[mythtv-users] no audio with bt878

[Tyler Whitney]

ok, now i get tick marks to go from 2/3 to 3/4 the meter.  and i still
get static. infact now mythtv crashes when i start livetv but i'm sure
i can fix that.  i am really confused right now.

On Fri, 6 Aug 2004 03:31:48 -0400, Tyler Whitney <kc8nsb at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks man, i think i'm almost there!!!
> 
> i installed gnome-alsamixer and played around with the settings like
> you said. Now when i run 'record'  i get values in the 2000-2500 range
> (only three 'notches'). However, when i run mythtv all i get is a hum
> still.
> 
> Thanks for your help
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 19:03:28 -0700, Bruce Markey <bjm at lvcm.com> wrote:
> > Tyler Whitney wrote:
> > > i tryed turning up the volume on my capture slider and i think i'm
> > > making progress...instead of no noise i just get static with clicks.
> > > I tryed turning the volume down but it still happens.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Well, you can plug headphones or speakers directly into the
> > audio out of the tuner card to be sure that there is sound there
> > but thats probably okay if if you hear sound with xawtv. Plug
> > the patch cable back in from the tuner card audio out to the
> > sound card line in. If you plug into AUX or Mic, then you need
> > to use the AUX or Mic as the item to select for CAPTUR.
> >
> > Gerd wrote a tool called "record" that is included with xawtv.
> > If you have the capture device set correctly and run "record"
> > you should see ascii level meters that show the right and left
> > record levels.
> >
> > Other things to look for: some ALSA dirvers have a "Line" and
> > a "Line-in" that are two different things. Try them both. Some
> > drivers like SoundBlaster Live! have other "Capture" sliders
> > that need to be turned up also such as "Wave Cap", "AC97 Cap",
> > etc. Turn these up. If it then works, turn them down one at a
> > time to find out which ones matter and which ones don't.
> >
> > --  bjm
> >
> >                        CAPTUR      CAPTUR
> >   +--+        +--+     L+MM+R      L+--+R
> >   |  |        |  |      |  |        |  |
> >   |  |        |  |      |  |        |  |
> >   |##|        |##|      |  |        |##|
> >   |##|        |##|      |  |        |##|
> >   |##|        |##|      |  |        |##|
> >   |##|        |##|      |  |        |##|
> >   |##|        |##|      |  |        |##|
> >   |##|        |##|      |  |        |##|
> >   |##|        |##|      |  |        |##|
> >   |##|        |##|      |  |        |##|
> >   +--+        +--+      +--+        +--+
> > Master  ...  PCM  ...  Line  ... <Capture>
> >
> >
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