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czarkoff

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From: Herceg Novi, Montenegro

Registered: 2009-09-23

Posts: 18

[SOLVED] Evergreen HDMI: no audio

I use opensource driver (xf86-video-ati 6.14.4-2, linux 3.3.3-1). My graphics card is connected to TV via HDMI. The picture is OK, but no sound. When I boot with

radeon.audio=1

option I have no display (my TV says that mode is not supported).

$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RX780/RX790 Chipset Host Bridge
00:02.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RD790 PCI to PCI bridge (external gfx0 port A)
00:0a.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RD790 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port F)
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [IDE mode]
00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:12.1 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0 USB OHCI1 Controller
00:12.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
00:13.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:13.1 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0 USB OHCI1 Controller
00:13.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 3c)
00:14.1 IDE interface: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 IDE Controller
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller
00:14.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
00:14.5 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI2 Controller
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Redwood PRO [Radeon HD 5500 Series]
01:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Redwood HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5000 Series]
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 03)

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

When I run

aplay -D plughw:1,3 /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav

I get no sound.

Is there anything I can do to use HDMI audio?

Last edited by czarkoff (2012-06-28 15:20:18)

carlday

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Registered: 2011-10-04

Posts: 45

Re: [SOLVED] Evergreen HDMI: no audio

Have same problem with 6000 audio [ waiting for fix in 3.4 ]
Other box has 5000 audio but with kernel [stock from arch] 3.3.2-1
and HDMI audio WORKS  as configured with arch-alsa faq.

czarkoff

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From: Herceg Novi, Montenegro

Registered: 2009-09-23

Posts: 18

Re: [SOLVED] Evergreen HDMI: no audio

So, now it's linux 3.4.4-2, but the problem remains the same: booting with "radeon.audio=1" still results in "Not Supported Mode" message on my TV (Samsung LE22S81B).

$ cat /sys/class/graphics/fb0/modes
U:1680x1050p-0@60

BTW, the TV manual even lists the supported modes' properties:

Resolution: 1680x1050
Horizontal frequency: 64.674 kHz
Vertical frequency: 59.883 Hz
Pixel Clock frequency: 119 MHz
+HSync -VSync

The interlace mode is not supported.
Separate and Composite modes are supported. SOG  is not supported.

Is there any way to translate this to the "video=" kernel configuration string?

czarkoff

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From: Herceg Novi, Montenegro

Registered: 2009-09-23

Posts: 18

Re: [SOLVED] Evergreen HDMI: no audio

FWIW booting with "radeon.modeset=0 radeon.audio=1" doesn't help with audio. Does anyone know whether HDMI audio is supposed to work in such setup at all?

BTW, "radeon.modset=0" gets all the clutter-based UI elements either replaced with black rectangles instead or flicker.

czarkoff

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From: Herceg Novi, Montenegro

Registered: 2009-09-23

Posts: 18

Re: [SOLVED] Evergreen HDMI: no audio

Thanks everyone, the problem is solved now: the string

video=1280x720 radeon.audio=1

did the job – now I have both sound and usable screen resolution.