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Back2Cali

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From: Germany

Registered: 2006-02-26

Posts: 223

no more digital audio output

Hi!

After my last update of the smplayer (and the packages that were updated for the same day) my system quit using the digital optical output to my speakers.
I checked my settings using alsamixer and the kmix from KDE4 but none of the settings were changed.
But as soon as I activate the SPDIF passthrough in smplayer I'll get the following error and nothing will be played:

...
AVI file format detected.
ID_VIDEO_ID=0
[aviheader] Video stream found, -vid 0
ID_AUDIO_ID=1
[aviheader] Audio stream found, -aid 1
VIDEO:  [XVID]  608x336  12bpp  23.976 fps  605.2 kbps (73.9 kbyte/s)
Clip info:
 Software: VirtualDubMod 1.5.4.1 (build 2178/release)
ID_CLIP_INFO_NAME0=Software
ID_CLIP_INFO_VALUE0=VirtualDubMod 1.5.4.1 (build 2178/release)
ID_CLIP_INFO_N=1
ID_FILENAME=/home/downloads/bittorrent/Movies/SGA Season 3/Stargate Atlantis - Season 3 - Episode 20 - First Strike.avi
ID_DEMUXER=avi
ID_VIDEO_FORMAT=XVID
ID_VIDEO_BITRATE=605208
ID_VIDEO_WIDTH=608
ID_VIDEO_HEIGHT=336
ID_VIDEO_FPS=23.976
ID_VIDEO_ASPECT=0.0000
ID_AUDIO_FORMAT=8192
ID_AUDIO_BITRATE=96000
ID_AUDIO_RATE=0
ID_AUDIO_NCH=0
ID_LENGTH=2609.53
xscreensaver_disable: Could not find XScreenSaver window.
Opening video filter: [screenshot]
Opening video filter: [expand osd=1]
Expand: -1 x -1, -1 ; -1, osd: 1, aspect: 0.000000, round: 1
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffodivx] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG-4)
==========================================================================
ID_VIDEO_CODEC=ffodivx
==========================================================================
Trying to force audio codec driver family hwac3...
Opening audio decoder: [hwac3] AC3/DTS pass-through S/PDIF
No accelerated IMDCT transform found
hwac3: switched to AC3, 96000 bps, 48000 Hz
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, ac3, 96.0 kbit/6.25% (ratio: 12000->192000)
ID_AUDIO_BITRATE=96000
ID_AUDIO_RATE=48000
ID_AUDIO_NCH=2
Selected audio codec: [hwac3] afm: hwac3 (AC3 through S/PDIF)
==========================================================================
[format] Sample format big-endian AC3 not yet supported 
Error at audio filter chain pre-init!

Exiting... (Fatal error)

Like I said, it worked flawless before. Also the kaffeine player which I'm using for watching sattelite TV at the moment does not work with the digital output any longer. Analog Headset is still working but nothing else...

Is there anything known about that?
I couldn't find any solution to this for around a week, so maybe I'll find help in here!

Thanks in advance!

BYE

ould

Member

Registered: 2007-05-22

Posts: 124

Re: no more digital audio output

My digital sound stops working every once in a while as well, specifically PCM stuff (mp3's, wav's etc) Usually my Dolbly Digitial and DTS passthrough continue working though. Anyways I find running this command fixes things:

iecset audio on

Try that,

Kevin

Back2Cali

Member

From: Germany

Registered: 2006-02-26

Posts: 223

Re: no more digital audio output

Nope, didn't work. When activating the AC3/DTS pass-through S/PDIF option in smplayer the error still stays remain and mplayer crashes in the back.
So no luck with that one.

Thanks anyway!

afonic

Member

Registered: 2007-06-21

Posts: 53

Re: no more digital audio output

My digital sound stops working every once in a while as well, specifically PCM stuff (mp3's, wav's etc) Usually my Dolbly Digitial and DTS passthrough continue working though. Anyways I find running this command fixes things:

iecset audio on

Try that,

Kevin

Amazing, that fixed the problem with my digital out!

Now I just have to find out what it does.

Thanks a lot.

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