[mythtv-users] MythTV: Sound issues.

[William Riley]

If your card supports it, tell arts to use /dev/dsp1 instead of /dev/dsp.
That way MythTV can access /dev/dsp and arts can also be running for your
other programs. This works on an es1370 card for me.

William

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "matt" <SyOp at reigm.com>
To: <mythtv-users at snowman.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 2:47 PM
Subject: [mythtv-users] MythTV: Sound issues.


> Ok, I'm new, and have, up to now managed, not to send a message.
> Bringing you up to speed...
> <Bring Up to speed>
> 1) Started w/ Mandrake 9.1 RPMs
> 2) Found out they were lacking, removed them...(where is that ./setup)
> 3) Installed from source using the 62 page install guide.
> (That is a GOOD guide.  Installed EZ)
> 4) Get backend filled, all that fun stuff, run into a few gliches,
> nothing fatle. (Why am I seeing the Malvern Channel line up, I said
> Coatsville)
> </Bring Up to speed>
>
> Ok, then I go to run MythTV.
> 1) Start backend Can't get port 6543
> 2) Start backend Again OK
> 3) Start frontend: sound device open ?!?
> 4) Read mailing list arcives, OK
> 5) check /dev/dsp/ -> arts running -> KILL arts
> 6) sound still works, start mythfrontend -> OK, wait no sound ?!?
> 7) re-boot, ok MythTV dosn't work, try disabling ARTS
> 8) re-boot, no sound ?!? Device in use ?!? Current use device -> NOTHING
> 9) re-enable ARTS, everything but MythTV works.
>
>
> Tall & Short
> ARTS -> Eveything works except MythTV
> NO ARTS -> nothing works
>
> The Question:
> 1) Is there a way for MythTV to play nice with ARTS, or am I SOL?
> 2) Is there a process that '/sbin/fuser -av /dev/dsp' wouldn't tell me
> about?
>
> System Specs:
> AMD 1800+
> Dual boot Mandrake 9.1 & Win2000 (Please may I give up Widnows)
> ATI Raden VE
> WinTV2go (BT878)(the same stupid TV card)
> SiS Chipset
> SiS Intigrated Sound (SiS 7012)
>
> Thanks,
> Matt
>
>
>


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