[Intel-gfx] G45 user experience

[Fu Michael]

Shane Wegner wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 07, 2008 at 05:52:10PM -0800, Keith Packard wrote:
>   
>>> The other issue is sound output but only under X.  When I
>>> am at the console, I can play audio through the HDMI port
>>> under ALSA using subdevice 3.  2-channel PCM and AC3 hapily
>>> stream to the receiver.  However, once X is started, sound
>>> through the HDMI stops.  Not sure whether that's an Intel
>>> GFX issue or one with ALSA, probably both.
>>>       
>> There are recent patches posted to xorg@ and intel-gfx@ which add HDMI
>> audio support to the X server and driver.
>>     
>
> Found, applied and they work great, thanks.  We're still
> limited to 2-channel PCM IE 6-channel ignores all but left
> and right but now I'm guessing that goes into Alsa's realm.
>   

Do you have any HDMI sink device that can support 5.1 or 7.1 audio?  I'm 
looking for those kind of devices as well...
> Shane
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