Hi thanks for your help. That worked a treat and the audio is working fine.
Posts by alton
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Thanks. Yes I've tried every option listed in the Kodi audio options, and rebooted each time. The TSB device is the Toshiba TV.
Both aplay and speaker-test work without specifying tsing the device, i believe these use the default also sink. In Kodi, selecting the default device (hdmi) or the Toshiba make no difference.
Any ideas of what else to try would be very welcome.
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Hi - I'm struggling to get Kodi to output to sound over HDMI to my TV (Toshiba) and I've spent many hours trying to solve this. The install is LE 12.2 on Intel Atom x86 x5 Z-8350, i have tried older and nightly versions of LE no change.
What have a I tried?
- Connecting the Atom to a different TV (Samsung) the Kodi sound works.
- Connecting another LE install (RPI5) to the Toshiba TV, Kodi produces sound.
- It looks to be compatibility issue between the Atom/Kodi & Toshiba TV. As each works with other devices.
What's strange is that 'speaker-test' and 'aplay' both produce sound on the Atom & Toshiba TV, but Kodi will not output sound. I have swapped ports/cables with no change. The log file indicates an error opening the audio sink, which is repeated continually filling up the log file.
Plugging in a USB Soundcard also works fine, so it looks to be an issue with the HDMI.
Log file -> https://paste.libreelec.tv/evident-sheepdog.log
Thank you
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Thanks for your help - Here it is - https://paste.libreelec.tv/evident-sheepdog.log
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Thank you. I've uploaded the log file as a text file which hopefully works - as wasn't sure what the log paste function is?
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Hi - I've installed Kodi 12.2 (Generic) onto a Dell Wyse 3040 (Intel Atom x86 x5 Z-8350 Quad core) and there is no HDMI audio to my TV (Toshiba). I've scoured the various groups and tried all of tips with no success, so any help would be great. Other than the audio issue the install is perfect and the video over HDMI is working.
What have I tried?
* Atom - Different version of LibreElec 12.0 (both generic and legacy). Also the latest daily build and an old version 9.2. They all have the same issue.
* Atom - Changing the settings for pass-through and also TV settings for CEC enable/disable. No change.
* Atom - Connecting to a different HDMI TV (Samsung) works fine, which proves the install / hardware is good.
* Using another device LibreElec (RPI5) with the Toshiba TV also works fine.
It looks to be compatibility issue between the Atom /Dell Wyse 3040 and the Toshiba TV. Within Kodi I can see all of the HDMI sinks listed including the Toshiba TV name, so the CEC is working, but none of them work and deliver sound. What's interesting is that 'speaker-test' utility does work, so the connection / cables are all ok and I suspect it's a configuration issue within LibreElec / Kodi. The Atom /Dell Wyse 3040 has two display ports, which both have the same issue, and the displayport to HDMI cables are fully working.
I've included the relevant Kodi log file entries, which indicate an error opening the audio sink.
