[mythtv-users] Audio not working... What should I check?

Leif Pihl leif at pihl.us
Fri Nov 8 20:43:39 UTC 2013


On Nov 8, 2013, at 2:38 PM, Leif Pihl wrote:

> 
> On Nov 8, 2013, at 2:32 PM, Colin Mackay wrote:
> 
>> At a command prompt:
>> 
>> ps -A | grep pulseaudio
> 
> Is the you typed above, between the "-A" and the "grep" the pipe symbol?  (i.e.: shift-"\" on most US keyboards.) 

I typed it with the "pipe" symbol, and here is the result: 

"2128 ?      00:00:00  pulseaudio" 

note that the "pulseaudio" is in red.

What does this mean?




>> If it's running, it's there.  As for removing it, I'll have to let others on the list help you with that.  I use it on my system without issue, now that I have it pointed to the correct HDMI device.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 3:23 PM, Leif Pihl <leif at pihl.us> wrote:
>> OK, I looked up PulseAudio in Wikipedia.
>> I don't know if I do or do not want it.
>> How do I determine if it's active and/or if it is why there is no audio?
>> 
>> 
>> On Nov 8, 2013, at 2:17 PM, Leif Pihl wrote:
>> 
>> > I'm afraid I do not understand.
>> > What is PulseAudio, and how does that tie-in with my issue?
>> > BTW, I am NOT using a separate audio or video card, everything in that regards in on the motherboard.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Nov 8, 2013, at 12:42 PM, Patrick Ouellette wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Fri, Nov 08, 2013 at 10:29:30AM -0600, Leif Pihl wrote:
>> >>> The installed software is MythBuntu, running version 0.27
>> >>
>> >> I've had issues with MythBuntu's insistence on installing PulseAudio by default.
>> >> I'm not saying it is your problem, but you should be aware it is there.
>> >>
>> >> Pat
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