=0x5, channel=0, format=0x4011 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:780: hda_codec_setup_stream: NID=0x4, stream=0x5, channel=0, format=0x4011 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:780: hda_codec_setup_stream: NID=0x5, stream=0x5, channel=0, format=0x4011 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/../../alsa-kernel/pci/hda/hda_intel.c:1434: azx_pcm_prepare: bufsize=0x10000, format=0x4011 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:780: hda_codec_setup_stream: NID=0x8, stream=0x1, channel=0, format=0x4011 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/../../alsa-kernel/pci/hda/hda_intel.c:1434: azx_pcm_prepare: bufsize=0x10000, format=0x4011 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:780: hda_codec_setup_stream: NID=0x8, stream=0x1, channel=0, format=0x4011 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:792: hda_codec_cleanup_stream: NID=0x8 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:792: hda_codec_cleanup_stream: NID=0x8 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:792: hda_codec_cleanup_stream: NID=0x2 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:792: hda_codec_cleanup_stream: NID=0x3 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:792: hda_codec_cleanup_stream: NID=0x4 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:792: hda_codec_cleanup_stream: NID=0x5 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:792: hda_codec_cleanup_stream: NID=0x6 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:792: hda_codec_cleanup_stream: NID=0x2 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:792: hda_codec_cleanup_stream: NID=0x3 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:792: hda_codec_cleanup_stream: NID=0x4 ALSA /home/norbert/alsa-git/alsa-driver-unstable/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:792: hda_codec_cleanup_stream: NID=0x5
Best regards, Norbert