[rubeast]

Hello!
 
I already found lots of information on this forum, but I still have a problem and hoped you guys could help me out.
I know a little of linux but decided I wanted to learn more. So I installed Xubuntu.
On Windows I used Winamp and had it setup so all my audio would go through S/PDIF to my audio receiver of my surround system.
ALL other audio from other applications would just go to my speakers that are connected with a jack port.
This worked perfect.
 
I want the same functionality in gmusicbrowser, but I can't get it working.
 
I went to Settings > Audio > Output device
Here I changed the setting to alsa and changed the advanced settings to hw:0,1 since this is the SPDIF output.
Screenshot 1
 
But I can't hear anything this way.
When I change the setting to hw:0,0 the sound works perfect through the jack output.
 
I also know that SPDIF should work, because when I change it in the PulseAudio settings like here:
Screenshot 2
It works, but in this case the sound for the whole system is changed to SPDIF.
 
This is the output of aplay -l:
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: VT2020 Analog [VT2020 Analog]
  Subdevices: 0/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 1: VT2020 Digital [VT2020 Digital]
  Subdevices: 0/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 2: VT2020 HP [VT2020 HP]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
 
 
Can anyone guide my in the right direction?

 

[rubeast]

Can I assume this is not possible?

 

[Roseval]

If you use plughw instead of hw, does it work?

 

[richie60]

Getting sound working properly in linux is a nightmare sometimes! I have a similar problem with the latest kernel in ubuntu in that digital audio via HDMI isn't working, but works with an earlier kernel.

In your second screenshot, have you checked the playback tab as well as the configuration tab? Also worth checking nothing muted in alsamixer.

Richie