[mythtv-users] No sound on recorded programs playback (sigh)

[greg]

steve wrote:
>
> After finally getting everything on my new build seemingly working, I 
> watched a recorded show and there was no sound. When I play the saved 
> file with the movie player, the sound is there, so it’s definitely 
> some issue with the connection between Mythv and the card.
>
> This is on FC12, and it’s an on-board sound system on a Gigabyte 
> GA-EP45-UD3R mobo, which the manual doesn’t describe except to say it 
> uses a Realtek ALC889A codec.
>
> The frontend setting are the defaults, i.e. audio output device = 
> alsa: default, passthrough = default, mac channels = stereo, upstream 
> = passive, and none of the spdif stuff checked.
>
> Dmesg shows ALSA is loaded normally, and there are no bad looking 
> messages in the myth log; just says AFD opened codec (audio).
>
> I’m a little afraid this may be related to the libfaad problems I was 
> having 
> http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2010-January/278749.html that 
> I thought were resolved with a symbolic link to the newer version.
>
> Anyone know how I can fix this or how to debug?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
>
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What kind of capture card are you using? Are you sure you don't have to 
run the output of your capture card to the line in on your sound card?
I used to have a frame grabber capture card that I needed to hook up 
this way..