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Date:      Mon, 14 Aug 2006 16:03:23 +0200
From:      des@des.no (Dag-Erling =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sm=F8rgrav?=)
To:        multimedia@freebsd.org
Subject:   SPDIF on VIA EPIA board
Message-ID:  <86hd0fjtxw.fsf@xps.des.no>

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I have a VIA EPIA MII board with an RCA connector which can be
configured as either composite TV or SPDIF via a jumper.  The jumper
is set correctly for SPDIF, but my amp (NAD T751 A/V receiver) does
not detect any signal coming from the computer.  The amp works fine
with other SPDIF sources.  The EPIA board works fine with speakers or
headphones connected to the minijack line-out connector.

pcm0@pci0:17:5: class=3D0x040100 card=3D0xaa011106 chip=3D0x30591106 rev=3D=
0x50 hdr=3D0x00
    vendor   =3D 'VIA Technologies Inc'
    device   =3D 'VT8233/33A/8235/8237 AC97 Enhanced Audio Controller'
    class    =3D multimedia
    subclass =3D audio

# cat /dev/sndstat
FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm)
Installed devices:
pcm0: <VIA VT8235> at io 0xc400 irq 5 kld snd_via8233 (5p/1r/1v channels du=
plex default)
# sysctl hw.snd.pcm0 dev.pcm.0
hw.snd.pcm0._buffersize: 4096
hw.snd.pcm0._vchans: 1
hw.snd.pcm0._vchanrate: 48000
hw.snd.pcm0._spdif_enabled: 1
hw.snd.pcm0._via_dxs_src: 0
dev.pcm.0.%desc: VIA VT8235
dev.pcm.0.%driver: pcm
dev.pcm.0.%location: slot=3D17 function=3D5 handle=3D\_SB_.PCI0.AC97
dev.pcm.0.%pnpinfo: vendor=3D0x1106 device=3D0x3059 subvendor=3D0x1106 subd=
evice=3D0xaa01 class=3D0x040100
dev.pcm.0.%parent: pci0
dev.pcm.0.wake: 0
# mixer
Mixer vol      is currently set to  75:75
Mixer pcm      is currently set to  75:75
Mixer speaker  is currently set to  75:75
Mixer line     is currently set to  75:75
Mixer mic      is currently set to   0:0
Mixer cd       is currently set to  75:75
Mixer rec      is currently set to   0:0
Mixer igain    is currently set to  75:75
Mixer ogain    is currently set to  75:75
Mixer line1    is currently set to  75:75
Mixer phin     is currently set to   0:0
Mixer phout    is currently set to  75:75
Mixer video    is currently set to  75:75
Recording source: mic

DES
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Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav - des@des.no



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