Re: [Alsa-user] HDMI Sound Output on Laptop with NVIDIA Quadro FX 770M

[Geoffrey L. <ge...@hu...>]

On 06/28/2009 11:47:15 AM, Janick Martinez Esturo wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I'm trying to get HDMI sound output working on my HP Elitebook 8530w,
> but to me it seems like
> no alsa device gets created for HDMI on my laptop:
> 
<snip>
> 
> # aplay -L
> default:CARD=Intel
>      HDA Intel, AD198x Analog
>      Default Audio Device
> front:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
>      HDA Intel, AD198x Analog
>      Front speakers
> surround40:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
>      HDA Intel, AD198x Analog
>      4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
> surround41:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
>      HDA Intel, AD198x Analog
>      4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
> surround50:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
>      HDA Intel, AD198x Analog
>      5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
> surround51:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
>      HDA Intel, AD198x Analog
>      5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer 
> speakers
> surround71:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
>      HDA Intel, AD198x Analog
>      7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer
> speakers
> null
>      Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples 
> (capture)

You're missing this:

hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
    HDA NVidia, NVIDIA HDMI
    HDMI Audio Output

<snip>
> I'm using the snd_hda_codec_nvhdmi module of the latest
> 2.6.30-gentoo-r1 kernel sources and NVIDIA drivers 185.18.08, but had
> no luck with alsa-driver-1.0.20 either...

So, you compiled and installed the 1.0.20 driver and then rebooted and 
verified the install with 'cat /proc/asound/version' -- yes?

If so, then I'd look at your .asoundrc. I've attached mine (Nvidia-
based ASUS MB), developed by trian and error, I'm no expert.

good luck