[mythtv-users] New Gentoo Myth Install - No Sound

[Craig Partin]

On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:50:13 -0500, Michael Haan <michael.haan at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ok, I've taken another run at this using some of the directions located here:
> http://mythtv.info/moin.cgi/DigitalSoundHowTo
> and
> http://home.comcast.net/~alf_park/mythtv.html
> 
> However, it occurs to me that I may have been mistakenly referring to
> the TOSLINK jack as SPDIF.  My mobo has both an optical TOSLINK and a
> coax SPDIF (unless I'm once again callling things by the wrong name).
> I'd like to get the TOSLINK working, thought the coax would be ok.  Do
> these instructions still apply?
> 
> 
> On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 23:24:09 +0100, Simon Lundell <simon78 at home.se> wrote:
> > Michael Haan wrote:
> >
> > >I'm mid re-install even as I write this.  I was tring to avoid alsa
> > >n/c ultimately I want to use my board's spdif out and, frankly, under
> > >alsa this appeared to complex.  I guess we'll see.
> > >
> > >
> > >On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 14:43:48 -0500, Craig Partin <cpartin at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 13:25:05 -0600, jl <jlambert at eml.cc> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>I spent a very long time with the same problem - 3 sound cards, 2 sets
> > >>>of speakers - even headphones!
> > >>>
> > >>>If I remeber correctly (knew I was going to forget) I think "alsactl
> > >>>store" finally saved the mixer settings so I could get sound out of the
> > >>>speakers.  If that isn't it start looking for how to save alsa mixer
> > >>>settings.
> > >>>
> > >>>jl
> > >>>
> > >>>Michael Haan wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>"Finished" my new myth install last night, and there's no sound.  The
> > >>>>simple explanation might be that I didn't install alsa, trying instead
> > >>>>to get it to work with just the nvidia driver.  So, I emerge'd
> > >>>>alsa-tools (it's a gentoo system) and loaded alsa
> > >>>>(/etc/init.d/alsasound start), and adjusted my sound settings using
> > >>>>alsamixer - but nothing.  Now, I don't have alsa in my "USE" flags, so
> > >>>>mayber that's it, but I'm not sure what else to try next to get this
> > >>>>working.  Anyone?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
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> > >>>
> > >>If you don't have myth compiled with ALSA then you will need to have
> > >>OSS emulation.  Without the alsa use flag it it will not have native
> > >>ALSA support.  You will need the alsa module snd_intel8x0 (for nforce
> > >>boards) and snd_pcm_oss (for OSS emulation) to be loaded.
> > >>
> > >>Try alsaconf and see if that gets you anywhere.  Usually works for me.
> > >>
> > >>When I was setting up my gentoo myth box on nforce I read about lots
> > >>of people having trouble with the nvidia sound drivers, so I went with
> > >>ALSA.  It works beautifully on my system.  Check the gentoo wiki
> > >>how-to, one of them has options for an nforce board.
> > >>
> > >>
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> > >>
> > >>
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> > >>
> > I had the same problem last week. Re-emerging the alsa-related ebuilds
> > fixed it, if I remember correctly.
> > //Simon
> >
> 
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> 
They are both S/PDIF.  TOSLINK refers to the optical cable.  They are
digital links, it just depends on wether you want your bits
represented by photons or electrons.  I think coax cables are a bit
cheaper.