[linux-dvb] Re: Winfast 4x

[Carsten Koch <Carsten.Koch@icem.de>]

"Gernot A. Weber" wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I just got my Winfast 4x. But I have got some problems installing it. I'm
> using kernel 2.4.4 and found the CMI 8738 directly supported without extra
> alsa source compiling. I was able to play mp3 and so on through the normal
> (whats Klinke in English) "Klinke" output.
> 
> After this I installed ac3dec on my system. I extracted an ac3 stream out
> of an existing vob file using
> ../tools/extract_ac3 <filename.vob> > <filename.ac3>
> Afterwards I played it with ac3dec:
> 
> dvb:/usr/src/sat/ac3dec-0.6.1# ./ac3dec /video0/thx.ac3
> ac3dec-0.6.1 (C) 2000 Aaron Holtzman (aholtzma@ess.engr.uvic.ca)
> 5.1 Mode 48.0 KHz 384 kbps Complete Main Audio Service
> 
> But I got no signal either on optical nor on electrical Digital Out. 

Bring up the mixer tool (alsamixer if you are using alsa drivers).
If it does not display channels for the digital outputs,
then the driver you are using may not support them.




> The
> Dips on the optical modules are 1 off, 2on, 3 off, 4 on. I used the
> SPDIF-Out on the Soundcard and the Optical Out on the Optical Module.
> 
> When this problem is solved - how do I connect my dvb card to the
> Soundcard, or will the sound passed through the PCI-bus?

See the howto that I posted a few hours ago.

Carsten.


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