[mythtv-users] Sound issue that I can't seem to figure out

[Harry Devine]

José Tomás @ Chico wrote:
> You may have the same issue that I have. A profile recording issue...
>
> google: "site:www.mythtv.org tomas chico" or read 
> "http://www.mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2008-October/235352.html"
>
> Talking with a couple of friends that tried mythtv I found that this 
> issue is more common then I espect, I believe that the mythtv team 
> should try to make visible the solution. Those friends decided that 
> mythtv was not good :-O, one of them has one of those very good card, 
> and so he was a success.
>
> Tomás
> Harry Devine wrote:
>> OK, now that my video issue is resolved (via another post/thread), I'm 
>> moving onto my sound issue.  On my combined FE/BE Mythbuntu setup, if I 
>> go into Utilities/Setup->Setup->General->Audio (3rd screen), I have the 
>> following settings:
>>
>> Audio output device: ALSA:default
>> Passthrough output device:   Default
>> Max audio channels:   Stereo
>> Upmix:   Passive
>> Enable AC3 to SPDIF passthrough (checked)
>> Enable DTS to SPDIF passthrough (checked)
>> Aggressive sound ca (unchecked - not sure what the full wording is; it's 
>> off the right of the screen)
>> Use internal volume (checked)
>> Mixer Device:   /dev/mixer
>> Mixer Controls:   PCM
>> Master Mixer Volume:   100
>> PCM Mixer Volume:   100
>> Independent Muting of Left and Right Audio Channels (unchecked).
>>
>> When I tune to LiveTV, I get no sound, and the following in my frontend log:
>>
>> 2008-10-28 19:35:54.678 Opening audio device 'default'. ch 2(2) sr 48000
>> 2008-10-28 19:35:54.678 Opening ALSA audio device 'default'.
>> ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL /dev/mixer
>> 2008-10-28 19:35:54.699 AudioOutput Warning: Mixer attach error -2: No 
>> such file or directory
>>                         Check Mixer Name in Setup: '/dev/mixer'
>>
>> I can play music from within Myth fine, as well as get sounds from a 
>> terminal from outside of Myth.  I just can't get any audio for the TV.  
>> I have a pcHD5500 card and have it set to use /dev/dsp as it's audio 
>> device in the Capture Card setup for it.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>> Harry
>>
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I tried that, but it didn't work.  I still have no sound.  I also tried 
setting the Audio Mixer to ALSA:Default as Nick suggested and that 
didn't work either.  Here's my latest snippet from my frontend log:

2008-10-29 21:07:59.459 Opening audio device 'default'. ch 2(2) sr 48000
2008-10-29 21:07:59.460 Opening ALSA audio device 'default'.
2008-10-29 21:07:59.481 mixer unable to find control Master 1
2008-10-29 21:07:59.572 VideoOutputXv: XVideo Adaptor Name: 'ATI Radeon 
AVIVO Video'
2008-10-29 21:07:59.627 OSD Theme Dimensions W: 640 H: 480
2008-10-29 21:08:00.271 TV: Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
Initialize Yadif Deinterlacer. In-Pixformat = 1 Out-Pixformat=1
yadifdeint: size changed from 0 x 0 -> 480 x 480


Thanks,
Harry