[mythtv-users] Sluggish Video

mike at grounded.net mike at grounded.net
Tue Nov 30 19:37:02 UTC 2010


>> I don't have any choice on this machine, it's a server never meant to be
>> used as a media machine but it's got USB ports which allows me to use a
>> USB soundblaster device for audio.
>> 
> You do have a choice.  Considering there is no hardware support in
> PulseAudio, it is either accessing that sound card through ALSA or OSS.

Since the server doesn't have any audio built in, I need to use a USB device.

How do I find out what it's using?

# aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Go [SB X-Fi Go!], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
  Subdevices: 0/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

# aplay -L
default
    Default
front:CARD=Go,DEV=0
    SB X-Fi Go!, USB Audio
    Front speakers
surround40:CARD=Go,DEV=0
    SB X-Fi Go!, USB Audio
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=Go,DEV=0
    SB X-Fi Go!, USB Audio
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=Go,DEV=0
    SB X-Fi Go!, USB Audio
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=Go,DEV=0
    SB X-Fi Go!, USB Audio
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=Go,DEV=0
    SB X-Fi Go!, USB Audio
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=Go,DEV=0
    SB X-Fi Go!, USB Audio
    IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output



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