[mythtv-users] problem trying to watch TV

[Mark Pitman]

Michael J. Sherman wrote:

>
>>>> I'm using RedHat 8.0.
>>>>
>>>
>>> you using alsa or oss? If oss, you might give alsa a shot.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Which soundcard (ie: can it do duplex) ?
>>
>
> It's just an on-board sound card built into the motherboard.  
> Everything else I use in Linux (xmms, mplayer, xawtv, etc..) seem to 
> have no problems.
>
> I'm just having a host of issues with MythTV:
>
> 1) Trying to watch TV causes it to lock up (apparently this sound card 
> issue)
> 2) Using MythMusic, when I choose the "Select Music" option mythmusic 
> crashes.
> 3) Using MythMusic, when I choose the "Play Music" option there is 
> nothing listed (even though it read everything in on startup as seen 
> on the console).
> 4) In the Play Music screen I cannot edit the playlist
> 5) Trying to Import a CD also crashes MythMusic
>
> Is this program really that buggy?!?!?  It seems *completely* unusable 
> in everything I try to do.  The *only* thing that works for me is 
> viewing the schedule of programs.  That's it.  Everything else seems 
> to crash or hang.
>
It really isn't *that* buggy. Once I got it all set up, it has been 
working great. I can't wait to get some new hardware to build a 
dedicated Myth box!

m