[mythtv-users] MythTV and TV

[Michael T. Dean]

On 01/29/2006 09:26 AM, Yan Seiner wrote:
> Michael T. Dean wrote:
>> On 01/28/2006 08:44 PM, Yan Seiner wrote:
>>> My setup is as follows:
>>>
>>> tooth - FC2 mythtv backend, mysql server, file server, and also houses 
>>> the WinTV card.
>>>
>>> hermes - KnoppMyth box.  Mounts files via NFS
>>>
>>> I got everything set up, as per the docs.  I can click on WatchTV on 
>>> hermes, and I get a mostly green window with a bar of black and color 
>>> fuzz at the top.  This is the typical thing you see if the TV card is 
>>> not set to the correct frequency/channel/standard.
>>>
>>> After a while, the backend says: Couldn't read data from the capture 
>>> card in 15 seconds. Stopping.
>>>
>>> ...
>>> 2006-01-28 16:30:08.176 NVR: Error, cannot open DSP '/dev/dsp'
>>> open: No such device or address
>> Fix your sound...
> OK, how do I do that?  The backend sits in a room far away from the 
> frontend.  I want sound with my TV....  So how do I get mythtv to send 
> the sound along with the video down the network pipe?
>   
Well, it says /dev/dsp isn't there, so if you can play sound in other 
applications (i.e. xine or MPlayer), then you need to change the sound 
settings in Myth (from the default sound device--"/dev/dsp"--to the one 
your system is using, like "ALSA:default").  (And change your mixer to 
"default".)

If you can't play sound elsewhere, check in on the Knopp fora for help 
setting it up.

Also, make sure you turn off any sound servers (esd, artsd, ...).

Mike