Enable sound: - apt-get install alsa-utils (for amixer) - make sure module 'snd_bcm2835' (snd-bcm2835.ko) is loaded - amixer cset numid=3By the way: the X server is not (yet) accellerated at all. So it does not use the GPU. Things like OpenGL and GLX are not possible through X. That's why e.g. omxplayer is a commandline tool. Use initrd: In config.txt, add: initramfschooses the (default) audio device: 0: auto, 1: analog, 2: HDMI Play video: omxplayer -o hdmi By default, audio comes over the analog connector (apparently does not use default device).