No HDMI audio output device

Hi there!
I'm having a problem with my MBP 8,2 (Early 2011) with Mountain Lion.
I bought this adapter:
http://www.gebl.net/en/item/378/mini-display-port-male-to-hdmi-female-adapter
which it seems to support audio through HDMI, and this HDMI cable:
http://www.gebl.net/en/item/1996/high-speed-hdmi-cable-with-ethernet-channel
No problems for what concern the video output, my TV (Panasonic TX-P50GT30E) is automatically recognized and the video is displayed on it.
My problem is that in the sound preferences I see no HDMI device, I can only select the internal speakers!!
On the TV the HDMI audio input is setting to digital so from this side everything is set properly.
I already did the reset of PRAM/NVRAM and SMC but nothing has changed...
Any ideas??
Many thanks!

I had a similar problem: bought a Logiix Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Cable II with audio support for Mb/Mbpro IF the mb/mbpro had thunderbolt. I forgot to check this and had to fiddle around for a while, because I couldn't find anything on my TV screen. I realized my MBPro does not have Thunderbolt.
I went into System Preferences --> Displays and changed those around so I could see my menus and work on my TV screen via my MBPro.
I then could get video to play and show, but no audio through my TV speakers, only my MBPro speakers.
After more fiddling, I realized that movies in Quicktime format (.mov) would play video AND audio, through my TV.
So, I changed my movie to .mov from .avi and voila, it opened in Quicktime and I have audio AND video playing on my TV screen and through my TV speakers.
Really think it should be a helluva lot easier than all that but if this helps you or anyone else, I'm glad. all the best!

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Hi there,
Can anyone tell me how to make make Garageband ignore HDMI as an audio output-device on a 2013 Mac mini i7 using an Apogee jam as an input for bass and a Behringer USB DAC with RCA audio output? Now it keeps on prompting me: Do you want want to use the HDMI device (monitor without audio) for audio output? I'm also suffering massive audio lag issues with the Apogee jam after waking the mini from sleepmode, wich pretty much renders it useless.
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I think the easiest way to do this is to have the EyeTV app running in one user account and sent via HDMI to the TV, and use a separate user account for Screen Sharing. Both logins can be active at the same time and with Lion you can connect via screen sharing to which ever login you need.
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The Mac mini does have an IR receiver. This can be used with the EyeTV app, iTunes, and similar. Yes I believe EyeTV would run for prolonged periods quite happily, it is has been around for a long time and had most of the rough edges polished off. However one issue you will have to deal with is that it does not automatically update its program guide data. For this you might have to write or modify an AppleScript. Elgato support or their user forums will be a lot of help.
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I've been fighting with my recently purchased Zotac mini-PC for about 2 months now trying to get the HDMI audio output to work. I tried extensive modifications of /etc/asound.conf, different versions of ALSA, and even OSS without success. I've finally succeeded using ALSA and GNOME.
First I installed ALSA according to the Arch wiki.
Next I verified that ALSA detected my sound card(s):
cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
HDA Intel at 0xfe9fc000 irq 28
1 [NVidia ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
HDA NVidia at 0xfcf7c000 irq 18
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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: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 8: NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 9: NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
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aplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav -D plughw:1,7
Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
I tried each device and got the best sound from device 7 (8 and 9 also worked, device 3 gave static...).
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defaults.ctl.card NVidia
defaults.pcm.card NVidia
defaults.pcm.device 7
I opted to use the key NVidia rather than the card number (1) since I've read in numerous places that the card index can change unexpectedly after a reboot/update. The key can be checked with cat /proc/asound/cards as shown above.
After this, I reloaded ALSA (/etc/rc.d/alsa restart) and verified that the sound worked through the default channel:
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Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
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I Hope this helps someone else, I found it very hard to piece together how to diagnose and resolve this problem. Here are some of the resources I found useful:
Arch Wiki ALSA Page
ALSA FAQ for how to change default sound card
ALSA FAQ
XBMC Troubleshooting for ION HDMI

