Sound Problems through HDMI

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#1

I am a noob to opensuse and cannot get sound working through the hdmi to tv.
Sound randomly works when configuring through Yast but stops if I actually I apply the changes
I have tried the audio troubleshooting tips on opensuse’s wiki page with no success.
Changes I have done include the installation of AMD Catalyst.

My computer is custom built -
1 x GIGABYTE GA-F2A68HM-H
1 x AMD A10-5800K

I believe it has something go to do with AMD driver since the HDMI controller is labeled as trinity which is the cpu name.
Sound worked on linux mint mate but I remember changing something regarding I think pulsesound or also I’m not sure which. Windows 7 sound works

#2
  1. make sure that the HDMI driver is fist in the list
  2. you may want to install pavulcontrol. It make life much easier handling multiple sound sources and sinks
#3
  1. According to Yast I have set hdmi as the default but still no sound
  2. I have installed pavucontrol as per according to the audio troubleshooting wiki page
#4

To give us a clearer picture, please run the

sudo /usr/sbin/alsa-info.sh

and upload the link that it generates here.

#5

After running sudo /usr/sbin/alsa-info.sh I got this link -
http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=74efd5d167b8860d7b987d6a024df321bc1885f1

lspci gives out -
http://pastebin.com/91bCZFPZ

#6

I note your audio for HTMI is being provided by an ATI device:


 0 [HDMI           ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI HDMI
                      HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfeb44000 irq 47

This could mean your graphic driver (!! ) plays a factor here, as strange as that may sound. If you are using the opensource radeon driver, then I believe HDMI audio is OFF by default.

ie you may need to use a boot code with something like:


radeon.audio=1

stuck on the end of the relevant boot line in grub boot manager (reference: https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Connecting_to_TV_Monitor). If that works, you can likely make it permanent using YaST and adding it to the end of the Optional Kernel Command Line Parameter’. …

ie …

system > boot loader > kernel parameters > Optional Kernel Command Line Parameter and add that entry: radeon.audio=1

.

#7

Although the OP did mention that they were using the Catalyst driver already…

Changes I have done include the installation of AMD Catalyst.

@destinthegreat: This probably needs to be checked first. You can examine /var/log/Xorg.0.log or just check for loaded fglrx module with

lsmod|grep fglrx

If you need to share the Xorg.0.log with us, upload it to http://paste.opensuse.org/ and share the link to it here.

#8

Xorg.0.log - http://paste.opensuse.org/76213091
Xorg.0.log.old - http://paste.opensuse.org/49818404

As @deano_ferrari said I have installed the AMD Catalyst driver but I have tried your suggestion with no results.

lsmod|grep fglrx results in -


fglrx               11799435  103 
amd_iommu_v2           18909  1 fglrx
button                 13971  1 fglrx

btw I am loving opensuse except for this small error. Very polished distro!

#9

The radeon setting I noted is intended only for the radeon open source driver. Remove that entry if you are using the fglrx (catalyst0 driver.

I note this from both log files:

xorg.0.log


    17.565] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA ATI HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=3 (/dev/input/event6)
    17.565] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
    17.565] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.

xorg.0.log.old


    20.110] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA ATI HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=3 (/dev/input/event6)
    20.110] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
    20.110] (II) This device may have been added with another device file

did you review the link I provided earlier ? https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Connecting_to_TV_Monitor

Using the AMD Proprietary (Catalyst) Drivers With the AMD “Catalyst” drivers installed the procedure is:

  • Plug-in the HDMI cable
  • Logout and then log back in
  • The HDMI output should now be working automatically, you can adjust settings by using the ATI Catalyst Control Centre
  • The instructions for the sound are the same as under “Using the default Graphics Drivers”
#10

There appears to be no settings specific to HDMI or a category noting the “default graphics drivers”. Im not sure what the wiki was referring to :confused:

#11

Okay, to recap you mentioned that you have had HDMI sound working with the caveat below

Sound randomly works when configuring through Yast but stops if I actually I apply the changes

You have pavucontrol configured with the correct output device

  1. According to Yast I have set hdmi as the default but still no sound
  2. I have installed pavucontrol as per according to the audio troubleshooting wiki page

Check if the following HDMI/Pulse Audio information helps

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PulseAudio/Examples#HDMI_output_configuration

#12

I believe the wiki noted there was some HDMI setting control in the ‘Catalyst Control Center’. Do you have that installed ? I had thought it shipped with the fglrx driver. I no longer have an AMD device so I can not give more specifics there.