Since nobody proposed a solution to this problem, I am to assume no-one is aware of one. In my case, the problem was solved by running the upgrade from fedora core 4 test 3 to Fedora core 4. With kind regards Andy On Wednesday 03 August 2005 01:08, Andy Pieters wrote: > Hi all > > I was playing a dvd in xine and outputting it as SPDIF to my surround > decoder. > > The dvd (rental) is gone beyond use and caused xine to crash. I killed > xine, waited five minutes for the system to release its grasp on the dvd > player, then ejected it. > > Now, it seems like the system is locked in passtrhu mode and every setting > I tried on the alsamixer failed to bring back my normal sound. > > For information, I use a coaxial cable from my soundcard's digital out to > my surround decoder. On normal operation, the decoder detects the stereo > signal and uses it, and when playing films, it detects the DOLBY signal and > acts accordingly. > > I tried a system restart to no avail, and the only remotly usefull > reference to this same problem I found with google, solved itself magically > after three days. > > Being an audio junkie, I cannot live without my music for three days so > please help me with this one. > > O, and believe it or not, when I put another dvd in, the sound is there in > 5.1. But nothing else is working. > > > > WIth kind regards > > > Andy -- Registered Linux User Number 379093 Now listening to T.A.T.U. - Not Gonna Get Us amaroK::the Coolest Media Player in the known Universe! Cockroaches and socialites are the only things that can stay up all night and eat anything. Herb Caen -- -- --BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GAT/O/>E$ d-(---)>+ s:(+)>: a--(-)>? C++++$(+++) UL++++>++++$ P-(+)>++ L+++>++++$ E---(-)@ W+++>+++$ !N@ o? !K? W--(---) !O !M- V-- PS++(+++) PE--(-) Y+ PGP++(+++) t+(++) 5-- X++ R*(+)@ !tv b-() DI(+) D+(+++) G(+) e>++++$@ h++(*) r-->++ y--()>++++ -- ---END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ -- Check out these few php utilities that I released under the GPL2 and that are meant for use with a php cli binary: http://www.vlaamse-kern.com/sas/ --
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