Initialization at startup
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Display More2025-08-27 11:53:33.470 T:814 warning <general>: Pulseaudio module module-allow-passthrough not loaded - opening PT devices might fail 2025-08-27 11:53:33.473 T:814 info <general>: Found 2 Lists of Devices 2025-08-27 11:53:33.473 T:814 info <general>: Enumerated ALSA devices: 2025-08-27 11:53:33.473 T:814 info <general>: Device 1 2025-08-27 11:53:33.473 T:814 info <general>: m_deviceName : default 2025-08-27 11:53:33.473 T:814 info <general>: m_displayName : Default (Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audi) 2025-08-27 11:53:33.473 T:814 info <general>: m_displayNameExtra: 2025-08-27 11:53:33.473 T:814 info <general>: m_deviceType : AE_DEVTYPE_PCM 2025-08-27 11:53:33.473 T:814 info <general>: m_channels : FL, FR, BL, BR, FC, LFE, SL, SR 2025-08-27 11:53:33.473 T:814 info <general>: m_sampleRates : 32000,44100,48000,88200,96000,176400,192000 2025-08-27 11:53:33.474 T:814 info <general>: m_dataFormats : AE_FMT_S24NE4,AE_FMT_S32NE,AE_FMT_S16NE,AE_FMT_S16LE 2025-08-27 11:53:33.474 T:814 info <general>: m_streamTypes : No passthrough capabilities 2025-08-27 11:53:33.474 T:814 info <general>: Device 2 2025-08-27 11:53:33.474 T:814 info <general>: m_deviceName : sysdefault:CARD=Audio 2025-08-27 11:53:33.474 T:814 info <general>: m_displayName : Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio 2025-08-27 11:53:33.474 T:814 info <general>: m_displayNameExtra: Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audi 2025-08-27 11:53:33.474 T:814 info <general>: m_deviceType : AE_DEVTYPE_PCM 2025-08-27 11:53:33.474 T:814 info <general>: m_channels : FL, FR, BL, BR, FC, LFE, SL, SR 2025-08-27 11:53:33.474 T:814 info <general>: m_sampleRates : 32000,44100,48000,88200,96000,176400,192000 2025-08-27 11:53:33.474 T:814 info <general>: m_dataFormats : AE_FMT_S24NE4,AE_FMT_S32NE,AE_FMT_S16NE,AE_FMT_S16LE 2025-08-27 11:53:33.474 T:814 info <general>: m_streamTypes : No passthrough capabilities 2025-08-27 11:53:33.474 T:814 info <general>: Device 3 2025-08-27 11:53:33.474 T:814 info <general>: m_deviceName : hdmi:CARD=Audio,DEV=0 2025-08-27 11:53:33.474 T:814 info <general>: m_displayName : Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio 2025-08-27 11:53:33.474 T:814 info <general>: m_displayNameExtra: TSB 55UHD_LCD_TV on HDMI #0 2025-08-27 11:53:33.474 T:814 info <general>: m_deviceType : AE_DEVTYPE_HDMI 2025-08-27 11:53:33.474 T:814 info <general>: m_channels : FL, FR, BL, BR, FC, LFE, SL, SR 2025-08-27 11:53:33.474 T:814 info <general>: m_sampleRates : 32000,44100,48000,88200,96000,176400,192000 2025-08-27 11:53:33.474 T:814 info <general>: m_dataFormats : AE_FMT_RAW,AE_FMT_S24NE4,AE_FMT_S32NE,AE_FMT_S16NE,AE_FMT_S16LE,AE_FMT_RAW 2025-08-27 11:53:33.475 T:814 info <general>: m_streamTypes : STREAM_TYPE_AC3,STREAM_TYPE_DTSHD,STREAM_TYPE_DTSHD_MA,STREAM_TYPE_DTSHD_CORE,STREAM_TYPE_DTS_1024,STREAM_TYPE_DTS_2048,STREAM_TYPE_DTS_512,STREAM_TYPE_EAC3,STREAM_TYPE_TRUEHD 2025-08-27 11:53:33.475 T:814 info <general>: Device 4 2025-08-27 11:53:33.475 T:814 info <general>: m_deviceName : hdmi:CARD=Audio,DEV=1 2025-08-27 11:53:33.475 T:814 info <general>: m_displayName : Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio 2025-08-27 11:53:33.475 T:814 info <general>: m_displayNameExtra: HDMI #1 2025-08-27 11:53:33.475 T:814 info <general>: m_deviceType : AE_DEVTYPE_HDMI 2025-08-27 11:53:33.475 T:814 info <general>: m_channels : FL, FR, BL, BR, FC, LFE, SL, SR 2025-08-27 11:53:33.475 T:814 info <general>: m_sampleRates : 32000,44100,48000,88200,96000,176400,192000 2025-08-27 11:53:33.475 T:814 info <general>: m_dataFormats : AE_FMT_S24NE4,AE_FMT_S32NE,AE_FMT_S16NE,AE_FMT_S16LE,AE_FMT_RAW 2025-08-27 11:53:33.475 