I have been working on a mythbuntu install for several weeks with varying degrees of success. I have installed and reinstalled mythbuntu 8.04 several times and I think I have it down now. I have been installing connected to my Vizio VW26L HDTV using a 6ft hdmi cable. Sound works fine over HDMI after several tweeks. When I put the tv in the bedroom and the computer in the closet and connect via a 50ft cable I lose all stability. With the stock fglrx drivers from 8.04 the screen would flicker and sometimes lose signal. But the sound worked. I have since downloaded and installed the catalyst 8.9 fglrx, got sound working and hardcoded my modelines. Now I can keep the video sync'd, but no sound. aticonfig yields the following:
myth1:~$ aticonfig --query-connectortype tmds2i
connector type: DVI-I .
I read on one forum or another that the sound might not work because fglrx thinks the card is connected to a DVI device. I have not tried this command with the sound working so I don't know what it would report.
Should aticonfig --query-connectortype tmds2i be reporting 'HDMI' for me to get sound? If so, can I force it to HDMI? I am confident that I can reinstall and get it all working in about 30minutes with the shorter cable. Before I go and spend a bunch of $$$ on high end cables and associated signal conditioners I would like to know why forcing a specific modeline and starting mythtv with a specific geometry (1366x768) gives me stable video but no audio.
Thanks in adavance.
myth1:~$ aticonfig --query-connectortype tmds2i
connector type: DVI-I .
I read on one forum or another that the sound might not work because fglrx thinks the card is connected to a DVI device. I have not tried this command with the sound working so I don't know what it would report.
Should aticonfig --query-connectortype tmds2i be reporting 'HDMI' for me to get sound? If so, can I force it to HDMI? I am confident that I can reinstall and get it all working in about 30minutes with the shorter cable. Before I go and spend a bunch of $$$ on high end cables and associated signal conditioners I would like to know why forcing a specific modeline and starting mythtv with a specific geometry (1366x768) gives me stable video but no audio.
Thanks in adavance.
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