I have posted this, but no reaction on alsa-user... (i'm not on the alsa-devel list)

Maybe this is a bug somewhere, that is what i wish to know.

I have a onboard hda_intel card.

it has 2 codes and is split in 2 parts: * via * atihdmi

I want to have sound in the optical output SPDIF/TOSLINK whatever you want to call it.

hdanalyzer shows 2 digital pins: 0x20 ext SPDIF ATAPI 0x21 ext SPDIF Optical

but both are marked as 'not present'.

the "2d card has only one pin and one audio out"

on the motherboard there is an internal SPDIF connector, which may be the ATAPI one.

I believe that the SPDIF Optical is the correct one. Why is it not present? is that something software related? or is the audio chip broken?

that is what i really want to know at this point. is it broken or can it be fixed?

mail sent to alsa-user: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- i have only an optical link to surround set, (which has worked before) to test out.

the toslink looks red on the surround endpoint. the surround system always says: "no data" (analog stereo or DD or DTS causes it to show a diff text)

when i play something, (be it stereo, DD or DTS sample) at iec958 , the /proc/asound/card0/pcm1p/sub0/status shows effectively that the sound IS running there.

I've set all soundlevels to 75% and unmuted everything.

i've looked at the codec#0 file and that may give something: node 0x21 (digital with optical connector) shows as not present.

it looks like there are on seperate models for the VIA codec.

how would i go solve this?

Sincerely,

AL13N

aplay -l ----------- **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: VT1708S Analog [VT1708S Analog] Subdevices: 2/2 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 Subdevice #1: subdevice #1 card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 1: VT1708S Digital [VT1708S Digital] Subdevices: 2/2 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 Subdevice #1: subdevice #1 card 1: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 3: ATI HDMI [ATI HDMI] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

