ATI HDMI Audio 5.0 out

Hi,
I have a Intel Atom N270 with ATI Radeon HD 4530-DX9 series with 256MB DDRII video card EEEBox PC.
It has one HDMI connector for audio/video.
I'm trying to utilize it as a HTPC but when I plug my EEEBox in to my Denon receiver I can only get audio out of my center speaker in my 5.0 setup.
(I don't have a subwoofer)
Where should I be looking to find the recommend configuration settings to get sound out of my other speakers?
Do you have recommendations for config files?

I'm not entirely sure how I would go about doing that, or if I would need to considering the command I run to test the HDMI audio...
aplay -D plughw:1,3 /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav
... is, I'm assuming, sending the sound directly through my HDMI due to plughw:1,3 specifying that. I put it as 1,3 after running aplay -l.
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: ALC888 Analog [ALC888 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 1: ALC888 Digital [ALC888 Digital]
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
Also, I'm running xmonad, not gnome/kde, so I don't know what settings I can change beside what's in alsamixer.

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After adding the radeon.audio=1 to the bootloader, audio on the system began working just fine as long as I restricted myself to audacious (haven't tried another audio player) or the system sound tests. When I try to use VLC, or mplayer2 for that matter, not only does it not play the audio associated with the video but NO audio will pass through the system at all. I have tried changing the audio source in VLC, although default should work... nothing works. Changing the audio in VLC will cause the system's audio to max out. Changing it back to something else doesn't help, but I can change the volume after closing the video programs, and after a few clicks it will go back to the "bloop" sound that confirms volume changes. Everything works fine again.
I have been at this all day and I am at wit's end. My google searches are getting way too long to be of any help. Any pointers or obvious things that I've missed in my caffeine haze would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
...SOLVED by switching to Catalyst drivers from open source.
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ATI HDMI Audio Not Working

Hi. I'm trying to get my ATI HDMI audio working. I've followed the instructions at https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ATI#HDMI_Audio and running "aplay -D plughw:1,3 /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav" outputs no errors nor any sound on my TV. Adding radeon.audio=1 to my syslinux.cfg and rebooting results in no changes.
I have also followed the instructions at https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ad … s_Not_Work which also resulted in no changes. One note though. When I select my HDMI sound card in alsamixer, there is only one sound bar shown entitled S/PDIF. I can mute or unmute it but not increase the volume from 0. No idea if this matters.
Also, I'm using the xf86-video-ati driver.
aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: ALC888 Analog [ALC888 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 1: ALC888 Digital [ALC888 Digital]
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
Any help would be appreciated, I'm stumped and I would love to get this fixed so I can get xbmc working and fully drop windows.

I'm not entirely sure how I would go about doing that, or if I would need to considering the command I run to test the HDMI audio...
aplay -D plughw:1,3 /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav
... is, I'm assuming, sending the sound directly through my HDMI due to plughw:1,3 specifying that. I put it as 1,3 after running aplay -l.
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: ALC888 Analog [ALC888 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 1: ALC888 Digital [ALC888 Digital]
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
Also, I'm running xmonad, not gnome/kde, so I don't know what settings I can change beside what's in alsamixer.

ATI HDMI Audio not working. (Radeon HD 4850)

Hey, I followed the directions on the wiki here and I still get no sound. I loaded up alsamixer to unmute the sound output (alsamixer -c1) and the only thing I have is "IEC958" (which I unmuted). I added the "Audio" and "HDMI" lines to my xorg.conf file and restarted, etc. I'm not getting any error messages, I'm just not getting any sound. Has anyone run into this before?
just in case it helps:
$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC888 Analog [ALC888 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: ALC888 Digital [ALC888 Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 3: ATI HDMI [ATI HDMI]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
$ aplay -L
default:CARD=Intel
HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
Default Audio Device
front:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
Front speakers
surround40:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, ALC888 Digital
IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
null
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Hello aristurtle!
Did you try with other application from aplay, like mplayer, vlc, madplay, mpg123, mpd or in firefox ?
What's the exact error output if you try to start some of them from command line ?

