[mythtv-users] ALSA and SPDIF Out For nForce2 Motherboards

Wayde Milas wmilas at rarcoa.com
Wed Apr 7 10:14:04 EDT 2004


> > ______________________________________________________________________
> The only way to set it is to go into mysql and update the value in the
> "settings" table for the "AudioOutputDevice". You have to use the
> correct format: "ALSA:device", so something like "ALSA:nforce" or
> "ALSA:hw:2,0".  This is all because the ALSA support is unfinished and
> not really well supported.

Ah. I'll try this.

> That being said, look for previous posts about the nforce SPDIF output. 
> I use it with the ALSA OSS emulation, with the device /dev/sound/adsp. 
> I never got it working well directly with myth & ALSA.

I tried this. This doesnt work. Well, it works for every other OSS
application, except myth. Basicly you use the hw map setting when you
load the OSS emulation module to force all sound to something like
hw:0,2.

Works for rythmbox, ect. 
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