[mythtv-users] No Alsa output without OSS emulation?

[Michael T. Dean]

On 06/29/2006 07:24 PM, Sage wrote:
> I'm running MythTV 0.19-fixed, compiled from source, on Ubuntu 6.06
> (Dapper Drake).  Despite the fact that I compiled MythTV with OSS
> support disabled, I am unable to hear sound without the alsa-oss
> emulation package installed.
>   
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/185108#185108
(whole message including quoted material--applies to more than just 
transcoding, BTW, including recording on some hardware)

Or, for the short version:  
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/185111#185111

> Is this a requirement of MythTV?  In the general settings, I have set
> ALSA:default as my playback device, and I have a working .asoundrc,
> and I disabled OSS support in MythTV before I compiled it.  Sound
> didn't work until I installed the alsa-oss package (all other alsa
> packages were already installed).  Why do I need OSS installed in
> order to play sound?

You don't (and I would /never/ install OSS on /any/ system).  You just 
need OSS emulation support.

>   Has anyone else run into this problem before?

Search the archives for "disable-audio-oss" (no quotes) and you'll see 
all the other people who tried to make a "cleaner" system by "not 
installing" OSS.

Mike