T:814 info <general>: m_streamTypes : STREAM_TYPE_AC3,STREAM_TYPE_DTSHD,STREAM_TYPE_DTSHD_MA,STREAM_TYPE_DTSHD_CORE,STREAM_TYPE_DTS_1024,STREAM_TYPE_DTS_2048,STREAM_TYPE_DTS_512,STREAM_TYPE_EAC3,STREAM_TYPE_TRUEHD 2025-08-27 11:53:33.475 T:814 info <general>: Device 5 2025-08-27 11:53:33.475 T:814 info <general>: m_deviceName : hdmi:CARD=Audio,DEV=2 2025-08-27 11:53:33.475 T:814 info <general>: m_displayName : Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio 2025-08-27 11:53:33.475 T:814 info <general>: m_displayNameExtra: HDMI #2 2025-08-27 11:53:33.475 T:814 info <general>: m_deviceType : AE_DEVTYPE_HDMI 2025-08-27 11:53:33.475 T:814 info <general>: m_channels : FL, FR, BL, BR, FC, LFE, SL, SR 2025-08-27 11:53:33.476 T:814 info <general>: m_sampleRates : 32000,44100,48000,88200,96000,176400,192000 2025-08-27 11:53:33.476 T:814 info <general>: m_dataFormats : AE_FMT_S24NE4,AE_FMT_S32NE,AE_FMT_S16NE,AE_FMT_S16LE,AE_FMT_RAW 2025-08-27 11:53:33.476 T:814 info <general>: m_streamTypes : STREAM_TYPE_AC3,STREAM_TYPE_DTSHD,STREAM_TYPE_DTSHD_MA,STREAM_TYPE_DTSHD_CORE,STREAM_TYPE_DTS_1024,STREAM_TYPE_DTS_2048,STREAM_TYPE_DTS_512,STREAM_TYPE_EAC3,STREAM_TYPE_TRUEHD 2025-08-27 11:53:33.476 T:814 info <general>: Enumerated PULSE devices: 2025-08-27 11:53:33.476 T:814 info <general>: Device 1 2025-08-27 11:53:33.476 T:814 info <general>: m_deviceName : Default 2025-08-27 11:53:33.476 T:814 info <general>: m_displayName : Default 2025-08-27 11:53:33.476 T:814 info <general>: m_displayNameExtra: Bluetooth Audio (PULSEAUDIO) 2025-08-27 11:53:33.476 T:814 info <general>: m_deviceType : AE_DEVTYPE_PCM 2025-08-27 11:53:33.476 T:814 info <general>: m_channels : FL, FR 2025-08-27 11:53:33.476 T:814 info <general>: m_sampleRates : 5512,8000,11025,16000,22050,32000,44100,48000,64000,88200,96000,176400,192000,384000 2025-08-27 11:53:33.476 T:814 info <general>: m_dataFormats : AE_FMT_U8,AE_FMT_S16NE,AE_FMT_S24NE3,AE_FMT_S24NE4,AE_FMT_S32NE,AE_FMT_FLOAT 2025-08-27 11:53:33.476 T:814 info <general>: m_streamTypes : No passthrough capabilities 2025-08-27 11:53:33.476 T:814 warning <general>: ValidateOutputDevices: audio output device setting has been updated from 'Default' to 'ALSA:default|Default (Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audi)' 2025-08-27 11:53:33.477 T:814 warning <general>: ValidateOutputDevices: passthrough output device setting has been updated from 'Default' to 'ALSA:hdmi:CARD=Audio,DEV=0|Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio' 2025-08-27 11:53:33.477 T:815 info <general>: CActiveAESink::OpenSink - initialize sink 2025-08-27 11:53:33.478 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Attempting to open device "default" 2025-08-27 11:53:33.488 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Opened device "default" 2025-08-27 11:53:33.489 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Your hardware does not support AE_FMT_FLOAT, trying other formats 2025-08-27 11:53:33.489 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Using data format AE_FMT_S24NE4 2025-08-27 11:53:33.493 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Attempting to open device "default" 2025-08-27 11:53:33.502 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Opened device "default" 2025-08-27 11:53:33.503 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Your hardware does not support AE_FMT_FLOAT, trying other formats 2025-08-27 11:53:33.503 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Using data format AE_FMT_S24NE4 2025-08-27 11:53:33.506 T:815 error <general>: CActiveAESink::OpenSink - no sink was returned 2025-08-27 11:53:33.506 T:814 error <general>: ActiveAE::InitSink - returned error
The log file is then full of this repeated sequence - 3 x times per second.
