[mythtv-users] Lost HDMI sound in Media Library->Search Internet videos after move to Mythbuntu 12.04

jedi jedi at mishnet.org
Sat Oct 27 19:44:27 UTC 2012


On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 11:43:15PM -0400, Ian Evans wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 11:14 PM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 2:08 PM, Ian Evans <dheianevans at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Posting this in a bunch of places to try and get the answer ASAP and
> >> figure it does qualify as sound is not working in Media
> >> Library->Search Internet videos and may try to blame Myth.
> >>
> >> Myth Recordings and Video sound though HDMI works fine. I just can't
> >> get sound to work (and it work pre-12.04) in Media Library->Search
> >> Internet videos and on the desktop.
> >>
> >> Headphone jack sound works fine.
> >>
> >> Here's the asound.conf:
> >>
> >> pcm.!default {
> >>  type plug
> >>  slave.pcm {
> >>  type hw
> >>  card 1
> >>  device 9
> >>  }
> >> }
> >>
> >> speaker-test -Dhw:1,9 -c2 generates sound on the TV through HDMI. This
> >> worked before. Full details at:
> >
> > Ha I am chasing you around as I just replied on mythbuntuforums LOL.
> >
> > What about
> >
> > speaker-test -D default -c2
> >
> > or.
> >
> > aplay -D default test.wav
> 
> Strangely that didn't work. Even though I have the default set. Set
> right of course is another question

   I found that I had to remove pulse and sort out the permissions on
the audio devices. Nuking pulse and adding mythtv to the audio group 
helped my situation. Although my symptoms were different.

   In general, the 12.04 dist upgrade likes to undo customizations.


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