[dngl]

Using kernel 2.6.3-mm1, I'm trying to get spdif output from my i8x0 device in my inspiron 8600 that is docked on a port replicator.

hw:0,4 is the address of the spdif out (IEC958 out), and hw:0,0 is the analog out.

I ripped a wav from a CD.

$ aplay -D hw:0,4 track_01.wav
Playing WAVE 'track_01.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo
Warning: rate is not accurate (requested = 44100Hz, got = 48000Hz)
please, try the plug plugin (-Dplug:hw:0,4)
aplay: pcm_write:1083: write error: Input/output error

$ aplay -Dplughw:0,4 track_01.wav
Playing WAVE 'track_01.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo

but my DAC reports that there is no signal being sent.

$ aplay -D plug:spdif track_01.wav

plays, but sounds awful... very tinny, distorted, brittle, I've tried this DAC with my CDP as the transport and I know the DAC can sound a hell of a lot better than this.

$ xmms track_01.wav
Message: fmt 5, channels: 2

The player just 'hangs' in the play mode until i configure the alsa plugin to output to hw:0,0....


Thanks again for any advice! I can post my .asoundrc or my asound.state if it would be any help.