[mythtv-users] Setting the right audio device in mythtv

[Nathan A. Smith]

On Sat, 2006-10-14 at 10:48 -0400, Nathan A. Smith wrote:
> On Sat, 2006-10-14 at 09:24 -0500, Anthony Messina wrote:
> > Nathan A. Smith wrote:
> > > On Sat, 2006-10-14 at 13:53 +0100, Nick wrote:
> > >> On 14/10/06, Nathan A. Smith <nasa01 at comcast.net> wrote:
> > >>> Hi,
> > >>>
> > >>> I am trying to get my audio to work (still....)  and have gotten to this
> > >>> point.
> > >>>
> > >>> The following commands produce sound as expected:
> > >>>
> > >>> mplayer -ao alsa -ac hwac3 bjorn_lynne-secret_world_\(surround_version
> > >>> \).ac3
> > >>> speaker-test -Dplug:iec958 -c6
> > >>> aplay -Dplug:dmix english.au
> > >>> mplayer Music/Country/Shania\ Twain* -ao alsa:device=plughw=dmix
> > >>> mplayer Music/Country/* -ao alsa:device=plughw=iec958
> > >>>
> > >>> in addition I can use -Dplug=default.
> > >>>
> > >>> But putting any of those devices (dmix, iec958, default) in the general
> > >>> settings dialog produces errors from
> > >>> unknown PCM
> > >>> to
> > >>> "no such file or directory"
> > >> Did you use:
> > >>
> > >> ALSA:iec958 or ALSA:default?
> > > Yes,
> > > 
> > > I guess I wasn't clear....
> > > 
> > > I put ALSA:iec958, ALSA:default, and ALSA:dmix with the given
> > > results.... 
> > > (ie: unknown PCM, "no such file...")
> > 
> > if, using speaker-test, you put -Dplug:iec958, try putting
> > ALSA:plug:iec958 in mythtv.  also, sorry for coming in late, but did you
> > already post your /etc/asound.conf and $HOME/.asoundrc files? those
> > might point us in the right direction.  what kind of soundcard?
> Well....
> 
> After some trial and error, I tried something I know I did before.  I
> put ALSA:iec958 and audio device and default as the pass through and it
> started working.  I'm not sure what changed.  But it's working now.
> Thanks for all the inputs.
Damn it....

I should know better.  Things were working as expected and then...
It stopped (most likely after a reboot).  

I am now getting the static out of left speaker and good sound out of
the right.

All the above commands still work, except the one playing the *.ac3
file.

Any suggestions on trouble shooting this?

Nasa


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