[Alsa-user] Re: s/pdif sound fc 4

[travis <mor...@gm...>]

> Subject: [Alsa-user] Re: s/pdif sound fc 4
>
> > Neat, both of them.  But I'm afraid I have to plead no knowledge of
> > toslink cables.  Are they supposedly compatible with spdif?
> >
>
> I'm not sure what you mean. I think toslink is my only option:
> http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/encyclopedia_images/SPDIF.GIF
>
> In that diagram, the connectors on my computer and the receiver are
> like the bottom one.
>
>

Just want to reiterate (since the rest of the message is gone) that I
am having trouble getting spdif to work in Fedora 4 / KDE with
integrated sound. I am about to give up and just use the stereo. Not
so bad for watching cable, but it will suck to loose the surround when
watching DVD. Also, I'd hate to have wasted $35 on this toslink cable.