sound drop outs

[malo1066]

Hi all. Really stuggling...amlogic s802 m8. .sound drops out for a few seconds at random points ..tried streaming. Playing from hard drive. Using different types of players..happens on Music And Videos. All types of files. Tried different types of firmware .new hdmi. And different hdmi slot in tv..cable tv isn't dropping on same tv . Cant fathom whats causing issue..any ideas

[sentry23]

Hi all. Really stuggling...amlogic s802 m8. .sound drops out for a few seconds at random points ..

Since Finless 1.8 I'm sometimes having this issue where the sounds cuts out completely (sometimes every hour, sometimes it just keeps playing, sometimes it needs a reboot to get sound back.
It looks to me like some HDCP issue.[edit:changed DHCP to HDCP. duh]
Turning my amp off and on again restores sound.
I didn't have this issue with earlier ROMs so not sure if you have the same issue.
I need to check with optical to see if I have the same issue then.

[malo1066]

Since Finless 1.8 I'm sometimes having this issue where the sounds cuts out completely (sometimes every hour, sometimes it just keeps playing, sometimes it needs a reboot to get sound back.
It looks to me like some DHCP issue.
Turning my amp off and on again restores sound.
I didn't have this issue with earlier ROMs so not sure if you have the same issue.
I need to check with optical to see if I have the same issue then.

I was going to try finless 1.8. Not so sure now..ive heard 1.7 is better ?. Let me know if optical works.

[bobo21]

https://www.ableton.com/en/articles/how-avoid-crackles-and-drop-outs/

[sentry23]

https://www.ableton.com/en/articles/...and-drop-outs/

No offence, but I doubt ASIO buffer sizing will fix this
(sorry, that describes Windows ASIO settings, which is mostly used for music production)

P.S. so far so good with optical, but I need to test longer to be sure.

[sentry23]

To respond to my own post: extra testing with optical cable gave me no further sound dropouts, but I've moved to JustMe 109k4 1.2 and that works perfect with HDMI again.

[malo1066]

To respond to my own post: extra testing with optical cable gave me no further sound dropouts, but I've moved to JustMe 109k4 1.2 and that works perfect with HDMI again.

Cheers. Currently trying finless 1.9 . Not tested enough to see if I still get dropouts. Will try the justme rom if I still get issues. What xbmc does that run ?

[sentry23]

Cheers. Currently trying finless 1.9 . Not tested enough to see if I still get dropouts. Will try the justme rom if I still get issues. What xbmc does that run ?

It came with XBMC 13.2, not sure if patched or original, but works good enough not to feel like investigating

[malo1066]

It came with XBMC 13.2, not sure if patched or original, but works good enough not to feel like investigating

Just a quick update. Sound still dropping. Going to try just me rom ..will update once tested..