I am running debian-unstable with the mythtv packages from
http://dijkstra.csh.rit.edu:8088/~mdz/ on a shuttle SB51G (Intel 845G)
I had mythv running but had no sound so I switched from oss i810_audio
to the alsa snd-intel8x0 driver.
After doing so, executing mythtv (via command line or by selecting "watch TV"
in mythfrontend) causes all of the mythbackend threads to die.
XawTV runs flawlessly just as it did before the alsa switch. I have been a
devout OSS driver user until now and am pretty ignorant about alsa.
I was wondering if someone was having a similar problem or might be able to
tell me why this would be happening. My undying thanks in advance.
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Possibly pertinent information:
columbia:~# ls -l /dev/mixer0 /dev/dsp0 /dev/video0 /dev/vbi0
crw-rw-rw- 1 root audio 14, 3 May 28 22:42 /dev/dsp0
crw-rw-rw- 1 root audio 14, 0 May 28 22:42 /dev/mixer0
crw-rw-rw- 1 root video 81, 224 May 28 17:48 /dev/vbi0
crw-rw-rw- 1 root video 81, 0 May 28 17:48 /dev/video0
columbia:~# dpkg -l | grep myth
ii libmyth-0.8 0.8-12 Common library code for MythTV and add-on mo
ii mythgallery 0.8-2 Image gallery add-on module for MythTV
ii mythmusic 0.8-2 Music add-on module for MythTV
ii mythtv 0.8-12 A personal video recorder application (clien
ii mythtv-backend 0.8-12 A personal video recorder application (serve
ii mythtv-common 0.8-12 A personal video recorder application (commo
ii mythtv-databas 0.8-12 A personal video recorder application (datab
ii mythtv-doc 0.8-12 A personal video recorder application (docum
ii mythtv-fronten 0.8-12 A personal video recorder application (clien
ii mythweather 0.8-2 Weather add-on module for MythTV
ii mythweb 0.8-2 Web interface add-on module for MythTV
columbia:~# ls -l /dev/mixer0 /dev/dsp0 /dev/video0 /dev/vbi0
crw-rw-rw- 1 root audio 14, 3 May 28 22:42 /dev/dsp0
crw-rw-rw- 1 root audio 14, 0 May 28 22:42 /dev/mixer0
crw-rw-rw- 1 root video 81, 224 May 28 17:48 /dev/vbi0
crw-rw-rw- 1 root video 81, 0 May 28 17:48 /dev/video0
columbia:~# strace -o strace.out mythtv
[http://www.jameswhite.org/stuff/strace.out]
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James S. White GAPS Incorporated
james@gapsinc.com Electrical Engineer - Etc.
http://www.jameswhite.org Caffeine is my anti-drug.
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How many people have to die before we put an end to dying altogether?
-- theonion.com
http://dijkstra.csh.rit.edu:8088/~mdz/ on a shuttle SB51G (Intel 845G)
I had mythv running but had no sound so I switched from oss i810_audio
to the alsa snd-intel8x0 driver.
After doing so, executing mythtv (via command line or by selecting "watch TV"
in mythfrontend) causes all of the mythbackend threads to die.
XawTV runs flawlessly just as it did before the alsa switch. I have been a
devout OSS driver user until now and am pretty ignorant about alsa.
I was wondering if someone was having a similar problem or might be able to
tell me why this would be happening. My undying thanks in advance.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Possibly pertinent information:
columbia:~# ls -l /dev/mixer0 /dev/dsp0 /dev/video0 /dev/vbi0
crw-rw-rw- 1 root audio 14, 3 May 28 22:42 /dev/dsp0
crw-rw-rw- 1 root audio 14, 0 May 28 22:42 /dev/mixer0
crw-rw-rw- 1 root video 81, 224 May 28 17:48 /dev/vbi0
crw-rw-rw- 1 root video 81, 0 May 28 17:48 /dev/video0
columbia:~# dpkg -l | grep myth
ii libmyth-0.8 0.8-12 Common library code for MythTV and add-on mo
ii mythgallery 0.8-2 Image gallery add-on module for MythTV
ii mythmusic 0.8-2 Music add-on module for MythTV
ii mythtv 0.8-12 A personal video recorder application (clien
ii mythtv-backend 0.8-12 A personal video recorder application (serve
ii mythtv-common 0.8-12 A personal video recorder application (commo
ii mythtv-databas 0.8-12 A personal video recorder application (datab
ii mythtv-doc 0.8-12 A personal video recorder application (docum
ii mythtv-fronten 0.8-12 A personal video recorder application (clien
ii mythweather 0.8-2 Weather add-on module for MythTV
ii mythweb 0.8-2 Web interface add-on module for MythTV
columbia:~# ls -l /dev/mixer0 /dev/dsp0 /dev/video0 /dev/vbi0
crw-rw-rw- 1 root audio 14, 3 May 28 22:42 /dev/dsp0
crw-rw-rw- 1 root audio 14, 0 May 28 22:42 /dev/mixer0
crw-rw-rw- 1 root video 81, 224 May 28 17:48 /dev/vbi0
crw-rw-rw- 1 root video 81, 0 May 28 17:48 /dev/video0
columbia:~# strace -o strace.out mythtv
[http://www.jameswhite.org/stuff/strace.out]
--------------------------------------------------------------
James S. White GAPS Incorporated
james@gapsinc.com Electrical Engineer - Etc.
http://www.jameswhite.org Caffeine is my anti-drug.
--------------------------------------------------------------
How many people have to die before we put an end to dying altogether?
-- theonion.com