[mythtv-users] [OT] Xbox Frontend/Xebian 1.1/Alsa

[A JM]

Mike,

Good information. Nice informative post.

I don't want to hijack this thread but did you get MythGame/Xmame
working on your Xbox?

AJM,


On 8/4/05, CTD <ctd at minneapolish3.com> wrote:
> Dave wrote:
> 
> >On 8/4/05, Johan Kihlström <johan.kihlstrom at bredband.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Michael T. Dean wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Dave wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>    I had a frontend on my Xbox without issue for about 8 months.
> >>>>Then I
> >>>>decided to upgrade Myth to .18, and in the process, upgrade Xebian to
> >>>>1.1.
> >>>>    Problem is, now I can't get sound of the XBox with Myth.  I can play
> >>>>audio OK using aplay, but when I go to view a recording with Myth I
> >>>>get  "mixer unable to find control PCM"
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>What happens when you set "Mixer Controls" to "Master" instead of "PCM"?
> >>>
> >>>Mike
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> >>>
> >>Doesn't matter, I'm afraid
> >>
> >>I just had the same problem when upgrading to the latest Xebian.
> >>
> >>The sound device in the X-box has no mixer, so in order to make ALSA
> >>work you have to disable internal mixing in myth.
> >>You also need a good .asoundrc and instead of selecting /dev/dsp in
> >>audio you have to write ALSA:(device from asoundrc)
> >>
> >>Good luck!
> >>
> >>Johan
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> >
> >Ok, disabling the internal mixed fixed it.  I swear I tried this
> >yesterday after reading about the XBox not having a hardware
> >mixer.....
> >Anyway, I've got sound with: MixerControl=PCM (this is probably
> >ignored since internal mixing is off), AudioDevice and
> >AudioOutputDevice=ALSA:cards.pcm.dmix
> >
> >Thanks for the help & suggestions!
> >Dave
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> I basically had the same issue.  I installed  myth 0.18.1 using install
> help from http://bit.blkbk.com/ (0.4.5-beta) on a xebian 1.1.0 xbox.  I
> followed a previous post's instructions where the only change I had to
> make was setting Audio Output Device to /dev/dsp.  No volume control in
> mythtv, but I have sound.
> 
> Concerning some of the posts about HW vs. SW mod.  I found the info on
> www.xbox-linux.org a little dated in regards to the SW mod
> instructions.  I actually bought a mod chip after unsuccessfully
> attempting a SW mod using the www.xbox-linux.org instructions.  By the
> time my mod chip arrived, I found other more up to date instructions to
> accomplish the SW mod on almost any xbox no matter what HW version or
> Dashboard version.
> 
> I basically followed the instructions on the following links to SW-mod
> the xbox:
> http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?act=ST&f=44&t=257509
> http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/203285
> http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/xbins.php
> 
> I did purchase the an action replay kit from ebay for $20 and rented the
> ORIGINAL MechAssault Game in order to perform the SW mod.
> 
> I then followed the http://bit.blkbk.com/ instructions.
> 
> Then I used some evolutions dashboard tutorial instructions on
> xbox-scene.com on how to start the linux install w/o needing the boot CD.
> 
> Now I have a stable and cheap  frontend.
> 
> Hope that helps.
> Mike
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