[mythtv-users] sound ca106 Sound Blaster Live Audigy LS and MythTV

[Michael T. Dean]

DANIEL SCARBERRY wrote:

>
> I'm having a fun time trying to get my sound to work in Myth. I have 
> ALSA:default, default, and Master as my options. When I start Myth I 
> get: "Unable to open control Master" if I change it to PCM I get 
> "Unable to open PCM". Other errors I've gotten by playing around with 
> the device is: snd_pcm_mixer(default) can't open. Any Ideas? My 
> soundcard is Sound Blaster Audigy LS 24 bit using the ca106 driver. I 
> can cat "sdome" > /dev/dsp and get sound, so my soundcard is 
> definitely working.
>
Use ALSA's OSS compatibility mode (i.e. /dev/dsp and /dev/mixer 
--possibly with a 0 or whatever number is appropriate for your system).

Mike