Ati hdmi audio in gnome

hello all,
ok i have a problem, depending on what driver i use i can eather have nice graphics and no audio or bad graphics and nice audio,
if i use the opensource ati driver:
graphics are nice
no audio
if i use amd;s driver the graphics are currupt (depending were its rendering)
the audio is good
at the moment im doing a fresh build (again) using the opensource driver and going to play around with some configs.
if anyone has some ideas for me to try then please share
thanks
Phil

ok still no joy but,
i jumped onto ssh before i logged into gnome, aplay returned the following:
aplay -D plughw:2,3 /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav
Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
rather then just device busy,
so i loged into gnome, then out of ssh, and it done the same on a local terminal
the only problem is i dont accually hear any sound, but its still a start to nothing i guess

[SOLVED]Completely disable ati hdmi audio

Since last update of kernel I have problems with my sound.
I have Audigy SE, sound card on motherboard is disabled. But my Ati 4850 (with open source drivers) gives me a headache.
It has a sound card which I cannot disable.
I have tried
this
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Al … on_Startup
file /etc/asound.conf added this
ctl.dmixer {
type hw
card CA0106
this
http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/856740-post4.html
in file /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base I have added
options snd_ca0106 index=0
options snd_hda_intel index=1
this
http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/857294-post8.html
in file /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist I have added
blacklist snd_hda_intel
Before update intervention was simple
/boot/grub/menu.lst
kernel /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/sda6 ro radeon.audio=0
I added "radeon.audio=0" and sound problem was gone, but this tweak does not work any more...
I want to completely disable ati audio driver, does anybody knows how?
Thanks.
Last edited by LordOfInsomnia (2012-02-14 21:12:56)

Files in /etc/modprobe.d need to end in .conf. That's why your configuration attempts don't take. Your alsa-base example will work, as long as the file is named alsa-base.conf. Hmm, and now that I think of it, even blacklisting snd_hda_intel will work, but again, the file needs to be blacklist.conf

HDMI Audio Issue/Radeon Grapics Card [Solved]

Hello All,
New user to Arch, been using linux for a little while longer. I'm trying to set my HDMI out as default output, but cannot seem to make it work. I've tried the wiki, forums, and websearches, but none of the methods (and variations thereof) seem to work for me. The hw must work, for I am listening to music as I type via HDMI, but I must go into VLC>Audio Output>HDMI. So if someone could help me out, walk me through it, I would appreciate it very much. I'll post some info below, sorry in advance if it's not everything needed. If you want to assume I am a complete n00b/idiot, I will not be offended. Thanks in advance!
Arch (64 bit)
custom desktop pc:
gigabyte gap55aud4p mobo
i7 cpu
Radeon HD5670 video card
$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: MID [HDA Intel MID], device 0: ALC889 Analog [ALC889 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: MID [HDA Intel MID], device 1: ALC889 Digital [ALC889 Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
$ aplay -L
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default:CARD=MID
HDA Intel MID, ALC889 Analog
Default Audio Device
sysdefault:CARD=MID
HDA Intel MID, ALC889 Analog
Default Audio Device
front:CARD=MID,DEV=0
HDA Intel MID, ALC889 Analog
Front speakers
surround40:CARD=MID,DEV=0
HDA Intel MID, ALC889 Analog
4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=MID,DEV=0
HDA Intel MID, ALC889 Analog
4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=MID,DEV=0
HDA Intel MID, ALC889 Analog
5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=MID,DEV=0
HDA Intel MID, ALC889 Analog
5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=MID,DEV=0
HDA Intel MID, ALC889 Analog
7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=MID,DEV=0
HDA Intel MID, ALC889 Digital
IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=Generic,DEV=0
HD-Audio Generic, HDMI 0
HDMI Audio Output
$ xrandr # list outputs
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1366 x 768, maximum 8192 x 8192
DisplayPort-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-0 connected 1366x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 410mm x 230mm
1366x768 59.8*+
1920x1080 50.0 60.0 30.0 25.0 24.0
1920x1080i 50.0 60.1
1280x720 50.0 60.0
1440x576i 50.1
1024x768 75.1 70.1 60.0
1440x480i 60.1
832x624 74.6
800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3
720x576 50.0
720x480 59.9
640x480 72.8 75.0 66.7 60.0
720x400 70.1
DVI-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DVI-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
]$ lsmod | grep snd
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 29298 1
snd_hda_codec_realtek 30893 1
snd_hda_intel 35816 7
snd_hda_codec 145704 3 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 6364 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 76860 4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
snd_page_alloc 7330 2 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel
snd_timer 18687 1 snd_pcm
snd 58893 20 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_pcm,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
soundcore 5418 1 snd
$ lsmod | grep snd
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 29298 1
snd_hda_codec_realtek 30893 1
snd_hda_intel 35816 7
snd_hda_codec 145704 3 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 6364 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 76860 4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
snd_page_alloc 7330 2 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel
snd_timer 18687 1 snd_pcm
snd 58893 20 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_pcm,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
soundcore 5418 1 snd
[sean@arch ~]$ lsmod | grep '^snd' | column -t
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 29298 1
snd_hda_codec_realtek 30893 1
snd_hda_intel 35816 7
snd_hda_codec 145704 3 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 6364 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 76860 4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
snd_page_alloc 7330 2 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel
snd_timer 18687 1 snd_pcm
snd 58893 20 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_pcm,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
$ ls -l /dev/snd
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 80 Aug 18 17:50 by-path
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 8 Aug 18 17:50 controlC0
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 11 Aug 18 17:50 controlC1
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 7 Aug 18 17:50 hwC0D2
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 10 Aug 18 17:50 hwC1D0
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 6 Aug 18 21:53 pcmC0D0c
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 5 Aug 18 22:15 pcmC0D0p
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 4 Aug 18 21:53 pcmC0D1c
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 3 Aug 18 21:54 pcmC0D1p
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 2 Aug 18 17:50 pcmC0D2c
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 9 Aug 18 22:29 pcmC1D3p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 1 Aug 18 17:50 seq
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 33 Aug 18 17:50 timer
Last edited by seanthor (2013-09-14 13:40:50)

