[mythtv-users] MythTV: Sound issues.

[Postmaster at Reigm]

Well I managed to get around this by re-loading and not installing KDE.
(I'm a GNome head)
only problem is tha it now, just won't install.  I don't know why.  It 
dosn't like the QTDIR data, even though it is there.
I dono.

cmisip wrote:

>I get around this by using two sound cards, one for mythtv and another
>for the rest of the multimedia programs.  
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>On Fri, 2003-07-25 at 09:12, matt wrote:
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>>Well, I tried that, here is what happened: sound stops.
>>It appers that I can only get sound on whatever dev. that ARTS has,
>>for lack of a better word, "Blessed".  
>>If I have ARTS on /dev/dsp or /dsp/sound/dsp then I have sound,
>>sound will continue if I move ARTS, but if I start with ARTS on
>>somthing other then /dev/dsp or /dev/sound/dsp I will have no sound
>>till /dev/dsp or /dev/sound/dsp has been "blessed" with ARTS
>>pressence.
>>/dev/dsp = /dev/sound/dsp
>>This sounds like I have a weird driver issue.  Right now I am running
>>ALSA 0.9.0rc8, I'm going to try going to 0.9.5 and see if that helps. 
>>If not, I can always replace the sound card...
>>Matt
>>
>>William Riley wrote:
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>>>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.
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>>>>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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