How to get sound over HDMI working when using a TV?

I have tried everything I could find on the internet but nothing has worked. I have a HD TV and the Raspberry Pi is connect through a HDMI cable. I have tried to change the config.txt file with hdmi_drive=2 (didn't work) and tried nothing in config.txt, I have tried sudo modprobe snd-bcm2835 as well but nothing I do seems to be working. I installed vlc but it gives me an error: "VLC failed to initlalize your sound output device (if any). Please update your alsa-lib to version 1.0.23-2-g8d80d5f or higher to try to fix this issue". The help on the Raspberry Pi Forums is not very helpful...Example: "yep, got it playing videos, video games, and just plain music". Can you please help me so that I can move on to some basic operations. PS: I have NO Linux knowledge so please be very specific with instructions.

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wallarug over 13 years ago

Does anyone know how to get in-touch with Dom (the broadcom expert) from the Raspberrypi Forums? He doesn't seem to read messages on the forum.
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Former Member over 13 years ago in reply to wallarug

Fergus,
The raspberrypi troubleshooting forum is really the best way to
get in touch with Dom. He doesn't participate here. You've
apparently tried that, but can't post there for some reason,
possibly their spam blocker.
Quite a few other people who have had similar difficulties posting
have mentioned that on twitter:
https://twitter.com/#!/Raspberry_Pi

and Liz has solved the problem by whitelisting them.
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wallarug over 13 years ago in reply to Former Member

So...How do I get in contact with Dom?
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Former Member over 13 years ago in reply to wallarug

Fergus,
I see your posts at rpi.org are appearing, so that's progress.
The title of the thread you posted in says "[solved]", so maybe it
would be worthwhile to start a new thread, of course with "HDMI trouble"
somewhere in the title, and include your edid file if possible.

Dom Cobley works for Broadcom in Cambridge, so if nothing else works,
you could try your luck with Broadcom's switchboard, but I would use
that only as a last resort, since he has been quite responsive in the
troubleshooting forum, including the thread you posted in.
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Former Member over 13 years ago in reply to wallarug

Fergus,
I see your posts at rpi.org are appearing, so that's progress.
The title of the thread you posted in says "[solved]", so maybe it
would be worthwhile to start a new thread, of course with "HDMI trouble"
somewhere in the title, and include your edid file if possible.

Dom Cobley works for Broadcom in Cambridge, so if nothing else works,
you could try your luck with Broadcom's switchboard, but I would use
that only as a last resort, since he has been quite responsive in the
troubleshooting forum, including the thread you posted in.
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wallarug over 13 years ago in reply to Former Member

Thanks coder27,
I will start a new thread then see if I can get through to Dom.
I don't think I will be calling-in...International rates would be too expensive and may give no luck.
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wallarug over 13 years ago in reply to wallarug

I have had a break through...I got the Raspberry Pi to register the TV as a HDMI device by adding JUST: hdmi_drive=2 To the config.txt file.
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