[ale] No sound in X but sound at the console?

[James Sumners]

As a follow-up, I have resolved this problem. I had to create a custom
EDID file, removing the extended information block, so that the nVidia
driver would quit trying to send audio over the HDMI cable. You can
read the whole story at [1] if you care.

[1] -- http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com/comments.php?article=327

On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 9:51 PM, James Sumners <james.sumners at gmail.com> wrote:
> I figured out the problem. According to post [1], nVidia silently
> introduced audio pass through over HDMI (something I actually want).
> Since I just upgraded to the 173 driver set, this is now "enabled" on
> my HTPC. However, I cannot get any audio to play over SPDIF; at least,
> I'm not able to hear the audio being played over SPDIF. So it
> effectively means I'm not getting any audio when I am connected
> through HDMI and X is running.
>
> I've temporarily switched over to VGA (through a DVI->VGA converter)
> and my system is working again. But I need to figure out this HDMI
> audio problem, because this VGA picture is _ugly_.
>
> [1] -- http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=1685534&postcount=39


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