[mythtv-users] MythTV: Sound issues.

Postmaster at Reigm SyOp at Reigm.com
Sat Jul 26 14:17:38 EDT 2003


I Take it all back.  Reminde me to than Mandrake for finding new FUN 
ways NOT to install my dependancys. :~p
(It didn't install the QT3 source)
Postmaster at Reigm wrote:

> Well I managed to get around this by re-loading and not installing KDE.
> (I'm a GNome head)
> only problem is tha it now, just won't install.  I don't know why.  It 
> dosn't like the QTDIR data, even though it is there.
> I dono.
>
> cmisip wrote:
>
>> 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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