[mythtv-users] My Ceiling Fan Controls My Mythtv Sound :(

[Ryszard]

this has given me a fantastic laugh for the day! thx!

On 7/31/06, John Andersen <jsamyth at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 7/29/06, Gucchu Gul Lalwani <gglalwani at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Strangely but I have no audio on Mythtv. To get audio I need to turn on
> > and off my ceiling fan,
> > Hardware:
> >
> > 1 Sound Card:
> > Model: .Elitegroup Sound Controller, Vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems
> > Corp; SIS 7012.
> > Running ALSA 1.0.10-0
> > 2. TV Tuner Card
> > BT878 Prolink Pixel ViewPlayTv Pro.
> > Vendor: Brooktree Corporation
> > Card Configuration
> > BTTV Card r, (Prolink Pixelview PV-BT878P+9B (PlayTv Pro rev.9BFM+NICAM)
> > Tuner > > B/DFF, I did not find the exact tuner support in bttv documentation]
> >
> > OS and Configuration
> >
> > 3. Running SUSE 10.0 Kernel version 2.6.13-15-default
> > KDE version 3.4.3-27.2 i586
> > Mythtv 0.19-1
> >
> > 4. modprobe enteries
> > optionss bttv cardr tunerX pll=1 radio=1
> > alias char-major-89 i2c-dev
> >
> > 5.  Reading somethreads about KDE and audio issues with TV applications
> > I confirmed the following is having a modular support in my default
> kernel.
> >
> >     * the *snd_bt87x.ko* driver for the Audio (CONFIG_SND_BT87X: in
> >       Device Drivers -> Sound -> ALSA -> PCI Devices -> bt87x Audio
> >       Capture)
> >           o If you use the obsolete OSS system instead of ALSA, you want
> >             CONFIG_SOUND_BT878 (in Device Drivers -> Sound -> OSS -
> >             bt878 audio DMA, /and/ Tv card (bt848) mixer support)
> >     * I²C Support (Device Drivers -> I²C Support -> I²C Support and I²C
> >       bit-banging interfaces)
> >     * the *bttv.ko* driver, under Video4Linux (CONFIG_VIDEO_BT848:
> >       Device Drivers -> Multimedia devices -> Video For Linux -> BT848
> >       Video For Linux) (you HAVE to activate I2C support in order that
> >       BT848 appears in the menu)
> >
> > Do we know if there is a bug fix available? Please suggest if I need to
> > migrate to another version of software to fix the issue on my computer
> > or tweak some settings?
>
> Gucchu, you seem to have left out any information about the
> ceiling fan.
>
> How are we supposed to diagnose this without
> all the details.  Are you running all the fan patchs released
> to date? What chipset is the fan running?  How many blades?
>
> Have you scanned the fan for viruses?  When you reboot
> your fan does it work right?
>
> Is the fan getting too hot? Does the fan seem to be thrashing?
>
> Ok, ok, I'll stop....
>
> Does the fan use a remote control?  (Mine does, but I have
> not tested to see if it interfers with lirc).
>
>
>
>
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