[mythtv-users] MythTV: Sound issues.

cmisip cmisip at insightbb.com
Fri Jul 25 20:34:27 EDT 2003


I get around this by using two sound cards, one for mythtv and another
for the rest of the multimedia programs.  

On Fri, 2003-07-25 at 09:12, matt wrote:
> Well, I tried that, here is what happened: sound stops.
> It appers that I can only get sound on whatever dev. that ARTS has,
> for lack of a better word, "Blessed".  
> If I have ARTS on /dev/dsp or /dsp/sound/dsp then I have sound,
> sound will continue if I move ARTS, but if I start with ARTS on
> somthing other then /dev/dsp or /dev/sound/dsp I will have no sound
> till /dev/dsp or /dev/sound/dsp has been "blessed" with ARTS
> pressence.
> /dev/dsp = /dev/sound/dsp
> This sounds like I have a weird driver issue.  Right now I am running
> ALSA 0.9.0rc8, I'm going to try going to 0.9.5 and see if that helps. 
> If not, I can always replace the sound card...
> Matt
> 
> William Riley wrote:
> > If your card supports it, tell arts to use /dev/dsp1 instead of /dev/dsp.
> > That way MythTV can access /dev/dsp and arts can also be running for your
> > other programs. This works on an es1370 card for me.
> > 
> > William
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "matt" <SyOp at reigm.com>
> > To: <mythtv-users at snowman.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 2:47 PM
> > Subject: [mythtv-users] MythTV: Sound issues.
> > 
> > 
> >   
> > > Ok, I'm new, and have, up to now managed, not to send a message.
> > > Bringing you up to speed...
> > > <Bring Up to speed>
> > > 1) Started w/ Mandrake 9.1 RPMs
> > > 2) Found out they were lacking, removed them...(where is that ./setup)
> > > 3) Installed from source using the 62 page install guide.
> > > (That is a GOOD guide.  Installed EZ)
> > > 4) Get backend filled, all that fun stuff, run into a few gliches,
> > > nothing fatle. (Why am I seeing the Malvern Channel line up, I said
> > > Coatsville)
> > > </Bring Up to speed>
> > > 
> > > Ok, then I go to run MythTV.
> > > 1) Start backend Can't get port 6543
> > > 2) Start backend Again OK
> > > 3) Start frontend: sound device open ?!?
> > > 4) Read mailing list arcives, OK
> > > 5) check /dev/dsp/ -> arts running -> KILL arts
> > > 6) sound still works, start mythfrontend -> OK, wait no sound ?!?
> > > 7) re-boot, ok MythTV dosn't work, try disabling ARTS
> > > 8) re-boot, no sound ?!? Device in use ?!? Current use device -> NOTHING
> > > 9) re-enable ARTS, everything but MythTV works.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Tall & Short
> > > ARTS -> Eveything works except MythTV
> > > NO ARTS -> nothing works
> > > 
> > > The Question:
> > > 1) Is there a way for MythTV to play nice with ARTS, or am I SOL?
> > > 2) Is there a process that '/sbin/fuser -av /dev/dsp' wouldn't tell me
> > > about?
> > > 
> > > System Specs:
> > > AMD 1800+
> > > Dual boot Mandrake 9.1 & Win2000 (Please may I give up Widnows)
> > > ATI Raden VE
> > > WinTV2go (BT878)(the same stupid TV card)
> > > SiS Chipset
> > > SiS Intigrated Sound (SiS 7012)
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Matt
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >     
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