From: James Broadhead <jamesbroadhead@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Laptop - Switch video/audio output to HDMI?
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 17:48:41 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CA+hid6EtSTWkUUQovAqmUrQN9zbzJNEvcTeaofmPDj-35zBmZQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAK2H+ef+NCuH-74XLXJ7omN5cqED+owEd300mBee0ErP=LOT9Q@mail.gmail.com>
On 29 November 2011 23:17, Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm finally joining the 21st century having purchased my first new
> TV in more than 13 years. My laptop runs KDE with Nvidia drivers. I'm
> wondering what the process is to switch the audio & video output of my
> laptop the its HDMI port? I'd like to try using xine to play DVDs. I
> assume in Linux I'm going to have to mess with both Alsa and X which
> in the end sounds like a disaster waiting to happen but I figure I
> might as well see if it's actually easier than I think.
>
> When running as a normal laptop the machine uses the nvidia-drivers
> package and the kernel's Intel HD Audio driver. If I want to deliver
> audio over HDMI do I need to switch to the Nvidia audio device? Makes
> sense but creates more problems testing if it doesn't work really
> easily.
>
> Anyway, just looking for someone to point me in the right direction.
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
The gentoo-wiki page on the Acer Revo 3600 might help you here -
different hardware, but it has a quick and dirty config.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-12-02 17:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-11-29 23:17 [gentoo-user] Laptop - Switch video/audio output to HDMI? Mark Knecht
2011-11-30 3:59 ` Frank Steinmetzger
2011-12-02 17:48 ` James Broadhead [this message]
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