[mythtv-users] MythTV audio output

[Kevin Kuphal]

Relevant Modules.conf lines:

alias char-major-116 snd
alias char-major-14 soundcore
alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
alias snd-card-0 snd-ymfpci
post-install snd-card-0 /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
pre-remove snd-card-0 /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || :

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of ian at duckland.org
> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 3:14 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV audio output
> 
> 
> On Sun, 18 Jan 2004, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> 
> > I'm having some trouble with audio output from MythTV.
> > 
> > I have a Redhat 9 system installed with MythTV from RPMs.
> > I'm using the latest RPMs of ALSA.  
> > I have a Yamaha based sound card that is connected to my 
> stereo using the
> > SPDIF connection.  
> > I have my WinTV PCI card (bt878) connected from line out to 
> line in of the
> > Yamaha card.
> > I can play from mplayer, aplay, cat > /dev/dsp, or any 
> other method and it
> > all plays through the SPDIF connection as I have my 
> .asoundrc set to route
> > default pcm to it.
> > MythMusic plays fine
> > MythVideo plays fine
> > 
> > Except for MythTV.  I can hear the TV out from a set of computer 
> > speakers connected to the card but no sound is output to 
> the SPDIF connection.
> > 
> > Any suggestions?  Do I need to compile MythTV with native 
> alsa support 
> > (I've been avoiding compiling from source)?
> > 
> 
> What does your /etc/modules.conf say?  It sounds like you 
> just need to 
> make sure that you've got OSS emulation configured, and you 
> can tell Myth that 
> you're using OSS.  No need for native Myth ALSA support at 
> this point.  
> Then just point Myth at the correct OSS audio output device...
> 
> 	-I
> 
>