RaspBerry Pi 1B and no HDMI audio

1st Official Post

    Hi,

    I remember this was an issue with OpenElec way past ago. So I installed beta 3, all worked fine. Except there is no sound thru HDMI. Anywhere I can tweak something? I am surprised I did not see any posts about it. Am I the only one?

    thanks,
    Chris

    • Official Post

    So far, you are the only one.
    Just asking the obvious questions first...

    Did you select the correct audio output in the System / Audio output section?
    And is audio volume in the Kodi setup not muted? (red icon in top right corner)
    Have you tried a different HDMI cable, just in case there is some cable problem?
    If there is an AVR between the RPI and the TV, try bypassing it.

    Another 'obvious' one: maybe using a HDMI port labled PC/DVI, that has no audio in.
    Out of 4 HDMI ports my tv has one that functions like that. (audio goes in via mini jack)

    Edited once, last by tuxen (August 7, 2016 at 10:12 PM).

    Quote from tuxen


    Another 'obvious' one: maybe using a HDMI port labled PC/DVI, that has no audio in.
    Out of 4 HDMI ports my tv has one that functions like that. (audio goes in via mini jack)

    I be damned... two HDMI cables, both have been used. The 2nd one not in a while. So I connected it to the other one and poof... audio... So, my bad. I should have tried. To my defense, it takes endless crawling under TV to do it...

    I wonder why the cable decided, ok, that's it, I will now operate poorly out of the blue

    Thanks for answering!