OK, I think I've got a resolution. I used a combination of several wikis to get it right, mainly:
ALSA-Gentoo Wiki
ALSA-Arch Wiki
ATI#HDMI Audio-Arch Wiki
Kernel Parameters-Arch Wiki
I searched a number of other pages I don't remember right now, but these were the most helpful as I recall. I again added "radeon.audio=1" to /etc/default/grub per the "Kernel Parameters" and "ATI#HDMI Audio" Arch Wikis. I then modeled my ~/.asoundrc to match the Gentoo Wiki example, with a slight tweak to fit my hardware. That file now looks like this:
GNU nano 2.2.6 File: ~/.asoundrc
pcm.!hdmi {
type hw
card 0
device 3
pcm.!default {
type plug
slave {
pcm "hdmi"
It's been a few days, with rebooting everyday, and so far so good. Audio programs (eg. VLC) and flash content are working just fine. However, speaker-test & aplay -D give no errors and the scripts run, but no audio is actuallly produced. ??? Is this a problem, or can I continue to ignore it?
Anyways I consider this pretty much resolved, and hope this helps anyone else with this issue. Cheers!!!

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Edit: Adding system specs
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XBMC: HDMI audio starts out OK, then gets distorted after few minutes

Hi,
I have posted about this on the XBMC forums, but one of the developers kindly informed me that they do not support XBMC on Arch Linux in any way, so I should take my queries elsewhere. I am hoping that someone here might be able to shed some light on my issue.
I am trying to use XBMC 13.1 (xbmc-13.1-2) with Samsung EH5300 32" Smart TV (2013 model) over HDMI connection. The HTPC computer is AMD-based (AMD A4-5300 APU, which includes Radeon HD 7480D GPU), and runs an up-to-date Arch Linux (last full system upgrade on 2014-06-26). I am using the open source "radeon" driver (xf86-video-ati-1:7.3.0-1). Everything has been great except the sound:
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Has anyone seen something like this?
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Following Arch Wiki: Radeon note about HDMI audio, I tried adding radeon.audio=1 to the kernel line; this did not solve the issue, just added some visual glitches.
In the XBMC debug log I posted, the distortions happen at around 17:26, though there is absolutely nothing logged at that time, even though I enabled "Verbose logging of AUDIO component" in the Debugging settings. The video I was playing there showed the following in the information window: 720 H.264 dts 5.1 16:9.
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OK Imagine that Connection speed from your ISP is like an empty freeway. You can go full tilt (upto that road's speed limit)
Bandwidth is like a busy freeway where you only get to go as the bit you are in allows.
Reducing the Bandwidth in iChat or in the System Preferences > Quicktime > Streaming tab is like a vehicle that has a maximum speed that is slower than the speed possible on the freeway.
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Need assistance with AMD drivers (HDMI Audio Out)

