[mythtv-users] Warning: Something is currently using: /dev/snd/pcmCOD1p, retrying error...

Bill Sutton thesuttons at skybluewireless.com
Mon Dec 6 06:42:26 UTC 2004


Hi again,

Wanted to post more information on the problem that I am having with my sound. I appologize for the repeat post, but I don't know how to reply to my previous one.  I get the message listed in the Subject when I try to "Watch Live TV".  I'm pretty sure that my problem is mostly one of setup.  I don't know what to setup in Mythbackend through Mythsetup for my sound device.  Is this supposed to be a path to something like /dev/snd/??? or what?  Are there any detailed instructions on the various setup pages.  I see configuration settings both when I do a mythtvsetup and in the frontend in Main/Utilities-Setup/Setup/General page.  What goes where?  I'm using FC3 which I believe has ALSA drivers by default.  I just figured out tonight how to actually get sound out of my sound card, so that was a step forward.  Listed below are hopefully all of the appropriate log files.

Some console log messages - 

2004-12-05 23:16:16 mythfrontend version: 0.16.20040906-1 www.mythtv.org
2004-12-05 23:16:16 Enabled verbose msgs : important general
mythtv: could not connect to socket
mythtv: No such file or directory
lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages
2004-12-05 23:16:19 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
2004-12-05 23:16:19 Registering MythDVD DVD Media Handler as a media handler
2004-12-05 23:16:19 Registering MythDVD VCD Media Handler as a media handler
2004-12-05 23:16:20 Registering MythMusic Media Handler as a media handler
SIP listening on IP Address 192.168.0.3:5060 NAT address 192.168.0.3
SIP: Cannot register; proxy, username or password not set
2004-12-05 23:16:58 Connecting to backend server: 127.0.0.1:6543 (try 1 of 5)
2004-12-05 23:16:58 Using protocol version 13
2004-12-05 23:16:58 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
2004-12-05 23:16:58 adding: localhost.localdomain as a client (events: 0)
2004-12-05 23:16:58 Reloading backend settings
2004-12-05 23:16:59 Using protocol version 13
2004-12-05 23:16:59 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
2004-12-05 23:16:59 adding: localhost.localdomain as a client (events: 1)
2004-12-05 23:17:03 Reloading backend settings
Unable to open mixer: ''
2004-12-05 23:17:09 Using protocol version 13
2004-12-05 23:17:09 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
2004-12-05 23:17:09 adding: localhost.localdomain as a client (events: 0)
2004-12-05 23:17:09 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
2004-12-05 23:17:09 adding: localhost.localdomain as a client (events: 0)
2004-12-05 23:17:09 adding: localhost.localdomain as a remote ringbuffer
2004-12-05 23:17:09 Could not get capabilities for audio device: /dev/snd/pcmC0D1p
2004-12-05 23:17:09 Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
Unknown video codec
Please go into the TV Settings, Recording Profiles and
setup the four 'Software Encoders' profiles.
Assuming RTjpeg for now.
Unknown audio codec
recorder: /dev/snd/pcmC0D1p: error setting audio input device to 44100kHz/16bits/2channel
Could not detect audio blocksize
Cannot open DSP '/dev/snd/pcmC0D1p', exitingopen: Device or resource busy
2004-12-05 23:17:12 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/snd/pcmC0D1p'.
2004-12-05 23:17:12 WARNING: something is currently using: /dev/snd/pcmC0D1p, retrying.

lsmod output:

Module                  Size  Used by
snd_seq_oss            34432  0
snd_seq_midi_event      8192  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                55568  4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_pcm_oss            46120  0
snd_mixer_oss          16384  1 snd_pcm_oss
parport_pc             24705  1
lp                     11565  0
parport                41737  2 parport_pc,lp
autofs4                24005  0
sunrpc                160421  1
ipt_REJECT              6465  1
ipt_state               1857  1
ip_conntrack           40693  1 ipt_state
iptable_filter          2753  1
ip_tables              16193  3 ipt_REJECT,ipt_state,iptable_filter
xfs                   520881  1
dm_mod                 54741  0
button                  6481  0
battery                 8517  0
ac                      4805  0
md5                     4033  1
ipv6                  232577  12
uhci_hcd               31449  0
bt878                  11093  0
tuner                  18413  0
tvaudio                20961  0
bttv                  150541  2 bt878
video_buf              21701  1 bttv
i2c_algo_bit            8521  1 bttv
v4l2_common             5953  1 bttv
btcx_risc               4425  1 bttv
i2c_core               22081  4 tuner,tvaudio,bttv,i2c_algo_bit
videodev                9664  2 bttv
snd_via82xx            25408  2
snd_ac97_codec         66784  1 snd_via82xx
snd_pcm                92680  4 snd_pcm_oss,snd_via82xx,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer              27652  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc          7688  2 snd_via82xx,snd_pcm
gameport                4801  1 snd_via82xx
snd_mpu401_uart         8064  1 snd_via82xx
snd_rawmidi            24872  1 snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq_device          7948  3 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi
snd                    50788  14 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_via82xx,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
soundcore               9889  1 snd
8139too                26305  0
mii                     4673  1 8139too
floppy                 58609  0
ext3                  116809  2
jbd                    74969  1 ext3

uname -a output

Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.9-1.667 #1 Tue Nov 2 14:41:25 EST 2004 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

lspci output

00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333]
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333 AGP]
00:09.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 11)
00:09.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 11)
00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233 PCI to ISA Bridge
00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
00:11.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 1b)
00:11.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 1b)
00:11.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 1b)
00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 30)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11DDR [GeForce2 MX 100 DDR/200 DDR] (rev b2)

TIA good folks.

Bill


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