[mythtv-users] using alsa instead of oss in mythtv

Joseph A. Caputo jcaputo1 at comcast.net
Wed Aug 13 11:55:17 EDT 2003


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> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org]On Behalf Of jas
> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 3:11 AM
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> Subject: [mythtv-users] using alsa instead of oss in mythtv
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> how do I set mythtv to use alsa9 instead of OSS?
>
> I'm using an epia m10000 mother board and it seems to work best with
> alsa

You should just be able to install the ALSA drivers.  ALSA has an
OSS-compatibility API, so Myth doesn't need to do anything special to do
basic sound output.  There is experimental native ALSA support in Myth, but
it's not necessary if you just want to use the ALSA drivers.

-JAC



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