HDMI and XBMC

[sydbat]

Not sure if anyone here can help. I have no problems with sound over HDMI. Even 5.1 surround works perfectly with VLC for DVD's.

However, I decided to try out XBMC for our HTPC. It seems to work great, except for the fact that it does not play DVD's with anything resembling surround sound. I have Googled and searched the XBMC forum (which I will likely sign up to and post my problem there too) with no joy.

As I stated, complete digital sound over HDMI works perfectly on my 10.04 desktop / HTPC with NVidia GT 220.

Having tested everything I can think of, I have found the potential problem - XBMC wants to use hw:03 as the sound default when playing digital content. My NVidia card only plays sound via hw:0,7.

All I want to find out is - what XBMC specific file I need to manipulate, and what to change, to get it to recognize the correct HDMI hardware port (using the audio settings while in XBMC only create errors).

So, has anyone else run into this problem with XBMC? If so, any solutions?

[sydbat]

I wonder if trying another HTPC software package might help...like Myth. Any other suggestions?

[BULLIT22]

Hello,

See if this helps. In the XBMC preferences. change default sound to digital, Change both passthrough and default sound to hdmi. Hope it helps.

[BULLIT22]

This may help as well,

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=73247

Hope you get it sorted out.

[sydbat]

Hello,

See if this helps. In the XBMC preferences. change default sound to digital, Change both passthrough and default sound to hdmi. Hope it helps.

Thanks. But I have tried that, and several other combos too.

And the XBMC folks have not been able to help so far either. Nice community over there.

[BULLIT22]

Are you running the HDMI into a receiver? Or straight into the TV?

[bogoliubov]

I've had similar problems. But it was solved by choosing (or writing) the correct name in the XBMC sound config menu.

[sydbat]

Are you running the HDMI into a receiver? Or straight into the TV?

TV then receiver. As I mentioned, 5.1 Dolby and DTS work perfectly in VLC, so it is definitely a config issue with XBMC.

I've had similar problems. But it was solved by choosing (or writing) the correct name in the XBMC sound config menu.

I have tried a bunch of combinations found via Google/XBMC forums. However, I might have mistyped something or not used the correct syntax. Can you provide the exact way you did it so I can give it another try??

[BULLIT22]

This page may help with that config.

http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title...rce_controller

Not sure what HW you are running. It may help though....

[sydbat]

This page may help with that config.

http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title...rce_controller

Not sure what HW you are running. It may help though....

I suppose you are correct! HDMI through NVidia GT 220.

I'll check the link.