[mythtv] BTAudio Module

[Bruce Markey]

Harondel J. Sibble wrote:
> 
> On 8 Dec 2002 at 20:49, Bruce Markey wrote:
> 
>>$ aplay --version
>>aplay: version 0.9.0rc6 by Jaroslav Kysela <perex@suse.cz>
>>
>>You need to install alsa-utils-0.9.0rc6 .
> 
> 
> 
> Well I installed a new kernel 2.4.20 and decided to upgrade alsa at the same 
> time.
> 
> I installed:
> 
> alsa-driver-0.9.0rc6
> alsa-lib-0.9.0rc6
> alsa-utils-0.9.0rc6
> 
> Sounds seems to work, however, aplay still doesn't work :-(
> 
> [root@marcus root]# aplay
> aplay: main:462: audio open error: No such file or directory
> [root@marcus root]# aplay /dev/dsp
> aplay: main:462: audio open error: No such file or directory
> [root@marcus root]#

Aha, no such file...

	cd alsa-driver-0.9.0rc6
	./snddevices

...should do the trick. I aways forget this step ;-). This
should fix some of the other problems you mention.

> Eeep, guess I need to load (/etc/modules.conf) the proper alsa drivers rather 
> than the kernel oss I was using before, I assume.

Right. if you have the modules.conf right (or /etc/modutils/
files for Debian) then run "/etc/init.d/alsasound start", the
output of "lsmod" should show stuff like:

...
snd-pcm-oss            36964   0  (autoclean)
snd-mixer-oss          10680   0  (autoclean) [snd-pcm-oss]
snd-seq-midi            3232   0  (unused)
snd-seq-midi-event      3112   0  [snd-seq-midi]
snd-seq                37776   0  [snd-seq-midi snd-seq-midi-event]
snd-ens1371            10604   0
snd-via82xx             7596   0
snd-pcm                54880   0  [snd-pcm-oss snd-ens1371 snd-via82xx]
snd-timer              10792   0  [snd-seq snd-pcm]
snd-ac97-codec         25476   0  [snd-ens1371 snd-via82xx]
snd-mpu401-uart         2720   0  [snd-via82xx]
snd-rawmidi            12704   0  [snd-seq-midi snd-ens1371 snd-mpu401-uart]
snd-seq-device          3936   0  [snd-seq-midi snd-seq snd-rawmidi]
snd                    24780   0  [snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss 
snd-seq-midi snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-ens1371 snd-via82xx snd-pcm 
snd-timer snd-ac97-codec snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device]
soundcore               3556  17  [btaudio bttv snd]
...

--  bjm