Dale wrote: > Mark Knecht wrote: >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 3, 2024 at 6:33 AM Dale > > wrote: >> >> > Actually, it does.  Thing is, it doesn't show the HDMI as a option in >> > the list.  I bet the reason it doesn't show up under applications like >> > it did before is because it only sees the main speakers as a >> option.  No >> > need showing options when there is none.  So, I need to figure out how >> > to make it see HDMI as a option as well as main speakers.  Then >> maybe it >> > will show up under applications again.  I'd be back in business then. >> > >> > Something to work on when I get back from town.  Today is shot day. >> > :/   And grocery shopping.  Gotta eat. >> >> Audio over HDMI is not a requirement of the HDMI spec, it's an >> option. >> >> You might want to look at the specs for your card to see if NVidia  >> included it in the chipset. Graphics adapters intended for use in >> Bloomberg Stations might not include it. >> >> Typically >> >> lspci | grep Audio >> >> should tell you something. >> >> Good luck, >> Mark > > > Well, until the recent KDE upgrade, it worked.  I just had a easy way > to do it.  So I know the hardware is capable of it.  I just need to > figure out the software issue.  Since it doesn't see it now, I need to > figure out why it isn't being seen and fix it.  I may just need to > configure something.  Having it done in pipewire tho sure was handy.  > I hope that feature isn't gone for some reason.  As it is, I have to > manually tell Smplayer to send the audio to the HDMI port in > Preferences.  It works but I have to disable that to have sound on my > main speakers.  Thing is, on rare occasion I want to play a video on > the TV with mpv.  Doing it with pipewire made even it easy to switch.  > I just click on it, select for it to go to HDMI, done.  The next time > I play something with mpv, it goes back to the default.  Really nifty.  > > Given the recent upgrade, I may just try logging out and back in.  > Maybe it just didn't pick it up last time.  It's not likely but > possible.  One can hope.  :-D > > Neighbor is sick.  Gotta go mow about 4 acres of grass.  Poor thing.  > He has issues.  :/  It's already 90F.  > > Dale > > :-)  :-)  Someone wrote me off list.  They not subscribed but read my post somehow.  Anyway, they recommended installing pavucontrol-qt and using the Pro Audio setting.  That package was already installed.  I'd never used Pro Audio before, didn't know what it was so didn't know it was a usable option.  However, when I selected it, all my options came back.  I got my three little horizontal lines back.  One of the options is HDMI again.  So, that's working again.  I hope this might help someone else who runs into this problem.  I won't be surprised tho if the original option comes back after I log out and back in again.  Weirder things have happened.  ;-) Thanks to all.  Dale :-)  :-)