[mythtv] /dev/dsp busy?

mythtv-dev@snowman.net mythtv-dev@snowman.net
Fri, 6 Dec 2002 15:03:45 -0600 (CST)


On  5 Dec, Henk Poley wrote:
>> Van: Nathan Ziarek <nathan@ziarek.com>
>> 
>> If this is on-board sound, pretty sure it means that it doesn't handle
>> duplex audio - MythTV needs to be able to record and playback at the
>> same time, and on board sound (as I am learning), sucks.
> 
> Not all on board sound sucks. btw, it _used_ to suck. Most modern (ehm, 1
> year old (?)) mobos do quite excellent work. Though it is most of the time
> only 2 channel audio. Some compare it to SB16, but for my likeing even my
> 'el cheapo' ECS K7S5A (SiS chipset, tells enough?) produces better sound
> than those crappy SB16's, and it's full-duplex (according to the manual).

Grabber cards based on the BT878 have sound recording capabilities with
Linux kernel support. Anyone know what card uses this chip?

-matthew