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From: James Broadhead <jamesbroadhead@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Laptop - Switch video/audio output to HDMI?
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:51:13
Message-Id: CA+hid6EtSTWkUUQovAqmUrQN9zbzJNEvcTeaofmPDj-35zBmZQ@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Laptop - Switch video/audio output to HDMI? by Mark Knecht
1 On 29 November 2011 23:17, Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com> wrote:
2 > Hi,
3 >   I'm finally joining the 21st century having purchased my first new
4 > TV in more than 13 years. My laptop runs KDE with Nvidia drivers. I'm
5 > wondering what the process is to switch the audio & video output of my
6 > laptop the its HDMI port? I'd like to try using xine to play DVDs. I
7 > assume in Linux I'm going to have to mess with both Alsa and X which
8 > in the end sounds like a disaster waiting to happen but I figure I
9 > might as well see if it's actually easier than I think.
10 >
11 >   When running as a normal laptop the machine uses the nvidia-drivers
12 > package and the kernel's Intel HD Audio driver. If I want to deliver
13 > audio over HDMI do I need to switch to the Nvidia audio device? Makes
14 > sense but creates more problems testing if it doesn't work really
15 > easily.
16 >
17 >   Anyway, just looking for someone to point me in the right direction.
18 >
19 > Thanks,
20 > Mark
21
22 The gentoo-wiki page on the Acer Revo 3600 might help you here -
23 different hardware, but it has a quick and dirty config.