*Official* Asus Xonar HDAV1.3 thread - Page 272

Originally Posted by Axel

I have to use HDMI4 on my 4308 to keep the HDCP handshake issues to a minimum.

I would definitely recommend staying with .160, as I found it more stable than the previous versions. Also use the latest Xonar drivers, they fixed some issues for me. Disclaimer: that is on a 32 bit system.

What are your exact settings in the Xonar CP?
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Axel

Originally Posted by Tulli

Guys, there's a very easy way to solve handshaking issues. Here's is a step by step guide that you may follow.

First of all, the OBJECTIVE: to create a .inf file that will be the new monitor driver for the AVR HDMI display device, with the custom EDID made up by:

- A first block with the EDID of the display device.

- An extended EDID block with the AVR audio capabilities.

So here are the steps:

1. DONWLOAD AND INSTALL MONINFO: get it from here.

2. CONNECT HTPC DIRECTLY TO THE DISPLAY DEVICE.

3. RUN MONINFO TO GET DISPLAY DEVICE EDID: just look for the "Real-time] selection at the top left in the "Display IDs" windows. In my case it's a SAMSUNG, so I look for a display device with that name.

4. SELECT File->Create INF. SAVE THE DISPLAY.inf FILE TO HD (save it to a directory where it will be THE ONLY .inf file.

5. CONNECT THE DISPLAY DEVICE TO HDAV HDMI-IN AND HDMI-OUT TO AVR, as usual.

6. RUN MONINFO TO GET EXTENDED EDID BLOCK FROM AVR: in my case it's a DENON 988. So I look for first entry in Display IDs window with the tag "DENON-AVAMP" and "[Real time ...].

7. SELECT File->Create INF. SAVE TO AVR .inf .

8. EDIT AVR.inf WITH NOTEPAD:

- Open Windows Explorer and browse to where you saved your AVR.inf.

- Right-click on it, select "Open with", choose Notepad.

- Search for a line that begins with:

HKR,EDID_OVERRIDE,"1" ...

- Copy the whole line to clipboard.

9. EDIT DISPLAY.inf WITH NOTEPAD:

- Search for a line that begins with:

HKR,EDID_OVERRIDE,"0" ...

- Paste clipboard to a new line just after it.

- Save file.

10. OVERRIDE MONITOR DRIVER WITH MODIFIED DISPLAY.inf FILE:
(I will show the procedure for 2 monitors, but works just the same for one. Procedure is for Windows 7)

- Right click on desktop and select "Personalize".

- Click on Display->Change display settings.

- Now click on the Screen of the AVR display.

- Click on "Advanced settings"

- Select Monitor Tab and click on "Properties".

- Select Driver Tab and click on "Update Driver"

- Select "Browse my computer for driver updates".

- Select "Let me pick from a list of drivers on my computer".

- Click on "Have Disk".

- Click on "Browse".

- Navigate to directory with the display device .inf file (Note: just in case, make sure that it's THE ONLY .inf file in that directory).

- Click on Open, OK, and install the new driver.

- Reboot.

That's it, you're free now of any more handshake issues. Enjoy!

Originally Posted by goldwing77

Not sure which hdmi input i am using on the Denon but been fine for almost a year with XP SP3.

In Xonar CP i have channel-8 channels, format-PCM 96KHz, hdmi out-7.1 speakers.

Originally Posted by jamiee

Try setting your playback device in Windows to Digital Output.
Also in the Xonar CP, make sure you have SPDIF Out enabled and PCM selected from the list.

This is how I get bit-streaming to work with my HDAV Deluxe and Asus TMT3 software on Win7.

Originally Posted by goldwing77

Sorry i guess i wasnt clear but i use my Xonar and Denon for bluray playback which requires hdmi to get all the hd audio tracks. There is no way to get DTS HD Master audio with SPDIF.

I now have XP SP3 and Win7 32 bit working fine but still have problems with Win7 64 bit.

Originally Posted by iwanrs

have anybody this problem:
In Xonar CP, when I hit test speakers configuration, the test sound come out from the 7.1 speakers are random, not in the right order. Eg. center speakers is coming out from my right surround speaker.
But if I play dolby AC3 5.1 movie, it sounds in right order.
My connection is HDMI.

Why? Any setting problem?

Originally Posted by SamuriHL

Actually, you're mistaken on this one. In this case Digital SPDIF is different than what we consider SPDIF. It's a setting in Windows sound control panel on the Xonar, and uses HDMI. The only thing it can't do is proper LPCM but it bitstreams all the HD codecs perfectly. Try it and see if it works. Personally I use the Speakers setting myself and have no issue, but, it'd be interesting to see if this makes any difference in your config.