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Display More2025-08-27 14:53:17.693 T:815 info <general>: CActiveAESink::OpenSink - initialize sink 2025-08-27 14:53:17.694 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Attempting to open device "hdmi:CARD=Audio,DEV=0" 2025-08-27 14:53:17.704 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Opened device "hdmi:CARD=Audio,DEV=0,AES0=0x04,AES1=0x82,AES2=0x00,AES3=0x00" 2025-08-27 14:53:17.704 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Your hardware does not support AE_FMT_FLOAT, trying other formats 2025-08-27 14:53:17.704 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Using data format AE_FMT_S24NE4 2025-08-27 14:53:17.706 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Attempting to open device "default" 2025-08-27 14:53:17.716 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Opened device "default" 2025-08-27 14:53:17.717 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Your hardware does not support AE_FMT_FLOAT, trying other formats 2025-08-27 14:53:17.717 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Using data format AE_FMT_S24NE4 2025-08-27 14:53:17.720 T:815 error <general>: CActiveAESink::OpenSink - no sink was returned 2025-08-27 14:53:17.720 T:814 error <general>: ActiveAE::InitSink - returned error 2025-08-27 14:53:18.222 T:815 info <general>: CActiveAESink::OpenSink - initialize sink 2025-08-27 14:53:18.223 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Attempting to open device "hdmi:CARD=Audio,DEV=0" 2025-08-27 14:53:18.233 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Opened device "hdmi:CARD=Audio,DEV=0,AES0=0x04,AES1=0x82,AES2=0x00,AES3=0x00" 2025-08-27 14:53:18.233 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Your hardware does not support AE_FMT_FLOAT, trying other formats 2025-08-27 14:53:18.233 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Using data format AE_FMT_S24NE4 2025-08-27 14:53:18.236 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Attempting to open device "default" 2025-08-27 14:53:18.245 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Opened device "default" 2025-08-27 14:53:18.246 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Your hardware does not support AE_FMT_FLOAT, trying other formats 2025-08-27 14:53:18.246 T:815 info <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Using data format AE_FMT_S24NE4 2025-08-27 14:53:18.249 T:815 error <general>: CActiveAESink::OpenSink - no sink was returned 2025-08-27 14:53:18.249 T:814 error <general>: ActiveAE::InitSink - returned error
I don't understand enough about Alsa and Pulseaudio to know where to look next. There is an error about pulseaudio (see below) but I'm unsure if this is relevant
2025-08-27 11:53:33.470 T:814 warning <general>: Pulseaudio module module-allow-passthrough not loaded - opening PT devices might fail
Running "aplay -l" shows the following
Code**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: Audio [Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio], device 0: HdmiLpeAudio [Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audi] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: Audio [Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio], device 1: HdmiLpeAudio [Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audi] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: Audio [Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio], device 2: HdmiLpeAudio [Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audi] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Running "pact list" lists bluez/ generic / dummy modules but there is no HDMI connection listed. Interestingly Kodi is listed as a Client in the list. Does this mean Kodi is using Pulseaudio as a client? which if there are no HDMI sinks listed could be the problem.
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Display MoreClient #1 Driver: protocol-native.c Owner Module: 0 Properties: application.name = "KodiDriver" native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client" native-protocol.version = "35" application.process.id = "806" application.process.user = "root" application.process.host = "LibreELEC" application.process.binary = "kodi.bin" application.language = "C" application.process.machine_id = "2caa9e80cd4a054e873b933868aeaa5d"
Any help would be very appreciated as LibreElec is awesome and I'd love to get it working.
Thanks - Dalton