Config sound zotac ion-a



How to get the sound working over HDMI on systems based on the Zotac ION ITX A Series motherboard

This is one of the most simple sound fixes.


 * First, connect to your box with SSH or SAMBA and go to the map configfiles (cd .config in SSH)
 * Create a new file called asound.conf and paste in the text from below:

pcm.!default hdmi:NVidia pcm:iec958 hdmi:NVidia


 * 1) Added for Crossfade support during music playback
 * 2) edit pcm "hw:0,7" based on output from aplay -l

pcm.dmixer { type dmix ipc_key 1024 ipc_key_add_uid false ipc_perm 0660 slave { pcm "hw:0,7" rate 48000 channels 2 format S32_LE period_time 0 period_size 1024 buffer_time 0 buffer_size 4096 } } pcm.!default { type plug slave.pcm "dmixer" }


 * Now reboot your system.
 * Once it's back up, inside XBMC navigate to "Settings" then "System" then "Audio" make the following configuration changes:

Audio output = ALSA:hdmi Speaker configuration = 7.1 (or the what your receiver is capable of

Audio output device = custom Custom audio device = plug:dmixer

Passthrough output device = custom Custom passthrough device = ALSA:hdmi


 * Now reboot the system and your sound should be working.