Originally Posted by Davinleeds

Is it incorrect in windows and if you click on each speaker in Xonar CP?

Originally Posted by jamiee

+1

I'm wondering (and it's a bit hard to tell who has what version of software on here) if different setup procedures are required depending on if you have the retail or Asus version of TMT3.
Seem's strange to me that some people get bitstreaming to work one way and others another. There must be some sort of determining factor?

Originally Posted by Sebastiii

Hi Tulli,

It's very useful tuto
Thx, i will apply this
Seb.

Originally Posted by Tulli

Sebastii, I corrected step 5 as connection is from GRAPHIC CARD to HDAV's HDMI IN really.

Please let me know if it works for you. Thx.

Originally Posted by Tulli

Really looking forward to see if it works for you too, Samuri. I'm impressed that it worked so well for me.

Originally Posted by Tulli

Guys, there's a very easy way to solve handshaking issues.

Originally Posted by Ashley Saldanha

Instead of steps 3 thru 5,

3. GET AVR EXTENDED EDID BLOCK:

• - CONNECT THE GRAPHIC CARD TO HDAV HDMI-IN AND HDMI-OUT TO AVR, as usual (for non-HDAV users just connect from GRAPHIC CARD TO AVR).
  
  - RUN MONINFO TO GET EXTENDED EDID BLOCK FROM AVR: in my case it's a DENON 988. So I look for first entry in Display IDs window with the tag "DENON-AVAMP" and "[Real time ...].
  
  - SELECT File->Merge extension bloc with INF and SAVE TO Display.inf you saved in Step #2.

Continue to step #6.

Originally Posted by SamuriHL

When I find some free time (bahahahaha, I still haven't found time to run some tests for albain yet) I'm going to have to give this a try cause I'm still having handshaking issues even after disabling the ATI service.

Originally Posted by alpha0ne

Well at least you can find ATI service

Originally Posted by Tulli

Look for the "AMD External Events Utility" service but, with the EDID override procedure posted before I don't need to disable this service anymore.

Originally Posted by alpha0ne

Hmm must not be included in the 9.10 drivers

Originally Posted by Beta Tester

This is going to seem like such a simple question, so I apologize in advance. I currently have a DVI-HDMI cable already in-wall. The HDMI end goes into the the audio receiver which goes to the projector. The DVI end is in another room where my htpc is. If I put a DVI-HDMI converter on it, would it have exactly the same functionality as a HDMI-HDMI cable?

I would like to avoid running another cable if possible. Thanks.

Originally Posted by Tulli

That means that there is a handshaking problem with the Nvidia card, as you're not getting the right timings from the display.

So, try plugging/unplugging, switch HDMI input in the receiver, power on and off, rebooting ... you know, all the "magic" that usually works to get a good handshaking, until you see that the Onkyo is properly seen as a AVR by the driver (I get "DENON-AVAMP" displayed with proper handshaking).

Also, DON'T install Splendid ... that's really useless crap.

Originally Posted by SamuriHL

Actually, you're mistaken on this one. In this case Digital SPDIF is different than what we consider SPDIF. It's a setting in Windows sound control panel on the Xonar, and uses HDMI. The only thing it can't do is proper LPCM but it bitstreams all the HD codecs perfectly. Try it and see if it works. Personally I use the Speakers setting myself and have no issue, but, it'd be interesting to see if this makes any difference in your config.

Originally Posted by Tulli

Yes, same functionality in DVI-HDMI and HDMI-HDMI cables.

Originally Posted by spcav

Let me share my problem (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...2#post17460222)

No bitstream @ 23,976 (Asus Xonar 1.3, TMT 3, Win 7 64 / Powerstrip 3.87, ATI 4200)

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The case:

Clean install of Win 7 64 bit using latest drivers / bios / firmware / patches etc for all components / programs (Asus Xonar 1.3 ( 7.12.8.1775), TMT 3 (160), Win 7 64 (Final), ATI 4200/785G (9.10)).

Installed Powerstrip 3.87

Locked @ 23,976, 50 and 60 Hz (single monitor).

Bitstream (HD Audio) works fine @ 50 - 60 but not @ 23,976!

Every 10-30 seconds I see momentarily the DTS Master Audio logo lightning up but it cannot stay synced'.

As I am working with these things for some months now, I am 100% sure that it is not a matter of something not set upped right.

I had no problem with all of my previous setups (previous one (changes): ΑΤΙ 4550, Vista 64, Previous version of Powerstrip).

Any ideas what could be going wrong?

Actually I have many but I would like to know for starters if someone else with a similar setup (Win 7 (32 or 64) / ATI GPU / 23,976 (not 24!) / TMT 3) got it working.