<div>Thanks, this experience has not been entirely unlike pulling out my own teeth with a pair vice grips, but hey I like a challenge...</div> <div> </div> <div>I installed myth using the debian package from <A href="http://debian.video.free.fr/">http://debian.video.free.fr/</A>. and now that I think back I probably also installed LAME from the same source. Are these packages flakey? Would you recommend that I compile these from source? </div> <div> </div> <div>Before I go that route (it sounds like a lot of work) I'd still like to know what I should be filling in for sound device, mixer etc. in mythfrontend.</div> <div> </div> <div>thanks again</div> <div>p</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><BR><BR><B><I>Brian Wood <beww@beww.org></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><BR><BR><BR>On Mar 22, 2006, at 6:42 AM,
Paul Cnudde wrote:<BR><BR>> Thanks for your reply. When I installed Mythtv a user was created- <BR>> 'mythtv'. I assume this is the context under which it runs( how <BR>> can I be sure?) althoughI start the backend as root from a command <BR>> line and start the front end as myself from a command line. <BR>> Anyway, following your suggestion, logged in as root, mythtv and <BR>> myself I can get sound playing mp3's mpegs wavs etc using various <BR>> programs(except myth). I'm guessing that this should be the case<BR>><BR>> What might point me in the right direction is if someone with a <BR>> similar setup as mine could post a working configuration. ie. what <BR>> ALSA/OSS components were compiled or included as modules in the <BR>> kernel. what mixer levels were set, and what needs to be filled in <BR>> in mythforntend for sound device and mixer.<BR>> I know I'm just missing something, but I can't figure out what it is<BR>><BR>> I also
read somewhere that I might require a .asoundrc file. What <BR>> is this, where does it go and where can I get one?<BR>> thanks again<BR><BR><BR>I believe the .asoundrc file has to do with restoring your sound <BR>settings to what they were when you shut down, its lack shouldn't <BR>cause sound to not work.<BR><BR>I don't see a mention of how you installed Myth, other than the fact <BR>you are running Debian. If you compiled it yourself you did not want <BR>to use the config option that disables OSS, that is only for non-x86 <BR>platforms and other testing uses. This doesn't mean that you need <BR>OSS, Alsa's emulation of it should work OK.<BR><BR>If you can get sound from MP3s and mpegs then your kernel is probably <BR>set up correctly for sound to work with Myth, so it is either an <BR>improper compilation or configuration of Myth (I know, I state the <BR>obvious).<BR><BR>If you're just starting out with Linux as you say, you have done <BR>quite well to get as far as you
have so far, congrats and welcome. <BR>I'm sure you will get it going soon.<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>mythtv-users mailing list<BR>mythtv-users@mythtv.org<BR>http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>