[mythtv-users] ALSA Problem?

[Darrick Hartman]

Change your output device to /dev/adsp instead of
/dev/dsp  (It may be /dev/snd/adsp )

You may benefit from upgrading to a current kernel
(2.4.23) instead of the current RedHat kernel.  There
were some updates to the soundcore module.

Darrick

--- Scott Pouliot <spouliot at scpsoftware.net> wrote:
> I've got ALSA up and running...sort of?
> 
> If I run:  aplay /usr/share/sounds/KDE_Startup.wav 
> then it plays the sound
> just fine....which tells me that ALSA is working in
> some capacity.
> 
> However, I get no sound whatsoever in
> MythTV...except the occasional
> crackle.  I have searched high and low for
> troubleshooting info and found a
> few things.  One told me to try using XAWTV
> muted...and running:  aplay
> /dev/dsp.  This only produces MAJOR popping and
> cracking...along with some
> "underrun!!!" errors.  Has anyone run into this
> before?
> 
> I'm running RedHat 9 w/ ALSA 0.9.8 on a linux kernel
> of 2.4.20-24_31.  BT878
> Tuner, and an AC97 sound board (snd-intel8x0).  I
> have no cable between my
> sound card and my tuner at all.  I originally ran
> one from the Tuner's Line
> Out port to my sound card's Line In port...but with
> that setup I got not
> even a crackle...so I removed the cable.
> 
> I've been searching for days on this problem...and
> am no closer to a
> solution....and have considerably less hair than
> when I started.  HELP!
> 
> Scott
> 
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