HDMI out to TV, no sound

[Thomas Milne]

On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 5:30 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> | From: Thomas Milne <thomas.bruce.milne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
>
> | Sorry, yes, the GT 520. It does have 1 GB of video mem. Why would it say
> | that on the box, then? Are they in collusion with the RAM mfgrs? ;)
>
> Maybe that's what they think you need to run something they supplied,
> like a free game or DVD player.  Surely under Windows of some flavour.
>
> You actually need less memory with this card than you do with cheaper
> video controllers that do steal main memory.
>
> | I just learned that the lockups I'm experiencing are likely the result of
> a
> | bug in Flash and/or Nvidia, a weird one that leaves the mouse cursor
> active
> | and the sound playing, but everything else is unresponsive. Apparently
> this
> | can be fixed with a BIOS update, which is fine I guess because this was
> | intended to be a learning experience :)
>
> You said the F word.  All kinds of misbehavior can be blamed on Flash.
> Including system insecurity.  Cross-platform insecurity!  And
> forced-march upgrades.  It's so proprietary.  Just say no to Flash
>

Believe me, I'm praying that someday someone comes up with an open solution.
When I heard about HTML 5 I was so hopeful, but not much has come of that I
guess. Most of the world is still Flash, or even worse, Silverlight.


> I don't run Flash.  That means that I cannot figure out most Toronto
> restaurant web pages.  A number of CBC website videos and audios are
> not available either.  But my life is better for not having
> Flash.
>
> A BIOS update to fix a Flash bug is a bit strange.  Perhaps it is
> actually a BIOS bug that manifests itself when running Flash.
>

I think the second one is more accurate. I should not have called it a
'flash bug'. I totally understand what you mean about Flash. It can be a
serious pain, but I've grown quite fond of certain sites like Democracy Now
and the like, so I guess it's a necessary evil.


>
> OT: I'm reading about a lot of challenges running the default Ubuntu
> 11.04 and Fedora 15 desktops.  Both seem to require solid video driver
> support that isn't available in many hw/sw combinations.  I think your
> card + proprietary nVidia drivers works fairly well on these current
> distro releases.  This is interesting:
> <
> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux_desktop_managers1&num=1
> >
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