[mythtv-users] Problem Recording

[Joseph A. Caputo]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org]On Behalf Of Colin Armstrong
> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 4:23 PM
> To: Mark Edwards; Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Problem Recording
>
>
> I think that /dev/dsp still allows mythbackend access to it because I
> did not change anything in relation to sound since it last worked, but I
> will still check. Here is the error the frontend gave:
>
> [colin at conf-pc colin]$ mythfrontend
> connecting to backend server: 146.246.248.70:6543
> Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
> Opening OSS audio device ''.
> open: No such file or directory
> open: No such file or directory
> open: No such file or directory
> open: No such file or directory
> player: Can't open audio device:

[snip ridiculously long & redundant errors]

> Over/underscanning. V: 0.000000, H: 0.000000, XOff: 0, YOff: 0
> Using XV port 61
>
> Also, when I close the frontend after it gives this error, the backend
> segfaults and closes.
> Thanks,
> Colin

Are you sure you defined an audio device in the setup?  It's not complaining
about '/dev/dsp'; it's complaining about '(null string)'.

-JAC