[mythtv-users] Fwd: no sound when playing DVDs

Rudy Scott rudy at buypct.com
Thu Mar 20 19:32:25 UTC 2008


 Solved this problem by adding the "USE" flag "a52" to my make.conf file and
reemerging ffmpeg.  It appears this is needed to enable the a52 audio codec
decoding libraries used by DVD audio.

Thanks,

--Rudy



On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 11:46 PM, Rudy Scott <rudy at buypct.com> wrote:

>   Greetings,
>
> I recently setup my first MythTV box on Gentoo with Myth 0.21.  I have a
> PVR-350 and am using the IVTV drivers (1.0.3) to send it out to my TV.  I
> have the sound looped through my SB Live 5.1 sound card.  Sound is great
> for everything except playing a DVD.  I have MythTV configured to use ALSA:
> Default.  I've checked in alsamixer and I think I have all the channels
> unmuted and turned up that might be for DVD input.  I have a 4 wire (only 3
> used) jumper cable running from my DVD player to my sound card input.
> Sound from MythMusic, Watching TV (looped through PVR-350 to sound card),
> and watching recordings all sounds great.  Volume control works.  My only
> problem is no audio when watching a DVD?
>
> Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --Rudy
>
>
> --
> Rudy Scott
> Pacific Computer Technologies
> PO Box 185
> College Place, WA 99324
> http://buypct.com
> rudy at buypct.com
> 509-301-4435 (cell)
> 509-522-1738 (office)
>
>
>
> --
> Rudy Scott
> Pacific Computer Technologies
> PO Box 185
> College Place, WA 99324
> http://buypct.com
> rudy at buypct.com
> 509-301-4435 (cell)
> 509-522-1738 (office)
>



-- 
Rudy Scott
Pacific Computer Technologies
PO Box 185
College Place, WA 99324
http://buypct.com
rudy at buypct.com
509-301-4435 (cell)
509-522-1738 (office)



-- 
Rudy Scott
Pacific Computer Technologies
PO Box 185
College Place, WA 99324
http://buypct.com
rudy at buypct.com
509-301-4435 (cell)
509-522-1738 (office)
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