Short version:
I have an older AMD graphics card that won't work right with the open source drivers. The proprietary driver would potentially fix my problems, but it is incompatible with my current system.
Long version:
I've got this lovely old AMD Graphics card, which happens to be a Radeon HD 4250 card, and despite all of the help articles in the wiki, as well as the AMD Bar & Grill thread, I still can't get the darn thing to work properly. As of right now, I'm currently using the open-source xf86-video-ati driver. While it's a nice driver that performs well for day-to-day things, I can't seem to get the more nitpicky things working properly. One such thing, is HDMI Audio support.
Now don't go and bite my head off just yet: yes, I did read the help articles for that problem as well. I must have tried every possible fix in them, and then some. Video-out through HDMI works, at least. It's only when I try to force the audio (by adding radeon.audio=1 to GRUB) when my TV tells me it can't recognize the signal. Through all of this extensive trial-and-error, I've basically concluded that I have no other choice but to use the proprietary fglrx driver from AMD. Yay.
Sure, sounds easy enough, right? Not really...
Since my card is a bit older than the others, my only option is to use the 12.6 legacy version of the driver, which only supports Xorg version 1.12 and lower, as well as version 3.4 or lower of the Linux kernel. As most of us know, with Arch Linux being the bleeding-edge distro as it is, I currently run Xorg version 1.14 with Linux kernel 3.8. I've searched around for a possible way to downgrade both of these to the appropriate versions, but I've gotten more or less the same answer: downgrading is more trouble than it's worth.
SO.... that brings me to this:
I think I need to completely reinstall Arch Linux from the ground-up, once more. This time, however, I think I need to somehow tell it to install with older versions of both Xorg and the Linux kernel. This way, fglrx has no reason to be incompatible with my system, and I can finally quit fighting this problem and go on with my life. I'm not quite sure how to go about doing this (or if it's possible, for that matter), but that's why I'm here, and I'm definitely willing to try it in order to get this solved once and for all.
Of course, this is just my theory of how to fix this, but if anyone thinks they can help me get the open source drivers to behave properly, please, be my guest.
Either way, any and all help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
P.S.
I wasn't sure what terminal outputs anyone may have needed for this, so if someone needs to see a particular output from the terminal, just ask.
Last edited by BJSerpas (2013-04-27 22:04:24)

Lone_Wolf wrote:Which HDMI versions do card, tv and hdmi cable provide/support ?
I'm not quite sure what HDMI version the TV has. It's a Magnavox 32ME402V 32" HDTV, if it's relevant. Same goes for the laptop. It's a Pavilion dv6-3025dx laptop, but I have no ide what version of HDMI it's currently running. I'd suspect both of them are running something along the lines of 1.3 or 1.4, but I don't know. The cable is, well, a cable. I know it's a Sony brand cable, and the box advertised it for the PS3, though the box doesn't specify an HDMI version either.
Lone_Wolf wrote:Are you using alsa, pulseaudio , oss for sound system ?
As of right now, I've been sticking with alsa. I think pulseaudio is installed, but everything is set to use alsa.
Lone_Wolf wrote:for a pure alsa system, post the output of aplay --list-devices --list-pcms
Here you are:
# aplay --list-devices --list-pcms
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pulse
PulseAudio Sound Server
default
Default ALSA Output (currently PulseAudio Sound Server)
sysdefault:CARD=SB
HDA ATI SB, STAC92xx Analog
Default Audio Device
front:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, STAC92xx Analog
Front speakers
surround40:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, STAC92xx Analog
4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, STAC92xx Analog
4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, STAC92xx Analog
5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, STAC92xx Analog
5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=SB,DEV=0
HDA ATI SB, STAC92xx Analog
7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
hdmi:CARD=HDMI,DEV=0
HDA ATI HDMI, HDMI 0
HDMI Audio Output
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
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Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Lone_Wolf wrote:check in alsamixer the hdmi is not muted (just in case)
No, it's not muted. When I check the HDMI device, it's set to 00 and I have no option of changing it. It's just stuck to that.
Lone_Wolf wrote:Try aplay --device=name_of_hdmi_device /path/to/some/soundfile
Yeah, I've tried that. It doesn't play out to the TV, but if I set the device to my laptop speakers, the sound test works (unsurprisingly).

"ATI HDMI output: ATI High Definition Audio Device not plugged in"

Hi, I have a HP Pavilion p6210t PC running Windows 7. A few days ago, the sound stopped working, out of the blue. In Device Manager, it says ATI HDMI output / ATI High Definition Audio Device not plugged in." Computer is not connected with a TV, just a set of basic Logitech speakers.
I really have no idea how this might have happened. Any ideas on fixing this? I've rebooted and all that basic stuff, but nothing. Thanks!

Never mind, somehow the speakers were not set as default devices for sound. Fixed.

