CrunchBang Linux

Ekkoria

New Member

Registered: 2013-10-21

Posts: 3

HDMI Audio output not working? How can I switch to it?

Hi all,

I recently installed Crunchbang on my ASUS laptop and I'm currently loving it! However, I've got a small problem. Occasionally I like to connect my laptop to a TV with my built-in HDMI output, to watch movies, etc. However I haven't figured out how to get Crunchbang to output sound through HDMI and instead it outputs using my laptop's speakers. I really don't even know where to start with this; I know it works in Linux because Ubuntu works fine with it. What to do???

Maybe this could be helpful.

evan@laptop-e:~$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC269VB Analog [ALC269VB Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
evan@laptop-e:~$ aplay -L
null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
pulse
    Playback/recording through the PulseAudio sound server
sysdefault:CARD=PCH
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC269VB Analog
    Default Audio Device
front:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC269VB Analog
    Front speakers
surround40:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC269VB Analog
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC269VB Analog
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC269VB Analog
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC269VB Analog
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC269VB Analog
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 0
    HDMI Audio Output

Thanks in advance!

Last edited by Ekkoria (2013-10-29 02:16:27)

Ekkoria

New Member

Registered: 2013-10-21

Posts: 3

Re: HDMI Audio output not working? How can I switch to it?

I figured it out! By right clicking the volume icon in the taskbar, hitting volume control, going to configuration, and selecting Digital Stereo (HDMI) output, I got sound through the HDMI output!