[mythtv-users] Can't scan fir audio devices in new .24 install

Gabe Rubin gaberubin at gmail.com
Wed Nov 17 03:56:28 UTC 2010


On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 9:01 AM, Gabe Rubin <gaberubin at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Jean-Yves Avenard <jyavenard at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> On 12 November 2010 13:14, Gabe Rubin <gaberubin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> It worked before (although I did have some issues where I would get no
>>> audio and have to restart it; perhaps that is related).  I have
>>> changed it to ALSA:iec958.  I still get the issues of sometimes it not
>>> playing audio and having to restart myth.  Nevertheless, if I keep it
>>> with that setting in .24 (I have downgraded to .23.1), will I not need
>>> to scan for audio devices, which seems to be a show-stopper for me?
>>
>> You don't have to use Scan Device ; but it's strongly recommended so
>> you're guaranteed to see during the settings what you're going to
>> experience during playback.
>>
>> If you don't you can set everything manually, but you could be doing
>> something that makes no sense.
>>
>> If you entered ALSA:iec958 manually, configure it like you used to ;
>> it will work. Just not using any automatic settings.
>>
>> I still would like your backtrace though... So this problem gets fixed
>> or at least we know what causes it.
>
> I downgraded to .23.1 before I received this message.  If I have time
> this weekend or next week (may not have time until thanksgiving
> weekend), I will try to upgrade to .24 again.  I will look into
> getting the debug packages and figure out how to do a backtrace.  I
> recognize that the only true "cost" that the developers ask from users
> is to provide meaningful bug reports so hopefully I can do that.  Or
> maybe the problem will be fixed by the time I upgrade again.
>
> It is weird that myth exited by saying core dump, but I could not find
> the dump anywhere.
>

I was impatient and upgraded just now.  The newer packages (or some
other change on my system) rectified this problem so no need (or
ability) to provide a a backtrace.  There is a new issue, but I will
start a new thread.


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