HTPC Audio over nvidia card 8500GT spdif from sound blaster

[billpull]

I currently have a setup with a Soundblaster audigy RX and a XFX Nvidia 8500 GT. The particular graphics card I have does not have HDMI but ive seen posts saying it is possible to send video and audio over a dvi->hdmi cable if you connect some spdif pins. I am not sure exactly where to look for those pins and how to configure it inside the OS.

using Xubuntu 13.10

sound card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102063

graphics card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150303

SPDIF cable
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

DVI -> HDMI cable
http://goo.gl/4C9cBe

Any help will be appreciated.

 

[crookedmouth]

Would it be easier to use an RCA adapter?

http://www.amazon.com/Hosa-Cable-CMR206-Stereo-Adapter/dp/B000068O33/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1389317137&sr=1-1&keywords=1.8+audio+to+rca+adapter

 

[Wolfshadw]

Your links are not working:

XFX Geforce 8500GT
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Rx

These are the only two I could figure out.

Normally, in order to do audio over DVI, the graphics card requires an S/PDIF (2-pin) input from either the motherboard's on-board S/PDIF port, or your sound card's 2-pin port. Check to see just to the left of the SLI connection port of your graphics card for the audio input. Hard to see on the images available on Newegg. Looking on your sound card, I did not see a 2-pin output, so you'd need to use your motherboard's S/PDIF out (if it has one).

-Wolf sends

 

[billpull]

Your links are not working:

XFX Geforce 8500GT
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Rx

These are the only two I could figure out.

Normally, in order to do audio over DVI, the graphics card requires an S/PDIF (2-pin) input from either the motherboard's on-board S/PDIF port, or your sound card's 2-pin port. Check to see just to the left of the SLI connection port of your graphics card for the audio input. Hard to see on the images available on Newegg. Looking on your sound card, I did not see a 2-pin output, so you'd need to use your motherboard's S/PDIF out (if it has one).

-Wolf sends

I believe there is one on the back of the card but cant find any documentation to confirm or deny

DVI -> HDMI

SPDIF

 

[crookedmouth]

Someone got it to work on an Asus 8500gt
https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/390655/geforce-basics/no-sound-out-of-hdmi-on-geforce-8500gt-geforce-8500gt-no-sound-out-of-hdmi/

 

[Wolfshadw]

Saw that, but normally, they're not listed as jumpers (JP1), I wouldn't think. Unfortunately, I'm not finding any documentation on the card, either. I think you'd be best off contacting Creative directly with your question. I would ask them something like this:

Hello,

I have the following two cards installed in my PC:

1) Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Rx (link)
2) XFX Geforce 8500GT (link}

I am trying to output digital audio over my graphics card DVI port. My graphics card does have the 2-pin S/PDIF input, but the only 2-pin port on the Audigy RX is labelled JP1 (Jumper 1).

Is this the correct output for digital audio to my graphics card?
If not, does this sound card offer such capabilities?

Thank you!

-Wolf sends

 

[billpull]

Saw that, but normally, they're not listed as jumpers (JP1), I wouldn't think. Unfortunately, I'm not finding any documentation on the card, either. I think you'd be best off contacting Creative directly with your question. I would ask them something like this:

Hello,

I have the following two cards installed in my PC:

1) Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Rx (link)
2) XFX Geforce 8500GT (link}

I am trying to output digital audio over my graphics card DVI port. My graphics card does have the 2-pin S/PDIF input, but the only 2-pin port on the Audigy RX is labelled JP1 (Jumper 1).

Is this the correct output for digital audio to my graphics card?
If not, does this sound card offer such capabilities?

Thank you!

-Wolf sends

Thanks I think part of the problem is I just dont see the device listed properly in my

alsa -l

output. I see the Sound Blaster card and its ~30 sub devices but
nothing that says Nvidia