HI Jim. Thanks for the reply. I dont know what happened but in my original post I typed in all the different things I have tried, but not got a clue why that has disappeared.
I have read different things on many forums. Dell say that audio is not carried - well I know this is not true as I can switch the audio manually from laptop to hdmi. I have tried all the fixes in this forum and others, such as re-installing sound card, chipset, even graphics card some people suggest has something to do with. Some say it is not possible and you just have to do it manually.
My friend has a HP laptop and it switches sound straight away as soon as the HDMI cable is plugged in. So I know that Windows or at least HP can do it.
At the weekend, I installed Ubuntu. I have never used it before. I wanted to see what all the fuss is about. I have a dual boot now and maybe longterm may ditch windows. Anyway, I logged into Ubuntu, loaded a video and plugged my HDMI cable and the audio and video came through my tv straight away.
So, this to me says it is a windows thing or maybe dell drivers.
My warrantry has expired and dell are not willing to help. I am hoping someone at dell will read these findings and do something about it. Or maybe someone else who is experiencing the same problem who has a current warranty can explain to Dell that this works in Ubuntu.
Jim Coates
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November 4th, 2010 05:00
See the HDMI Audio faq in the Laptop Audio Faq's. There are general tips plus tips sorted by model, operating system, and graphic card.
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November 8th, 2010 03:00
HI Jim. Thanks for the reply. I dont know what happened but in my original post I typed in all the different things I have tried, but not got a clue why that has disappeared.
I have read different things on many forums. Dell say that audio is not carried - well I know this is not true as I can switch the audio manually from laptop to hdmi. I have tried all the fixes in this forum and others, such as re-installing sound card, chipset, even graphics card some people suggest has something to do with. Some say it is not possible and you just have to do it manually.
My friend has a HP laptop and it switches sound straight away as soon as the HDMI cable is plugged in. So I know that Windows or at least HP can do it.
At the weekend, I installed Ubuntu. I have never used it before. I wanted to see what all the fuss is about. I have a dual boot now and maybe longterm may ditch windows. Anyway, I logged into Ubuntu, loaded a video and plugged my HDMI cable and the audio and video came through my tv straight away.
So, this to me says it is a windows thing or maybe dell drivers.
My warrantry has expired and dell are not willing to help. I am hoping someone at dell will read these findings and do something about it. Or maybe someone else who is experiencing the same problem who has a current warranty can explain to Dell that this works in Ubuntu.
Regards,
Darren.