[vdr] Re: Dolby Digital - pleas help...

["Dr. Werner Fink" <werner@suse.de>]

On Fri, Feb 15, 2002 at 07:43:02PM +0100, Gernot A. Weber wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> dvb:/etc# mplayer -ao alsa9 -ac hwac3 -vo mpegpes -vc mpegpes
> /video0/dolbydigalbroadway.vob
> 
> AO: [alsa9] 48000Hz Mono AC3
> alsa-init: this driver is still at alpha-stage. if you want stable sound
> support use the OSS emulation instead.
> alsa-init: requested format: 48000 Hz, 1 channels, AC3
> alsa-init: 1 soundcard found, using: hw:0,0

Hmmm ... in most case this should be hw:0,2 ... aka
IEC958 hardware playback.

> alsa-init: unable to set format: Invalid argument
> couldn't open/init audio device -> NOSOUND
> Audio: no sound!!!


Try `find /proc/asound/ -name info' to find IEC 959 devices.



        Werner