[mythtv-users] Myth CVS + Alsa + S/PDIF

[James Armstrong]

John Sturgeon wrote:

> Nick Adams wrote:
>
>> Hey guys,
>>
>> I'm currently using myth from CVS and are having some problems with 
>> audio.
>>
>> I'm attempting to output all audio via spdif to my receiver. The 
>> sound card is a cheapie C-Media Electronics Inc CM8738 but works fine 
>> when using mplayer. I assume that all the connections and hardware is 
>> working fine given this.
>>
>> I have tried ALSA 0.9.8 and 1.0.3. In Myth I have tried setting 
>> ALSA:default, ALSA:spdif, ALSA:iec958 and also tried the OSS 
>> emulation mode. Nothing works :( I can immediately drop out of myth 
>> and have it working with mplayer.
>>
>> Can anyone offer any advice?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Nick.
>>
> Let me guess.. You get a floating point exception.  Using OSS 
> emulation is the only thing that works for me.  Good luck.
>
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I finally got spdif working in mythtv on the Intel 810 chip using
ALSA:spdif. My question is now, why would mythmusic not work the same as
mythtv? I tried using ALSA:spdif as the device in the mythmusic and I
get a 'Timeout opening device'. Like I said, mythtv watching recordings
and tv work, just not mythmusic.

- James