[mythtv-users] [OT] Xbox Frontend/Xebian 1.1/Alsa

[CTD]

A JM wrote:

>Mike,
>
>Good information. Nice informative post.
>
>I don't want to hijack this thread but did you get MythGame/Xmame
>working on your Xbox?
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>AJM,
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>On 8/4/05, CTD <ctd at minneapolish3.com> wrote:
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>>Dave wrote:
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>>>On 8/4/05, Johan Kihlström <johan.kihlstrom at bredband.net> wrote:
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>>>>Michael T. Dean wrote:
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>>>>>Dave wrote:
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>>>>>>   I had a frontend on my Xbox without issue for about 8 months.
>>>>>>Then I
>>>>>>decided to upgrade Myth to .18, and in the process, upgrade Xebian to
>>>>>>1.1.
>>>>>>   Problem is, now I can't get sound of the XBox with Myth.  I can play
>>>>>>audio OK using aplay, but when I go to view a recording with Myth I
>>>>>>get  "mixer unable to find control PCM"
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>>>>>What happens when you set "Mixer Controls" to "Master" instead of "PCM"?
>>>>>
>>>>>Mike
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>>>>Doesn't matter, I'm afraid
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>>>>I just had the same problem when upgrading to the latest Xebian.
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>>>>The sound device in the X-box has no mixer, so in order to make ALSA
>>>>work you have to disable internal mixing in myth.
>>>>You also need a good .asoundrc and instead of selecting /dev/dsp in
>>>>audio you have to write ALSA:(device from asoundrc)
>>>>
>>>>Good luck!
>>>>
>>>>Johan
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>>>Ok, disabling the internal mixed fixed it.  I swear I tried this
>>>yesterday after reading about the XBox not having a hardware
>>>mixer.....
>>>Anyway, I've got sound with: MixerControl=PCM (this is probably
>>>ignored since internal mixing is off), AudioDevice and
>>>AudioOutputDevice=ALSA:cards.pcm.dmix
>>>
>>>Thanks for the help & suggestions!
>>>Dave
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>>I basically had the same issue.  I installed  myth 0.18.1 using install
>>help from http://bit.blkbk.com/ (0.4.5-beta) on a xebian 1.1.0 xbox.  I
>>followed a previous post's instructions where the only change I had to
>>make was setting Audio Output Device to /dev/dsp.  No volume control in
>>mythtv, but I have sound.
>>
>>Concerning some of the posts about HW vs. SW mod.  I found the info on
>>www.xbox-linux.org a little dated in regards to the SW mod
>>instructions.  I actually bought a mod chip after unsuccessfully
>>attempting a SW mod using the www.xbox-linux.org instructions.  By the
>>time my mod chip arrived, I found other more up to date instructions to
>>accomplish the SW mod on almost any xbox no matter what HW version or
>>Dashboard version.
>>
>>I basically followed the instructions on the following links to SW-mod
>>the xbox:
>>http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?act=ST&f=44&t=257509
>>http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/203285
>>http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/xbins.php
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>>I did purchase the an action replay kit from ebay for $20 and rented the
>>ORIGINAL MechAssault Game in order to perform the SW mod.
>>
>>I then followed the http://bit.blkbk.com/ instructions.
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>>Then I used some evolutions dashboard tutorial instructions on
>>xbox-scene.com on how to start the linux install w/o needing the boot CD.
>>
>>Now I have a stable and cheap  frontend.
>>
>>Hope that helps.
>>Mike
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I don't think mythgame is a standard part installed using the install 
script at  http://bit.blkbk.com/.
I am not sure if this is due to a technical reason that would prevent 
one from installing it manually.
I personnally have not seen the need for mythgame, so I have not played 
with this plugin.
Let me know if you find anything out.
Mike