[alsa-devel] Dell XPS One 2710 HDA Intel PCH - No S/PDIF Output - High Definition ALC275Q (ALC3260)

[Marve]

Anyone solved connecting audio system to a TOSLINK S/PDIF Out connection
on a High Definition ALC275Q (ALC3260) of a Dell XPS One 2710?

Best regards,
M.

On 07/30/2016 05:24 PM, Marve wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've been trying stuff myself and got help from someone (debianuser) at
> #alsa IRC, but without success! I got the advice to explain the issue in
> this mailing list!
>
> I'm running Linux Mint 18 on a all-in-one Dell XPS One 2710. Most stuff
> works, except sound.
>
> The former Mint version also sound from the speakers worked out of the
> box. Now, I have to switch from the Pulse Audio volume control from 
> "Speakers" to "Headphones (unplugged)" every time I start up to get
> audio from the internal speakers, which is working well then, annoying,
> is probably an issue that belongs in another group and not the reason
> I'm writing you! :)
>
> The XPS One 2710 has a S/PDIF Toslink (optical) connection. Back in the
> days that Microsoft wasn't trying to shove up Windows 10 to everyone, I
> successfully could get output from this connection to my JVC Receiver
> from Windows7 of the box.
>
> I find it hard to have it configured under Linux.
>
> Partly, with help from a anonymous debianuser on #alsa IRC I checked
> with alsamixer that the S/PDIF was not muted. Also, with the Jack
> Retasking for HDA tool, I enforced Pin ID: 0x1e is a SPDIF Out
> connection. After this, the Pulse Audio Tools shows several new
> interesting Built-in Audio options and I think "Digital Stereo (IEC958)
> Outout looks most promising. So I select this one and with Output
> Devices I select "Digital Output (S/PDIF). Then, when I play something
> on the box, the volume meters actually show that there is something
> playing, but I can't hear anything from the JVC receiver! The receiver
> supports PCM to DTS, but no sound is coming out of it!
>
> Thanks if you could help me out! I am happy to help you when you need
> more information or want we to test something. I had this problem on the
> previous Linux Mint LTS version and tried to install a newer kernel and
> alsa driver, which didn't work - so I decided to wait for the current LTS.
>
> I made a fresh info:
> http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=556ae2bdae66341579831231ef2d90ca0d7c8e24
>
> If you need one with other settings, please let me know!
>
> Best wishes,
> M.
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