[mythtv-users] Problem with video buffer when watching a DVD

[Jean-Yves Avenard]

Hi

On 23 March 2011 14:26, Adam Jimerson <vendion at gmail.com> wrote:
> No I am not using pulse I am using Phonon with the gstreamer backend and
> VLC backend as a backup (when using both I get the same error).  This
> hasn't been a problem until recently when I changed the audio buffer

absolute pure coincidence.

It's pretty obvious you don't know how alsa work, because you would
have never made such ridiculous connection otherwise

> size.  No the device is not in use by anything else but if I close out
> of Myth and open VLC or something else sound works just fine, don't know
> if this makes a difference but Myth is the only thing that I have
> upmixing audio on this system.

are they all using surround71 device though?

For myth to see the device (it shows up when you do a scan audio
device) yet, you can't use it because it's in use: it means just that:
the audio device is in use.

Myth requires exclusive access to it (like most audio applications)

> I understand that now, but now I have no option but try to fix the audio
> buffer

sigh...

there's nothing to fix related to the audio buffer, changing the
hardware audio buffer size means just that. It allows to allocate
bigger buffer size. nothing more.
it doesn't even mean it's going to be used.