[mythtv-users] SqueezeSlave prevents audio in .24

[Phil Wild]

On 19 November 2010 00:53, Michael PARKER <michael.parker at st.com> wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of
>> Gabe Rubin
>> Sent: 18 November 2010 02:29
>> To: Discussion about MythTV
>> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] SqueezeSlave prevents audio in .24
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Gabe Rubin <gaberubin at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 3:19 PM, Jean-Yves Avenard <jyavenard at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> On 17 November 2010 23:58, Daniel Kristjansson <danielk at cuymedia.net> wrote:
>> >>> Some audio hardware provides hardware mixing and when that isn't
>> >>> available dmix software mixing is enabled automatically for analog
>> >>> outputs unless the distro has specifically disabled it in favor
>> >>> of using the pulseaudio server for audio mixing.
>> >>
>> >> Don't know how they would specifically disable it ; but in all my
>> >> testing, if the audio device is in use, you often can't open it in
>> >> another application : as you said this depends on the audio card.
>> >>
>> >> But on my PC here, if I play something using mplayer, myth won't be
>> >> able to access the audio device and vice-versa.
>> >>
>> >> this is using the "front" device which is analog
>> >
>> > I would expect this behavior when playing something with mplayer (and
>> > indeed, I would also expect this behavior when softsqueeze is playing
>> > something).  I would not expect this behavior when mplayer is simply
>> > running without playing a media file, which is the issue I am having
>> > with softsqueeze.  It prevents myth from accessing the output when it
>> > is just running even if it is not playing any audio.
>> >
>> > But it seems like that is a softsqueeze issue and not a myth issue.
>> > And it seems like my options are to:
>> > 1) harass the softsqueeze people to fix that;
>> > 2) do my workaround of starting and stopping softsqueeze via remote
>> > buttons and understand that until I stop softsqueeze, myth won't play
>> > audio;
>> > 3) switch to pulse; or
>> > 4) figure out the dmix option that Greg suggested.
>> >
>> > I will choose 2 for now and see about looking into 1.  I will also try
>> > earlier versions of softsqueeze because I am pretty sure I had both
>> > softsqueeze and myth running at the same time with no issues 100% of
>> > the time, so maybe an earlier version only opened the device when it
>> > played audio and closed the device when it was not playing audio.
>> >
>>
>> This is a little embarassing, but it turns out that it is actually
>> SqueezeSlave, not softsqueeze that I am using.  Changed the subject
>> title.
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> I see exactly the same issue in 0.23-fixes with SqueezeSlave (x86_64, Fedora 12) and would greatly appreciate suggestions for a solution.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mike
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I run both squeezeslave and mythfrontend concurrently on a zotak ION
in my living room. This is connected to a home theater receiver.

Audio for mythtv goes through the hdmi cable. Audio for squeezeslave
goes through the optical out. I do not have any issues with this
config but I am not sharing the same output device. Is this something
you can do?

I also have a squeezebox duet in the living room connected to the same
home theatre receiver. The duet is used in the living room and I use
squeezeslave to drive my outdoor speakers.

Cheers

Phil