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**SecretCode** · Feb 20, 2012, 09:15 AM

(You should use CODE tags not QUOTE tags ... if that was you not Snowhog editing your post!)

Just to be clear: you go into system settings > multimedia > phonon > device preference tab; and for 'audio playback' you have set HDMI as the preferred device (so it's at the top of the list)? And you've done this for 'audio playback' itself not just 'audio playback > music'?

**Snowhog** · Feb 20, 2012, 12:40 PM

Originally posted by SecretCode View Post

(You should use CODE tags not QUOTE tags ... if that was you not Snowhog editing your post!)

That was me. The OP had used PHP tags. In 'old' KFN, running on SMF, the use of CODE tags for such a listing, would result in the [size] 'tags' in the listing to change the font of the listing from that point forward. Always made for a botched listing which I went in behind and 'fixed'. I was concerned the same would happen here in vBulletin. I just 'tested' that, and no, vBulletin doesn't treat those 'tags' that way, so I've edited the post again and replaced the QUOTE tags with CODE.

**SecretCode** · Feb 20, 2012, 01:20 PM

Aha, cool

**JDinAZ** · Feb 20, 2012, 02:58 PM

Yes, it is at the top for both audio playback and for audio playback > video. Like I said I hear sound out of the HDTV speakers when I hit the test buttons but when I start a video in vlc I only get laptop sound. I've also tried various video players all with the same effect

I'm not sure why my post was edited. If I used the wrong format I apologize I was using what I thought was the proper way to keep a very long terminal output a reasonable size for the forum post. It's not something I do often so if I used the wrong format I'm sorry. Anyway back to the sound issue if anyone has a idea why this might be behaving this way I would greatly appreciate any help. Thank You

**Snowhog** · Feb 20, 2012, 03:16 PM

No need to be sorry or to apologize. There wasn't anything wrong with using the PHP tag, but the CODE tag is 'more appropriate' (IMO).

Example:
Using PHP tags:

PHP Code:


00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS880 Host Bridge
        Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fd30
        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32
        Capabilities: [c4] HyperTransport: Slave or Primary Interface
        Capabilities: [54] HyperTransport: UnitID Clumping
        Capabilities: [40] HyperTransport: Retry Mode
        Capabilities: [9c] HyperTransport: #1a
        Capabilities: [f8] HyperTransport: #1c

00:01.0 PCI bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems Device 9602 (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32
        I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff
        Memory behind bridge: fe700000-fe8fffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000b0000000-00000000bfffffff
        Capabilities: [44] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed+
        Capabilities: [b0] Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fd30
        Kernel modules: shpchp

Note that elements within the listing affect color (and could, depending on specific elements, have other effects that might not be desired)

Using CODE tags:

Code:

[FONT=Verdana]00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS880 Host Bridge[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]        Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fd30[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]        Capabilities: [c4] HyperTransport: Slave or Primary Interface[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]        Capabilities: [54] HyperTransport: UnitID Clumping[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]        Capabilities: [40] HyperTransport: Retry Mode[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]        Capabilities: [9c] HyperTransport: #1a[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]        Capabilities: [f8] HyperTransport: #1c[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana]00:01.0 PCI bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems Device 9602 (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]        Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]        I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]        Memory behind bridge: fe700000-fe8fffff[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000b0000000-00000000bfffffff[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]        Capabilities: [44] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed+[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]        Capabilities: [b0] Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fd30[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]        Kernel modules: shpchp[/FONT]

Format of the listing is same as with the PHP tags, but without affecting formatting (no color changes, etc).

Using QUOTE tags:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS880 Host Bridge
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fd30
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32
Capabilities: [c4] HyperTransport: Slave or Primary Interface
Capabilities: [54] HyperTransport: UnitID Clumping
Capabilities: [40] HyperTransport: Retry Mode
Capabilities: [9c] HyperTransport: #1a
Capabilities: [f8] HyperTransport: #1c

00:01.0 PCI bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems Device 9602 (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff
Memory behind bridge: fe700000-fe8fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000b0000000-00000000bfffffff
Capabilities: [44] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed+
Capabilities: [b0] Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fd30
Kernel modules: shpchp

Note that the listing is affected in that the indenting is not preserved.

**JDinAZ** · Feb 20, 2012, 05:49 PM

I see thanks for explaining the difference.

**SecretCode** · Feb 21, 2012, 12:16 AM

Is this true for all apps, except the settings test button? Do you get HDMI sound from flash videos? MP3s? system sounds?

If you open kmix (e.g. click volume icon > Mixer) what does it show for playback devices and for playback streams? - while vlc is running.

**sithlord48** · Feb 21, 2012, 07:06 AM

im using the hdmi now for sound and it was really easy to get it working by just changing the device to hdmi audio , you might also want to check the second tab in multimedia-> phonom its called "audio hardware setup" , in this tab you can set what ports the devices themselves are susposed to use. perhaps something is off on your hdmi setup, or the wrong profile is selected.

**JDinAZ** · Feb 22, 2012, 12:03 PM

The problem has been fixed by installing the newest ATI Catalyst drivers. I probably should have tried that first but I have usually always avoided those drivers in the past coming from Ubuntu or Mint where they caused a lot of problems in gnome 3 and unity. I'm happy to say everything is working properly now. Thank you for tips and suggestions.

Trying to mark this [SOLVED] but I cant seem to edit the title. Perhaps a mod could mark it for me if you see this please.

**sithlord48** · Feb 22, 2012, 04:42 PM

Originally posted by JDinAZ View Post

Trying to mark this [SOLVED] but I cant seem to edit the title. Perhaps a mod could mark it for me if you see this please.

you have to use the thread tools menu at the top of the thread to mark as solved (im gonna fix my signature also)

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