[mythtv-users] Second tuner audio problem.

Matt Gracie matt at roadflares.org
Fri Apr 8 00:58:31 UTC 2005


Phill Edwards wrote:

>>>I'm running MythTv on an Athlon XP 1800+ with a pair of ATI TV Wonder
>>>Pro tuners (using the cx8800 driver). They both pick up audio
>>>wonderfully, but I can't get audio to record on the second tuner. I've
>>>got it plugged in via the patch cable to a second sound card, but I get
>>>an error on the mythfrontend terminal that says "/dev/dsp1 captured -1
>>>of 4096 bytes of data".
>>
>>Er, that should be "they both pick up _video_ wonderfully, but I can't
>>get audio to record on the second tuner". Sorry for that.
>>
>>Also, in case it helps anyone with a diagnosis, I can get the second
>>tuner's audio either from the tuner's audio out jack or from the
>>line-out jack on the second sound card. It just isn't getting imported
>>into Myth for some reason.
> 
> 
> Have you mapped the 2nd tuner card to the 2nd sound device in the setup screens?
> Regards,
> Phill

Yes... the /dev/video1 and /dev/vbi1 devices are set up with /dev/dsp1 
as the audio component.

--Matt


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