[System Product Name, VIA VT1828S, Black SPDIF Out, Rear Panel] Playback problem

[Marc Migge]

Since upgrading to 13.10 no digital output is available. In the sound settings there used to be an option "Digital Output" listed, but it is not anymore since the upgrade. "aplay -l" still lists the digital audio device. Analog audio still works fine.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC2: marc 2349 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1: marc 2349 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: marc 2349 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Wed Oct 23 16:18:05 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-10-15 (1104 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:MID failed
Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel MID
Symptom_Jack: Black SPDIF Out, Rear Panel
Symptom_Type: Only some of outputs are working
Title: [System Product Name, VIA VT1828S, Black SPDIF Out, Rear Panel] Playback problem
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-18 (5 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 05/21/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1002
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P7P55D-E PRO
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1002:bd05/21/2010:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP7P55D-EPRO:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/audio/codecs/vt1828s/

2 independent 16/24-bit S/PDIF TX Outputs supporting 16/20/24-bit, 48K/96K/44.1K/88.2KHz sample rate

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P7P55DE_PRO/#specifications

- Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O

do your motherboard have any onboard hdmi connector or internal spdif out header in addition to the coaxial spdif ?

you may need to use hda-jack-retask to change the pin default of node 0x2d from HDMI to optical spdif out

Node 0x0e [Audio Output] wcaps 0x611: Stereo Digital
  Control: name="IEC958 Playback Con Mask", index=0, device=0
  Control: name="IEC958 Playback Pro Mask", index=0, device=0
  Control: name="IEC958 Playback Default", index=0, device=0
  Control: name="IEC958 Playback Switch", index=0, device=0
  Control: name="IEC958 Default PCM Playback Switch", index=0, device=0
  Device: name="VT1828S Digital", type="HDMI", device=3
  Converter: stream=8, channel=0
  Digital:
  Digital category: 0x0
  IEC Coding Type: 0x0
  PCM:
    rates [0x5e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000
    bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
    formats [0x1]: PCM
  Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
Node 0x0f [Audio Output] wcaps 0x611: Stereo Digital
  Converter: stream=8, channel=0
  Digital:
  Digital category: 0x0
  IEC Coding Type: 0x0
  PCM:
    rates [0x5e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000
    bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
    formats [0x1]: PCM
  Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0

Node 0x2d [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400701: Stereo Digital
  Control: name="HDMI Phantom Jack", index=0, device=0
  Pincap 0x00000090: OUT HDMI
  Pin Default 0x185600f0: [Jack] Digital Out at Int HDMI
    Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Connection: 1
     0x0e
Node 0x2e [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400701: Stereo Digital
  Control: name="SPDIF Phantom Jack", index=0, device=0
  Pincap 0x00000010: OUT
  Pin Default 0x074411f0: [Jack] SPDIF Out at Ext Rear Panel
    Conn = RCA, Color = Black
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
  Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
  Connection: 1
     0x0f

post the pulseaudio verbose log

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PulseAudio/Log

 ports:
  analog-input-microphone-front: Front Microphone (priority 8500, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
   properties:
    device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
  analog-input-microphone-rear: Rear Microphone (priority 8200, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
   properties:
    device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
  analog-input-linein: Line In (priority 8100, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
   properties:

  analog-output: Analog Output (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
   properties:

  analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
   properties:
    device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
  hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
   properties:
    device.icon_name = "vide...

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

if the two spdif out are independent , should the driver provide two different digital playback devices for you to play different audio to RCA and optical SPDIF at the same time

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

Internal I/O Connectors

1 x S/PDIF Out Header

node 0x2d may be the internal S/PDIF Out header

http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-032871.htm

S/PDIF onboard headers

You can also connect the onboard header to an S/PDIF input header available on some graphics cards using an S/PDIF cable. This connection routes digital audio to the HDMI output of the graphics card.

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

2.8.3 Internal connectors

8 Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT)

This connector is for an additional Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) port. Connect
the S/PDIF Out module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening
at the back of the system chassis.

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

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