codec#0: ------------ Codec: VIA VT1708S Address: 0 Vendor Id: 0x11060397 Subsystem Id: 0x1043836c Revision Id: 0x100000 No Modem Function Group found Default PCM: rates [0x0]: bits [0x0]: formats [0x0]: Default Amp-In caps: N/A Default Amp-Out caps: N/A GPIO: io=1, o=0, i=0, unsolicited=1, wake=0 IO[0]: enable=0, dir=0, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0, unsol=0 Node 0x10 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x41d: Stereo Amp-Out Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x2a, nsteps=0x2a, stepsize=0x05, mute=0 Amp-Out vals: [0x1f 0x1f] Converter: stream=0, channel=0 PCM: rates [0x5e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000 bits [0xe]: 16 20 24 formats [0x1]: PCM Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Node 0x11 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x41d: Stereo Amp-Out Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x2a, nsteps=0x2a, stepsize=0x05, mute=0 Amp-Out vals: [0x1f 0x1f] Converter: stream=0, channel=0 PCM: rates [0x5e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000 bits [0xe]: 16 20 24 formats [0x1]: PCM Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Node 0x12 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x611: Stereo Digital Converter: stream=0, channel=0 Digital: Digital category: 0x0 PCM: rates [0x5e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000 bits [0xe]: 16 20 24 formats [0x1]: PCM Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Node 0x13 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x10051b: Stereo Amp-In Amp-In caps: ofs=0x0b, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1 Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] Converter: stream=0, channel=0 SDI-Select: 0 PCM: rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000 bits [0xe]: 16 20 24 formats [0x1]: PCM Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 1 0x17 Node 0x14 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x10051b: Stereo Amp-In Amp-In caps: ofs=0x0b, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1 Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] Converter: stream=0, channel=0 SDI-Select: 0 PCM: rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000 bits [0xe]: 16 20 24 formats [0x1]: PCM Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 1 0x1e Node 0x15 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x611: Stereo Digital Converter: stream=0, channel=0 Digital: Digital category: 0x0 PCM: rates [0x5e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000 bits [0xe]: 16 20 24 formats [0x1]: PCM Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Node 0x16 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20050b: Stereo Amp-In Amp-In caps: ofs=0x17, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1 Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x97 0x97] [0x97 0x97] Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 7 0x10 0x1f 0x1a 0x1b 0x1e 0x1d 0x25 Node 0x17 [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x300501: Stereo Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 6 0x1f 0x1a* 0x1b 0x1e 0x1d 0x16 Node 0x18 [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30050d: Stereo Amp-Out Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1 Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00] Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 1 0x11 Node 0x19 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400581: Stereo Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect Pin Default 0x01011012: [Jack] Line Out at Ext Rear Conn = 1/8, Color = Black DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x2 Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 1 0x18 Node 0x1a [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400581: Stereo Pincap 0x00002334: IN OUT Detect Vref caps: HIZ 50 100 Pin Default 0x01a19036: [Jack] Mic at Ext Rear Conn = 1/8, Color = Pink DefAssociation = 0x3, Sequence = 0x6 Pin-ctls: 0x21: IN VREF_50 Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 1 0x26 Node 0x1b [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400581: Stereo Pincap 0x00002334: IN OUT Detect Vref caps: HIZ 50 100 Pin Default 0x0181303e: [Jack] Line In at Ext Rear Conn = 1/8, Color = Blue DefAssociation = 0x3, Sequence = 0xe Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN VREF_HIZ Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 1 0x18 Node 0x1c [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058d: Stereo Amp-Out Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1 Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00] Pincap 0x0001001c: OUT HP EAPD Detect EAPD 0x0: Pin Default 0x01014010: [Jack] Line Out at Ext Rear Conn = 1/8, Color = Green DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x0 Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 1 0x16 Node 0x1d [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058d: Stereo Amp-Out Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1 Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00] Pincap 0x0000233c: IN OUT HP Detect Vref caps: HIZ 50 100 Pin Default 0x0221401f: [Jack] HP Out at Ext Front Conn = 1/8, Color = Green DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0xf Pin-ctls: 0xc0: OUT HP VREF_HIZ Unsolicited: tag=01, enabled=1 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 2 0x16* 0x25 Node 0x1e [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058d: Stereo Amp-Out Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1 Amp-Out vals: [0x80 0x80] Pincap 0x0000233c: IN OUT HP Detect Vref caps: HIZ 50 100 Pin Default 0x02a19038: [Jack] Mic at Ext Front Conn = 1/8, Color = Pink DefAssociation = 0x3, Sequence = 0x8 Pin-ctls: 0x21: IN VREF_50 Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 2 0x16* 0x25 Node 0x1f [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400401: Stereo Pincap 0x00000020: IN Pin Default 0x503701f7: [N/A] CD at Int N/A Conn = Analog, Color = Unknown DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x7 Misc = NO_PRESENCE Pin-ctls: 0x00: Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Node 0x20 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400701: Stereo Digital Pincap 0x00000010: OUT Pin Default 0x074311f0: [Jack] SPDIF Out at Ext Rear Panel Conn = ATAPI, Color = Black DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0 Misc = NO_PRESENCE Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 1 0x12 Node 0x21 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400701: Stereo Digital Pincap 0x00000010: OUT Pin Default 0x074521f0: [Jack] SPDIF Out at Ext Rear Panel Conn = Optical, Color = Grey DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0 Misc = NO_PRESENCE Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 1 0x15 Node 0x22 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400581: Stereo Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect Pin Default 0x01016011: [Jack] Line Out at Ext Rear Conn = 1/8, Color = Orange DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x1 Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 1 0x26 Node 0x23 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400581: Stereo Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect Pin Default 0x01012014: [Jack] Line Out at Ext Rear Conn = 1/8, Color = Grey DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x4 Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 1 0x27 Node 0x24 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x41d: Stereo Amp-Out Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x2a, nsteps=0x2a, stepsize=0x05, mute=0 Amp-Out vals: [0x1f 0x1f] Converter: stream=0, channel=0 PCM: rates [0x5e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000 bits [0xe]: 16 20 24 formats [0x1]: PCM Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Node 0x25 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x41d: Stereo Amp-Out Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x2a, nsteps=0x2a, stepsize=0x05, mute=0 Amp-Out vals: [0x1f 0x1f] Converter: stream=0, channel=0 PCM: rates [0x5e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000 bits [0xe]: 16 20 24 formats [0x1]: PCM Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Node 0x26 [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30050d: Stereo Amp-Out Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1 Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00] Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 1 0x24 Node 0x27 [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30050d: Stereo Amp-Out Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1 Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00] Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 1 0x25