[mythtv-users] Audio - Why Does MythTV Try To Use /dev/dsp1?
Drew Tomlinson
drew at mykitchentable.net
Tue May 17 08:26:21 UTC 2005
On 5/15/2005 5:18 PM David Brieck Jr. wrote:
>
>
> On 5/15/05, *Drew Tomlinson* <drew at mykitchentable.net
> <mailto:drew at mykitchentable.net>> wrote:
>
> I almost have my first Myth box up and running. However, I can't get
> audio when watching LiveTV. Myth pauses a moment and then tells
> me that
> /dev/dsp1 is not available, and give me the option to continue without
> audio.
>
> My box has a WinTV 250 and SoundBlaster Audigy card on a Gentoo 2.6.11
> platform. I'm using ALSA and can get sound both from 'aplayer' and
> 'aoss'. I have /dev/dsp0 but not /dev/dsp1. How do I get MythTV
> to use
> /dev/dsp0? Or how can I tell what's using /dev/dsp0 causing Myth
> to try
> /dev/dsp1? This whole sound thing confuses the hell out of me.
>
> I've searched Google but am at a loss. It may be interesting to note
> that I had this same problem with trying FC3 per Jarod's
> guide. But due
> to other problems with FC3, I moved to Gentoo before solving the audio
> situation.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Drew
>
>
> Have you configured it to use dsp1? In the setup menu under general
> you should be able to specify your sound device as well as your mixer.
> Are you using KDE? If so, you might want to disable the built in sound
> system. It's in the 'Control Panel' under Sound & Multimedia.
Thanks to all that responded. I found the setting in Mythfrontend to
set my sound card. It was set to /dev/dsp1. I hope it will solve the
problem but will not be home to test until next week. I'll post my results.
And no, I'm using IceWM. :) I should have specified in my original email.
Thanks,
Drew
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