[mythtv-users] Desperately need help with digital audio

[Kevin Kuphal]

On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 5:16 PM, Shane Ludwig <thierry at wru.org> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm new to MythTV, new to Ubuntu, and fairly new to Linux in general,
> although
> I've been an AIX and Solaris admin for about 16 years.  A friend introduced
> me
> to the wonder of MythTV, and I excitedly dove in.  However, after *months*
> of
> trying to get this blasted thing to work, if it weren't for the fact that
> I've
> already sunk so much time, energy, and money into it, I'd throw it out the
> window.
>
> The latest issue is sound.  I have a Barracuda Razer card and it works to
> varying degrees, but I can't seem to get all the pieces together at once.
> I'm sure it can be remedied by setting the proper values, but after reading
> umpteen tutorials, wiki sites, docs, etc., and trying every combination I
> can
> think of, I still can't get it to work the way I'd like it to, and I'm lost
> and frustrated.


I'm going to make one simple suggestion that will probably save you hours of
your own time (and time is money)

Buy a Turtle Beach Riviera.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829118103

It just works.  Out of the box support by Linux.  For SPDIF, you don't need
any .asoundrc, just go into alsamixer and unmute the IEC958 line and you're
good to go.  It will be the best $20 you spend on your Myth box and you
won't have this problem.

Kevin
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