[mythtv-users] Pundit-R sound (issues with FF/RW) what versions do people use?

Wed Mar 30 01:14:24 UTC 2005

Am Wednesday, 30. March 2005 00:13 schrieb jasonmollman at atlanticbb.net:
gentoo linux
myth .17

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Alsa version:
1.0.8
driver:
snd-atiixp (autedetected by alsaconf)
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player command in mythvideo:
mplayer -ao alsa -ac hwac3, -fs -monitoraspect 1.7777 -quiet -vo xv %s
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audio device in myth:
ALSA:spdif
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.asoundrc:
# Override the default output used by ALSA.
# If you do not override the default, your default
# device is identical to the (unmixed) analog device
# shown below.  If you prefer mixed and/or digital
# output, uncomment the appropriate four lines below
# (only one slave.pcm line).
### Currently set w/digital-hw as the default output,
### comment out this entire section to use unmixed
### analog as your default
### -jarod
pcm.!default {
  type plug
## Uncomment the following to use mixed analog by default
#  slave.pcm "dmix-analog"
## Uncomment the following to use unmixed digital by default
  slave.pcm "digital-hw"
## Uncomment the following to use mixed digital by default
#  slave.pcm "dmix-digital"
}

# Alias for analog output on the Audigy (hw:0,0)
# - This is identical to the device named "default"--which
# always exists and refers to hw:0,0 (unless overridden)
# - Therefore, we can specify "hw:0,0", "default", or "analog"
# to access analog output on the Audigy
#pcm.analog {
# type plug
# slave.pcm "analog-hw"
#}
#
# Control device (mixer, etc.) for the Audigy card
#ctl.analog {
# type hw
# card 0
#}

#pcm.!iec958 {
#type plug
#slave.pcm "hw:0,1"
#}
# Alias for (rate-converted) mixed analog output on the
# Audigy (hw:0,0)
#  - This will accept audio input--regardless of rate--and
# convert to the rate required for the dmix plugin
# (in this case 48000Hz)
#pcm.mixed-analog {
# type plug
# slave.pcm "dmix-analog"
#}

# Control device (mixer, etc.) for the Audigy card
#ctl.mixed-analog {
# type hw
# card 0
#}

# Alias for (rate-converted) digital (S/PDIF) output on the
# Audigy (hw:0,0)
#  - This will accept audio input--regardless of rate--and
# convert to the rate required for the S/PDIF hardware
# (in this case 48000Hz)
pcm.digital {
 type plug
 slave.pcm "digital-hw"
}

# Control device (mixer, etc.) for the Audigy card
ctl.digital {
 type hw
 card 0
}

# Alias for mixed (rate-converted) digital (S/PDIF) output on the
# Audigy (hw:0,0)
#  - This will accept audio input--regardless of rate--and
# convert to the rate required for the S/PDIF hardware
# (in this case 48000Hz)
#pcm.mixed-digital {
# type plug
# slave.pcm "dmix-digital"
#}

# Control device (mixer, etc.) for the Audigy card
#ctl.mixed-digital {
# type hw
# card 0
#}

# The following devices are not useful by themselves.  They
# require specific rates, channels, and formats.  Therefore,
# you probably do not want to use them directly.  Instead use
# of of the devices defined above.

# Alias for analog output on the Audigy (hw:0,0)
# Do not use this directly--it requires specific rate,
# channels, and format
#pcm.analog-hw {
# type hw
# card 0
 # The default value for device is 0, so no need to specify
#}

# Control device (mixer, etc.) for the Audigy card
#ctl.analog-hw {
# type hw
# card 0
#}

# Alias for digital (S/PDIF) output on the Audigy (hw:0,0)
# Do not use this directly--it requires specific rate,
# channels, and format
pcm.digital-hw {
 type hw
 card 0
 device 1
}

# Control device (mixer, etc.) for the Audigy card
ctl.digital-hw {
 type hw
 card 0
}

# Direct software mixing plugin for analog output on
# the Audigy (hw:0,0)
# Do not use this directly--it requires specific rate,
# channels, and format
#pcm.dmix-analog {
 #type dmix
# ipc_key 1234
# slave {
#   pcm "analog-hw"
#   period_time 0
#   period_size 1024
#   buffer_size 4096
#   rate 48000
# }
#}

# Control device (mixer, etc.) for the Audigy card
#ctl.dmix-analog {
# type hw
# card 0
#}

# Direct software mixing plugin for digital (S/PDIF) output
# on the Audigy (hw:0,0)
# Do not use this directly--it requires specific rate,
# channels, and format
#pcm.dmix-digital {
# type dmix
# ipc_key 1235
# slave {
#   pcm "digital-hw"
#   period_time 0
#   period_size 1024
#   buffer_size 4096
#   rate 48000
# }
#}

# Control device (mixer, etc.) for the Audigy card
#ctl.dmix-digital {
# type hw
# card 0
#}
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I hope this helps

Tobi

> 
> On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:30:10 +0100
>   "Graham Voce" <gravety at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Yes, but what versions are you using :)
> > 
> > I am not using the spdif only the analog out.
> > 
> > Graham
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tobias Hilbert" 
> ><tobias.hilbert at gmx.net>
> > To: "Graham Voce" <gravety at hotmail.com>; "Discussion 
> >about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 9:04 PM
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Pundit-R sound (issues with 
> >FF/RW) what versions do people use?
> > 
> > 
> >> Am Tuesday, 29. March 2005 22:02 schrieb Graham Voce:
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I have tried using ALSA (ALSA:default - default) and OSS 
> >>>(/dev/dsp - 
> >>> /dev/mixer) combinations but neither works fully!
> >>>
> >>> ALSA: Works but try FF/RW live tv, or a recording, then 
> >>>playing and the 
> >>> video jumps (as if still in FF) and the audio is reduced 
> >>>to crackling! 
> >>> Pause also sometimes breaks things...
> >>>
> >>> OSS: Works but about 50% of the time FF/RW fails - video 
> >>>is fine but 
> >>> again audio is reduced to crackling!  Pause works fine.
> >>>
> >>> I am using Knoppmyth R5A10 with kernel 2.6.9, myth tv 
> >>>0.17 and versions 
> >>> of ALSA from 1.0.6-1.0.9rc1.
> >>>
> >>> Does anyone with a pundit-r have a fully working setup??
> >> I use alsa and spdif out with my pundit-r. it works like 
> >>a charm.
> >>
> >> cu
> >> tobi
> 
> 
> I'm using a pundit-r with analog audio out at the moment, 
> I'd like to get spdif out working though.
> 
> My versions are:
> OS: FC3
> Kernel: 2.6.10-1.766_FC3smp
> Alsa: 1.0.8-36
> MythTV: mythtv-0.17-97
> 
> 
> Tobi, would you mind sharing your asoundrc and other setup 
> info to get your spdif out working?
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