Radeon HDMI audio out defaults to disabled

A quirk that I've been noticing on my system for a while now is that playing audio via the HDMI cable on my Radeon 5450 doesn't work just after my system has booted (i.e. on the tty console, I do startx manually). Alsamixer doesn't show the output as being muted, and application that play sound (such as aplay /dev/urandom) don't throw an error, but nothing is heard from my monitor's speakers.
Now, if I run startx and try playing audio in an xterm, it starts working. It continues to work if I quit my X session, up until I reboot my system. I've tried weston as well, because that does DRI modesetting like Xorg does, but sound refuses to work if I run that; no matter what I do, no sound can be heard from the monitor speakers until Xorg has run at least once.
I figured it must be something that specifically Xorg does when it detects HDMI outputs as it starts up. This would seem to be supported by the fact that it's possible to mute the audio out for a HDMI output connector via an xrandr command, like so:
xrandr --output HDMI-0 --set audio off
(and likewise with "on" for enabling again).
Another interesting pointer is a control shown by
amixer controls
when ran against the HDMI audio "card", called "HDMI/DP,pcm=3 Jack". The value of this control is "off" when ran before Xorg is started (i.e. no sound), and "on" after Xorg is run (i.e. sound working). This would suggest that the audio "jack" for this output is not detected, despite the fact that there's a HDMI monitor plugged in.
Has anyone else encountered a similar situation with the HDMI audio out on radeon cards? And if so, how did you fix it? Is there a tool somewhere that can do what Xorg seems to do without needing to startx (i.e. NOT xrandr)?
I realize that for most people, audio will only be played after a graphical X session was started anyway (i.e. a music player application), but Xorg won't be the main windowing system forever, and sometimes I like playing music on my console without having to startx (currently using the motherboard's onboard sound until I can fix this), so starting and quitting Xorg just to "unmute" the audio on the HDMI connector seems a long-winded workaround. Plus, it seems quite strange that the kernel can do modesetting on the HDMI display just fine but seems to need a userspace application to tell it when to enable the audio part.
Any pointers, info or docs as to why this is a thing or how to work around it (without Xorg, please ) would be appreciated.
(NB: I've tried looking at the Xorg source code, the result was me getting lost in there with a headache >.< )
Cheers, D^2
EDIT: A bit more poking around:
- Changing the DDX (i.e. to something like xf86-video-modesetting) doesn't affect the sound starting to work after Xorg is run; it would seem this rules out anything weird poking done by xf86-video-ati, so it looks more like the sound enabling does happen at the xrandr level.
- The adformentioned amixer control for jack detection is a read-only property, I can't set it using amixer ("Operation not permitted").
Last edited by deltasquared (2014-12-07 10:26:17)

I did what is said here but audio will not work.
kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/f16ef16a-2e5c-4725-97e0-9ae1f947c86f ro nomodeset radeon.audio=1
My alsa-info is http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=0eb0e … 26897b908c
Notable is the fact that when running
$ aplay -D plughw:0,3 /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav
there is no error but the program finishes instantly, rather than being busy for 1.43 seconds which it usually takes to play back that sound.
speaker-test -D plughw:0,3
also rapidly progresses to the next tests.
alsamixer only has one option: "S/PDIF:ON"
One more info: I also have an on-board sound card, which uses the same module, so I disabled it in BIOS.
I'd be glad to have my audio back.
PS: oh. - http://www.x.org/wiki/RadeonFeature
Last edited by qubodup (2011-11-12 17:18:00)

Audio out from HDMI to TV cuts out

I'm looking for help to troubleshoot the following problem:
I have a brand new iMac, 27", i7 (my first Mac ever). Using the Moshi Mini DisplayPort HDMI adapter, I output video and audio to my LG 55LH90 1080p LED TV. Everything is fine except that approximately every 15 seconds, the audio will cut out for 2 seconds completely.
The problem occurs regardless of whether the audio is from iTunes, YouTube, VLC, Quicktime, etc.
Does anyone have any ideas about what could be causing this problem or how to fix it?
Thanks

I have solved my problem.
After spending an inordinate amount of time trying to troubleshoot this (trying different cables, adapters, settings on my TV and iMac, different devices, scouring the internet for help, etc.), and with both LG and Apple customer service pointing the fingers at each other, turns out Apple was right (and LG was incompetent).
The fix was simple. When I was about to give up, I played around with my TV settings one more time. I disabled the "Clear Voice II" setting on my LG TV and it made the problem go away. Audio is 100% fine over HDMI now. Hurray!

ATI HDMI Audio 5.0 out

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