[mythtv-users] More sound issues (RH9 & SB Live!)

cmisip cmisip at insightbb.com
Wed Jul 23 21:09:35 EDT 2003


are you using svideo to input video to the wintv card from the direct tv
box (not using the tuner on the wintv card at all?). Isn't svideo a
video only cable?  are you running an audio cable from the directtv box
to the wintv tuner?  


On Wed, 2003-07-23 at 15:46, Brent Michalski wrote:
> Ok, I have tried all other suggestions thus far.  Here is where I am
> at...
> 
> I tried both using the OSS drivers that come with RH9 for the Live! card
> and I also used the MythTV instructions for installing and compiling the
> ALSA drivers.
> 
> ALSA was another fun thing, with all of the ALSA settings in my
> modules.conf, I can listen to mp3's, view videos, but if I try to set
> anything in the mixer or try aplay, I get "aplay: main:484: audio open
> error: No such device".  Even stranger, it worked the last time I
> booted, but not this time.
> 
> Even with all of this fun, I don't think that the sound issue is
> actually with my sound card, I think it is with the WinTV card.
> 
> Here is a card like the one I have:
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2743679154&category=3761
> 
> No, I am not selling it, it just looked like the one in my system.
> 
> I have the bttv driver loaded and I see video no problem.  I am using
> the S-Video connector as my input.
> 
> But, in MythTV AND in xawtv, I get no sound.  I have a patch cable going
> from the audio out on this card to the Line in on my SB Live!
> 
> I am SOOOOOO close with having my MythTV box up and really operational
> that this final bit is driving my nuts!
> 
> ARe there additional drivers for the bttv card I need to load?  I've
> tried doing a "modprobe btaudio" to load that driver but it also got me
> nowhere...
> 
> ANY suggestions or ideas will be greatly appreciated!
> 
> Brent Michalski
> 
> 
> 
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