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===Diagnosing audio problems===
 
===Diagnosing audio problems===
If you aren't getting audio output from mythtv, you can try changing the device mythtv uses. In the third page of the ''General'' settings area, replace the word ''default'' in ''ALSA:default'' to your hardware device; for example, the second device on the first card would be ''ALSA:hw:0,1''. You can find out more information about your audio devices by typing ''aplay -l'' into a terminal.
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If you aren't getting audio output from mythtv, you can try changing the device mythtv uses. In the third page of the ''General'' settings area, replace the word ''default'' in ''ALSA:default'' with a reference to your hardware device; for example, the second device on the first card would be ''ALSA:hw:0,1''. You can find out more information about your audio devices with the command
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===More information===
 
===More information===
 
More information can be found at the  [http://www.alsa-project.org/ ALSA project website]
 
More information can be found at the  [http://www.alsa-project.org/ ALSA project website]

Revision as of 14:08, 4 October 2008

Advanced Linux Sound Architecture is an audio framework of drivers and plugins to manage the soundcard(s) on a Linux system.

Diagnosing audio problems

If you aren't getting audio output from mythtv, you can try changing the device mythtv uses. In the third page of the General settings area, replace the word default in ALSA:default with a reference to your hardware device; for example, the second device on the first card would be ALSA:hw:0,1. You can find out more information about your audio devices with the command

$  aplay -l

More information

More information can be found at the ALSA project website