[linux-dvb] Re: Dolby Digital + external DD receiver + sblive

[Martin Hoffmann <ma.hoff@t-online.de>]

I can only tell you, what i have tried so far...

First i like to say that i use the "digital out" "klinke" connector to my
external DD receiver, too !
Okay, i took the latest Sounblaster Drivers (emu10k1) from cvs and installed
them as said in the README contained in the package.
Now i got a tool called play-ac3 which is able to take a file and put it out
via the digital out connector !
To do this it is necessary to load some kind of filter - this is done by a
make load command in the play-ac3 directory. In fact it loads some routing
information into the emu10k1 chip, so that the signal is rerouted to the
digital out plug.
For a *.ac3 file this works fine !
However with vdr it doesn't work :-( It seems that play-ac3 isn't capable of
taking the stream correctly from stdin - see the other posts from me in the
list...

So, you should try the alsa drivers. I'll do that, too

Hope it helps, Martin.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jens Hauser" <hauser@jam-gmbh.de>
To: <linux-dvb@linuxtv.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 12:41 PM
Subject: [linux-dvb] Dolby Digital + external DD receiver + sblive


> Hi,
>
> maybe I was a little bit fast with my last question/
> request for help.
>
> I have an external receiver which is able to decode
> dolby digital signals. This receiver has a cinch input
> connector which I'm able (yes I am ;-) to connect to
> the SPDIF?! output of my SBLive! card (topmost orange
> connector, german: mini-klinke).
> Now: How can I sent Dolby Digital stream produced by a
> VDR-recording or by DVD playback (dvdplayer from Matjaz
> Thaler) to this "orange" connector (digital out) of my
> sblive! ?
>
> I must admit, that I'm maybe a little confused about
> ac3 and everything about it.
> What I NOT want to do is, decode ac3 to 5 output
> streams directly on my linux box because of the
> existing external yamaha receiver...
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jens
>
>
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