Onkyo 607 and notebook

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Hi everybody,

I have a notebook and I connect my Onkyo 607 with it by the output hdmi for the video and the optical output for the sound.
The problem is that all the sources (mkv, avi, mp3, ac3...) I tested on my Onkyo via my netbook, I have no surround and no bass ! :sad:
I'm under Ubuntu Lucid Lynx and I tested VLC, Movie Player, KMPlayer, SMPlayer, so I don't know what I have to do.

1) Have you got a file with surround to test ?
2) See you solution to my problem ?

Here, all descriptions of my notebook :
- it's a Acer Aspire 7730G notebook
$ lspci | grep -i audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
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The specification of it are here
It's note
True5.1-channel surround sound output
High-definition audio support
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital
speakers
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- on sound preference, the only option that works is "Digital Stereo Duplex" ! So prehaps if I had "Digital Surround" or something like that, it could be works :/
Thanks a lot

====== In french ======
Bonsoir,

Voila
J'ai mon ordinateur portable auquel j'ai raccord mon Onkyo avec la prise hdmi pour la vido et la prise optique pour le son.
Le problme c'est qu'avec toutes les sources que j'ai pass mon Onkyo depuis cet ordinateur, je n'ai jamais eu de surround, ni de basse !
Je suis sur Ubuntu Lucid Lynx, j'ai utilis VLC, Movie Player, KMPlayer, SMPlayer, bref, je ne sais pas quoi faire.

1) Avez vous un fichier qui a du surround pour que je puisse tester ?
2) Quelle solution voyez vous mon problme ?

Merci beaucoup pour votre aide !
 
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I also use Lucid (but mainly Karmic). Most likely its a drivers issue. For eg., on my current Core i7 desktop setup, I can't get surround (or digital output) because of lacking driver support.

Which notebook do you have ?
 
French:

J'utilise aussi Lucid Lynx (mais surtout Karmic). Trs probablement un problme de ses hardware drivers. Par exemple, sur ma configuration Core i7 bureau actuel, je ne peux pas surround (ou sortie numrique) par manque de support pour le hardware drivers.

Quel portable avez-vous?
 
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alcy said:
French:

J'utilise aussi Lucid Lynx (mais surtout Karmic). Trs probablement un problme de ses hardware drivers. Par exemple, sur ma configuration Core i7 bureau actuel, je ne peux pas surround (ou sortie numrique) par manque de support pour le hardware drivers.

Quel portable avez-vous?
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Thanks for your help !

I have a 7730G notebook :
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The black output (near the pink) is an optical output for 6 channels.
 
English:

It is a little difficult to find the exact problem.

- In Ubuntu, have you tried the various options available in the Sound Preferences ? You can right click the Volume icon at around the top-right corner of the desktop to see the various options available.


- In SMPlayer, Vlc and others also, you can try out different audio options. For example, in VLC, simply click on the Audio button in the tool bar and select the channels/output.

- Also, check the connections with the receiver.

- What is your speaker setup ?

*****


French:

Il est un peu difficile de trouver le problme exact.

- Dans Ubuntu, avez-vous essay les diffrentes options disponibles dans les Prfrences du son? Vous pouvez faire un clic droit sur l'icne Volume vers le coin suprieur droit du bureau pour voir les diffrentes options disponibles.


- En SMPlayer, VLC et d'autres aussi, vous pouvez essayer diffrentes options audio. Par exemple, dans VLC, il suffit de cliquer sur le bouton Audio dans la barre d'outils et slectionnez les canaux / sortie.

- Aussi, vrifiez les connexions avec le rcepteur.

- Quelle est la configuration des enceintes?
 
alcy said:
English:

It is a little difficult to find the exact problem.

- In Ubuntu, have you tried the various options available in the Sound Preferences ? You can right click the Volume icon at around the top-right corner of the desktop to see the various options available.

- In SMPlayer, Vlc and others also, you can try out different audio options. For example, in VLC, simply click on the Audio button in the tool bar and select the channels/output.

- Also, check the connections with the receiver.

- What is your speaker setup ?
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So the first problem in the sound preference :

sound.png


The only option that works with the optical output is Digital Stereo Duplex.
The hdmi is not possible because my graphic card doesn't have the sound on it (on a notebook it's like that :sad:)
And the Analog option are not correct with an optical output :(

Why there is not an Digital Surround 5.1 output !! :sad::sad::sad:
 
I guess that's the only possible option now. Or you can try the generic line-out port for surround sound. :o

Also, it seems that sound hardware isn't capable enough (judging from the options in sound preferences). I can't confirm this because I am unable to find the exact specifications for the particular notebook model you have got.
 
simple install windows
then install power dvd 10
then in audio option select spdif
finish you ll get dts pass through
 
Surround format streaming through HDMI port to AVRs are only possible in notebooks/desktops having the following:
ATI 4XXX series.
ATI 5XXX series.
Intel Core i3/i5 with integrated GPU (This will not support true 24p playback).
 
rockstar1630 said:
Surround format streaming through HDMI port to AVRs are only possible in notebooks/desktops having the following:
ATI 4XXX series.
ATI 5XXX series.
Intel Core i3/i5 with integrated GPU (This will not support true 24p playback).
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Hummm ok thank you for the information ;)

So I had to find how to say to Ubuntu operating system that my optical output is a surround output...
humm not easy

I think I had to change files in alsa.
 
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