[mythtv-users] Hard crash, where to begin?

[Matt]

bt878 patch? is that used in conjunction with btaudio?
Seems like that would be the preferred way to do it.  Correct?

yes integrated sound card, lspci reveals:

00:04.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 
AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50)
00:09.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video 
Capture (rev 11)
00:09.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture 
(rev 11)

Steve Davidson wrote:

>AFAIK, it uses the soundcard for capturing audio unless you are running
>the bt878 patch which streams directly from the capture card over the
>PCI bus.  If I unplug my passthru cable (from the wintv card to my sound
>card input), my recorded content doesn't have audio.  Same if I have the
>mixer configured incorrectly.
>
>What sound card are you running?  Is it onboard?
>
>== Steve
>
>
>On Sun, 2003-05-25 at 16:55, Matt wrote:
>
>>If I'm just recording something, not watching TV, does myth use the 
>>sound card?  It crashes just from recording.
>>
>>Steve Davidson wrote:
>>
>>>I had this same behavior on my RH9 install until I switched to the ALSA
>>>drivers.  See my previous post entitled "Setup instructions: suggestion
>>>re Alsa on RH9".
>>>
>>>My hardware: Athlon 1600+ on MSI K7T turbo, Geforce 4 Ti 4200, Hauppage
>>>WinTV PCI, sound onboard (VIA 686b).
>>>
>>>Try disabling your audio drivers before watching live tv - this should
>>>help to confirm if the sound drivers are causing your grief.  The Alsa
>>>drivers can be a pain to build on RH9; read my previous post before
>>>building to save yourself some stress...
>>>
>>>HTH,
>>>
>>>Steve
>>>
>>>
>>>On Sun, 2003-05-25 at 14:35, Matt wrote:
>>>
>>>>This is the second install that I have tried, and I my system continues
>>>>to crash if I try to watch TV.  It crashes so hard/fast that the log
>>>>file doesn't record anything.  I don't know what to try to resolve the
>>>>issue.  This install is RH9, and the previous install was RH8.  I know
>>>>that RedHat is not the preferred distro for myth, but that shouldn't
>>>>cause this problem.  I know that there are at least several other people
>>>>using redhat, and I followed the RH specific instructions to the letter.
>>>> I compiled the non-CVS version, and it seemed to compile and install
>>>>fine.  I can go through the setup process just fine.  The mythfrontend
>>>>GUI loads fine and I can browse the program guide.  However, the system
>>>>locks up hard if I try to watch TV or record a show.  So, I think the
>>>>problem must be with the capturing. I was able to watch TV using both
>>>>xawtv and through mplayer.  Never tried capturing with mplayer.
>>>>
>>>>Misc. info:
>>>>
>>>>I've got a hauppauge with the bt878 (regular winTV not a PVR)
>>>>I'm trying to record using the mpeg4 codec
>>>>I'm using kernel software RAID 1 (mirroring) on a Promise IDE controller
>>>>could this be a problem? (no errors from this device in the log file)
>>>>
>>>>What should I do?
>>>>
>>>>Try the RTJPEG codec?
>>>>Newer bttv module (is there one?)
>>>>The CVS version of myth?
>>>>different distro?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I am lost, any help appreciated
>>>>Thx
>>>>
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