Thread: Digital Output (SPDIF) not working with HDA Intel ALC269VB

i have shared headphone/spdif jack on asus b53j , running ubuntu 11.04 natty. not able digital spdif output work. have tested spdif out under windows 7 , works perfectly. suggestions?

aplay -l

default
playback/recording through pulseaudio sound server
pulse
playback/recording through pulseaudio sound server
front:card=intel,dev=0
hda intel, alc269vb analog
front speakers
surround40:card=intel,dev=0
hda intel, alc269vb analog
4.0 surround output front , rear speakers
surround41:card=intel,dev=0
hda intel, alc269vb analog
4.1 surround output front, rear , subwoofer speakers
surround50:card=intel,dev=0
hda intel, alc269vb analog
5.0 surround output front, center , rear speakers
surround51:card=intel,dev=0
hda intel, alc269vb analog
5.1 surround output front, center, rear , subwoofer speakers
surround71:card=intel,dev=0
hda intel, alc269vb analog
7.1 surround output front, center, side, rear , woofer speakers
dmix:card=intel,dev=0
hda intel, alc269vb analog
direct sample mixing device
dsnoop:card=intel,dev=0
hda intel, alc269vb analog
direct sample snooping device
hw:card=intel,dev=0
hda intel, alc269vb analog
direct hardware device without conversions
plughw:card=intel,dev=0
hda intel, alc269vb analog
hardware device software conversions
hdmi:card=generic,dev=0
hd-audio generic, hdmi 0
hdmi audio output
dmix:card=generic,dev=3
hd-audio generic, hdmi 0
direct sample mixing device
dsnoop:card=generic,dev=3
hd-audio generic, hdmi 0
direct sample snooping device
hw:card=generic,dev=3
hd-audio generic, hdmi 0
direct hardware device without conversions
plughw:card=generic,dev=3
hd-audio generic, hdmi 0
hardware device software conversions

aplay -l

**** list of playback hardware devices ****
card 0: intel [hda intel], device 0: alc269vb analog [alc269vb analog]
subdevices: 0/1
subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: intel [hda intel], device 6: si3054 modem [si3054 modem]
subdevices: 0/1
subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: generic [hd-audio generic], device 3: hdmi 0 [hdmi 0]
subdevices: 1/1
subdevice #0: subdevice #0

cat /proc/asound/devices

1: : sequencer
2: [ 0- 6]: digital audio playback
3: [ 0- 6]: digital audio capture
4: [ 0- 0]: digital audio playback
5: [ 0- 0]: digital audio capture
6: [ 0- 1]: hardware dependent
7: [ 0- 0]: hardware dependent
8: [ 0] : control
9: [ 1- 3]: digital audio playback
10: [ 1- 0]: hardware dependent
11: [ 1] : control
33: : timer

alsa information script
http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=60...101790a02114ac

got working!

open terminal

code:

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

add bottom of file

code:

options snd-hda-intel model=auto

reboot

under sound preferences > hardware > profile digital stereo duplex (iec958) , selecting option made digital spdif output work me.

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