[mythtv] no-audio breaks video?

Matt Zimmerman mdz at debian.org
Wed Oct 29 14:20:47 EST 2003


On Tue, Oct 28, 2003 at 11:55:59PM -0800, Chris Petersen wrote:

> friend of mine just set up his new myth box, and was getting just a
> black screen for video (watching a recorded show).  He knew that he was
> having audio driver issues (brand new intel board, no OSS drivers), but
> figured that he'd at least get video.
> 
> Anyway, once he got ALSA working, the video started to work, too.  He's
> running the redhat 9 ATRPMS .12 rpm version.
> 
> Just thought I'd mention it in case it wasn't a known issue...

It is a known issue; I think it's even in the FAQ.  You need both audio and
video for MythTV to work.

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 - mdz


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