[mythtv-users] Setting ALSA Sound

[Carl Fongheiser]

On 7/20/06, Marcus <lists at wordit.com> wrote:
>
> How do I set the sound device correctly? I am using ALSA on a KDE
> desktop (Kubuntu Dapper).
>
> I know Myth will require a special setting itself later, but what is
> needed for just using "cat /dev/video0 > file.mpg". It needs to work
> from the command line first before I add the Myth settings.
>
> The card is a PVR-150. I can also watch live TV using "mplayer
> /dev/video0", but without sound. I have a picture, but no sound. The
> sound system does work otherwise though.


If you're not getting sound, you may have a misconfigured audio input in
ivtv, or you don't have the audio hooked up to the card, or the sound is
muted in ivtv.  Check "ivtvctl -Q" and "ivtvctl -Y" to see how you're
currently set up.

ALSA doesn't have any bearing on this.

Carl Fongheiser
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