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Thanks a lot for the new version in repository. Debian unstable: pavel@htpc:~$ dpkg -l "*vlc*" | grep ii ii libvlc1 0.9.0-svn20071113-0-0 multimedia player and streamer library ii vlc 0.9.0-svn20071113-0-0 multimedia player and streamer ii vlc-nox 0.9.0-svn20071113-0-0 multimedia player an...

To funman: Sorry, my mistake. A quick peek into the code revealed what I was doing wrong: when using non default alsa device, I am responsible for adding the AESX=Y codes. The built-in default version has it right. Actually, the AES0=6 command is what switches spdif output to non-audio status. Unfor...

I guess the problem is VLC not switching the spdif output to non-audio format for AC3 data. If you play AC3 audio with e.g. mplayer, iecset command will show that the output is switched to non audio mode. That tells the decoder the stream contains no PCM, but DD, DTS, etc. When the same movie is pla...