[mythtv-users] Wierd audo issue on new install

[Phil Wild]

>>
> Thanks
> I have checked with alsamixer and there are no muted channels/devices.
> I get sound if I run the command
>
>     speaker-test -c6 -D plughw:0,3
>  or
>     speaker-test -c6 -D hw:0,3
>  or
>     speaker-test -c6 -D hdmi
>
> but not when I run
>
>     speaker-test -c6
>  or
>     speaker-test -c6 -D default
>
> Yet if I su to root, it works. If I try any user other than root, it
> fails. No errors, the sound just isn't directed to the correct device
>
> This has me stumped. Two nights past 3am now trying to get to the bottom of it.
>
> No errors but no sound:
>
> phil at echo:~$ speaker-test -c6 -D default
>
> speaker-test 1.0.25
>
> Playback device is default
> Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 6 channels
> Using 16 octaves of pink noise
> Rate set to 48000Hz (requested 48000Hz)
> Buffer size range from 32 to 349525
> Period size range from 10 to 116509
> Using max buffer size 349524
> Periods = 4
> was set period_size = 87381
> was set buffer_size = 349524
>  0 - Front Left
>  4 - Center
>  1 - Front Right
>  3 - Rear Right
>  2 - Rear Left
>  5 - LFE
> ^C
>
> and asound.conf looks like this at the moment
>
> phil at echo:~$ cat /etc/asound.conf
>  pcm.!default {
>       type plug
>       slave.pcm {
>               type hw
>               card 0
>               device 3
>       }
> }
>
>  pcm.!hdmi {
>       type plug
>       slave.pcm {
>               type hw
>               card 0
>               device 3
>       }
> }
>
> pcm.hdmi-remap {
>        type route
>        slave.pcm hdmi
>        ttable.0.0 1
>        ttable.1.1 1
>        ttable.2.4 1
>        ttable.3.5 1
>        ttable.4.2 1
>        ttable.5.3 1
>        ttable.6.6 1
>        ttable.7.7 1
> }
>
> #pcm.!default {
> # type plug
> # slave.pcm hdmi-remap
> #}

It appears that this has resolved the issue for me =(

sudo apt-get remove pulseaudio