@sprince09 Can you hear sound through HDMI when you run aplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav -D plughw:1,7 ?
(8 and 9 also worked, device 3 gave static...)
- what does it mean? How do you know that they are working?
What options do you have for snd_hda_intel in /etc/modprobe.d/ ? Can you play the following:
mplayer -ao alsa:device=hw=1,7 file.wav
BTW, can you hear sound form video files in xine? If yes, can you post your ~/.xine/config ?
Last edited by knedlyk (2012-01-21 23:41:57)

Issue with HDMI audio output

Hello everyone,
this is my first post in Arch Linux forum. I am a Newbie but have always managed to work things around with ArchWiki documentation, but I am having an issue I could not solve for some time now.
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Andreaskem wrote:
Output of "aplay -l"?
Do you use pulseaudio? If so, what is the output of "pactl list"?
Thank you for your reply
Here is the output of aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC268 Analog [ALC268 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: ALC268 Digital [ALC268 Digital]
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Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
No, I do not use pulseaudio.
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With the error message of No Audio Output Device is Installed. I have included the document 'Error in Windows 7: No Audio Output Device is installed'. Please follow through the troubleshooting steps in order for the best results.
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I stumbled across a thing that worked for most people. Recovery Manager. but. I don't have it on my computer to try so i have no other options to turn to. Can someone please help on how to fix this issue

Dear Customer,
Welcome to the HP Consumer Support Forum!!
To isolate the issue please perform the steps below:
1. Restart the computer.
2. Check the Sound icon in the taskbar.
3. If the icon has an X in the lower corner, click the Sound icon in the taskbar or
4. Right-click the icon, and then click Troubleshoot sound problems.
5. The audio troubleshooter checks for sound problems. When the troubleshooter finishes, it displays the results.
6. If the computer has sound, the issue is resolved.
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http://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/HP-Pavilion-Slimline-s5000-Desktop-PC-series/3942804...
From the above link click on Driver-Original > Original Realtek High Definition Audio Driver > Download and install the same.
In case the issue still persists and if the audio was working fine earlier, you may perform system restore to previous working condition using the steps mentioned in the link below:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/restoresysv.html
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HELP ASAP! no audio output device installed with hp pavilion dv2500

product name: hp pavilion dv2000
model number: dv2710us
product number:2CE75228LJ
windows vista home premium 32bit
my hp keeps telling that have no audio output device installed and theres the the image for volume with a large red circle with a white x in it.
this is not true because i have contexant (i think that's what it is called) speakers installed.
Lately when i would restart my computer the sound would work intermittently but for the past two days whether i restart my computer or not the image for volume with a large red circle with a white x in it is still there and says no audio output device installed. PLEASE HELP!
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Hi, you can try the below steps to resolve the issue :
Step 1 : Re-install audio drivers from HP Recovery Manager.
1. Click Start, in the Start search box, type recovery . Then click Recovery Manager .
2. In the Recovery Manager window that displays, click Next. On the Reinstall software programs that came with your computer screen, click No, I would like to see other options . Then click Next .
3. In the Reinstall hardware drivers screen, click Yes . Then click Next. On the Welcome to Hardware Driver Reinstaller screen, click Next .
4. In the driver list, select the name of the sound adapter installed on the system. Then click Next. When complete, the Reinstallation is complete screen displays. Click Finish to restart the computer. After the computer starts, test for sound. If the issue persists perform step 2.
Step 2 : Re-install audio drivers manually
If there is no sound and the error still displays, update the audio driver from the weblink below :
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-63129-1&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&...
Step 3 : Restart the Windows Audio Service.
1. Click Start , type services.msc into the search field, and then select services.msc from the list when it becomes available to open the Programs window.
2. Scroll down to and select Windows Audio , right-click to open the drop-down menu, and then click Start .
3. Right-click Windows Audio , click Properties , and then verify that Startup Type is set to Automatic .
Restart the Notebook and check for the issue.
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