[mythtv-users] Minimum hardware requirements for a Frontend

[Steve Adeff]

On Wednesday 04 January 2006 01:05, Steve Adeff wrote:
> On Wednesday 04 January 2006 00:55, Ian Forde wrote:
> > On Wed, 2006-01-04 at 00:43 -0500, Steve Adeff wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 04 January 2006 00:34, Ian Forde wrote:
> > > > I'd beware of NVidia chipset motherboards.  NForce3 and NForce4 audio
> > > > capabilities aren't completely supported in Alsa.  Especially if
> > > > you're thinking about using the SPDIF to do AC3...
> > >
> > > been working fine for me, both an nForce3 and nForce4 motherboards.
> >
> > That's weird... what motherboard and version of Alsa are you using?
> > Mine's an AFI LanParty UT nF3 250Gb.  I experienced the "blue light goes
> > on on receiver but I get no AC3 sound" as listed in Alsa tickets 1083
> > and 1094...
> >
> > 	-I
>
> ECS KN1 Extreme
> MSI K8N Extreme
>
> your motherboard should have the Realtek ALC850 which is the same as my MSI
> board and works fine when using the intel ac97 ALSA drivers:
> snd_intel8x0           33664  0
> snd_ac97_codec        105028  1 snd_intel8x0
> snd_ac97_bus            3712  1 snd_ac97_codec
> snd_pcm_oss            52896  0
> snd_mixer_oss          17536  1 snd_pcm_oss
> snd_pcm                89480  3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
> snd_timer              23432  1 snd_pcm
> snd                    52704  6
> snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer

I should point out, this is for both the ALC850 on the K8n and the ALC655 on 
my KN1.
Also, some boards have a BIOS setting where you can force the audio chipset 
into their native mode or AC97 mode. I haven't come across this with the 
Realtek chips, but it could still be out there on another motherboard. OR If 
you see such a thing in your BIOS and your having trouble with your sound, 
set it to AC97 mode an ALSA should detect it as an AC97 audio chip and load 
the appropriate intel drivers.

-- 
Steve