Mega 180 spdif out w/ Linux ALSA

Has anyone managed to get the spdif output working under Linux ALSA? I've got analog out working no prob, but I'm getting nothing out on optical. A working .asoundrc file would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Roman

Quote from: romanr on 22-January-05, 23:25:42
Just a follow up - ALSA does *NOT* currently work on the Mega 180 as it is not supported by the nvidia drivers.
OSS however does work as of the 0292 release and is pretty much fully implemented. Hopefully the next set of drivers will support ALSA.
Cheers,
Roman
ALSA has worked for me since 2.6.8, but I don't use the nvidia binary Nforce2 drivers (net, sound etc.)
- Stian

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(Or the card reader, but that should not be a problem).
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I at first used the S-Video out from Mega to my S-Video-Scart-In of my TV. That worked without problems.
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I at first used the S-Video out from Mega to my S-Video-Scart-In of my TV. That worked without problems.
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I want to use composite instead of s-video because my tv doesn't support s-video. It only supports composite.
just re-reading this post has got me a little confused. are you now connecting to a different TV now?

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Hi,
after very long research I decided to use Mega 180 as a dedicated PC for media center purpose and to connect it directly to my TV (Siemens 100 Hz real flat 16:9) and to upgrade my second PC and to connect the two PCs wirelesly and to use Media Portal software.
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This is copied from another reply I made today. The Mega 180 can drive a TV just fine. But you need to spend alot of time making it work.
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1. Does the BIOS allow for any sort of overclocking
2. When it is stated that it supports up to 3000+, if you can overclock, can you get above the 3000+ level, or is that the limit.
3. Are there any restrictions on the optical drives that will fit in it? (Dimensions would help me here)
and finally, just in case
4. If anyone has dealt with linux on this system, how is it, as in are there any major problems, etc.
Thanks a lot to anyone who helps, I appreciate it.

Hi Peacetank,
regarding your questions:
1: You can adjust the FSB, and also choose from 3 different Vcore and AGP voltages. However, the biggest problem is likely going to be the heat. You will be dealing with a lot of computer hardware stuffed in a small place. There are several suggestions on this forum to lower the temperatures, but don't expect miracles. The Mega 180 is a far from ideal OC-PC.
2: I'm not sure about this one, but guess it would be possible. A drawback on using a higher FSB would be the limitations of the nforce chipset. It seems that the onboard GForce graphics chip has problems with an FSB of 200 MHz.
3: Optical drives would preferrably be as short as possible. There are some problems reported related to specific drives so see if you can try before you buy.
4: I have seen some Linux related topics in this forum, but I don't know if all the hardware is already supported.
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thank nvidia, not MSI! their on-board audio solutions have always been rated quite highly, especially the hardware SoundStorm APU. i used to swear by creative many moons ago, but when onboard audio is as highly spec'd as nvidia's why bother?

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