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

["Gernot A. Weber" <gernot@tux-web.de>]

Hi,

> Sometimes it could be a "small" thing ... please check if you use "-c" or
> "-C" . To enable raw ac3-spdif passthrough you have to use "-C" or "-P"

I tried the -C option, although it is not documented...

> bot capitalized. The Alsa.Beta10b driver for the cmipci was buggy .. the
> only way to enable spdif output with beta10a driver is to turn-off
> spdif-loop, and spdif dac-to-out and call ac3dec with -dhw:0,2.

Ok, probably thats it. But I just tried the CVS-tree - and it is still not
working :((

>
> Just try the new cvs (the kernel-version) of alsa and the raw ac3-spdif
> will work automaticaly even with spdif-loop enabled ...
>
Any other hints?

Gernot Weber