[GRLUG] nVidia HDMI audio

[west mi]

I always use the sound output from my pc- plug it directly into the receiver
part of the surround sound system.
D


On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 4:42 PM, John-Thomas Richards <jtr at jrichards.org>wrote:

> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 04:39:50PM -0400, John-Thomas Richards wrote:
> > I cannot get HDMI audio to play on my tv from Debian (LMDE).  I have a
> > System76 laptop with an nVidia GTX 460M video card.  I kept the
> > preinstalled Ubuntu in a partition for testing purposes and have kept it
> > upgraded.
>
> I'm running the nVidia binary drivers.
>
> > It took some tinkering but I am able to get HDMI audio from the Ubuntu
> > install.  In order to do so I had to change "Settings for the Selected
> > Device" to "Digital Stereo (HDMI) nr 2 output".
> >
> > Under Debian I get no such option.  The PA volume meter for HDMI shows
> > sound coming out but I get nothing from the television set I am
> > connected to.
> >
> > I'm lost.  Anyone have a clue?
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