No audio through displayport

[Xen]

MR ZenWiz schreef op 05-11-2017 7:16:
> On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 2:36 PM, Xen <list at xenhideout.nl> wrote:
> :
>> 
>> https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Toslink-HDMI-Converter-Adapter/dp/B002N8PVTM
>> 
>> That stuff. (Google is your friend).
>> 
> Unfortunately, that stuff is a device for combing DVI and audio into
> HDMI - totally irrelevant to what I need.  Displayport output is not
> DVI, it's supposed to be functionally equivalent to HDMI, but it
> doesn't work with my driver (and there's none available as fas I can
> find).

So what do you think HDMI does?

Let me give you the answer:

It combines what is basically DVI and digital audio into one connector, 
which is then functionally equivalent, to, as you say, DisplayPort.

;-).

Of course won't work if you need 7.1 channel PCM over HDMI.