I think that is the problem. There is no rpm for my kernel "alsa-kmdl-2.6.8-1.521" So I think I may have to do a apt-get dist-upgrade :(. I was planing on changing the case anyway. Is there a good way to backup all the settings ect?
-Gregg On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 10:26:44 -0600, Michael Segulja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was having the same exact problem... music and sounds effects but no > voices and nothing if I set xine to passthrough. My problem ended up being > the version of alsa. I had 1.0.7 for alsa-utils and alsa-libs, but I had > 1.0.6 of the alsa driver. Check cat /etc/asound/version and see what it > gives you. > > Here's what fixed it for me: apt-get install alsa-kmdl-`uname -r` > > HTH, > Michael > Michael Segulja LMD Computing Solutions, Inc. (281) 376-8181 | Office. > (281) 300-8285 | Mobile (281) 576-7230 | Fax http://www.lmdcs.com | | To > mess up a Linux box, you need to work at it; | to mess up your Windows box, > you just need to work on it. | - Scott Granneman, Security Focus | > > Gregg wrote: > I discovered the errors are because those lines are missing from the > original config. I made a backup before the restore :). Anyway after the > restore I still get no sound for dvds. I installed xine and when I play in > 5.1 mode I get music and sound effects, but no voices. If I play in > passthrough I get nothing. I am running 2.6.8-1.521 if that makes a > difference. I also uninstalled and reinstalled alsa using apt-get. > Arghhhhh!!! thanks. -Gregg On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 15:26:55 -0800, Gregg > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Duhh ;) I ran alsactl -v and it said "alsactl version 1.0.7" I then did the > resore and got this... /usr/sbin/alsactl --file ~/asound.state restore > /usr/sbin/alsactl: set_control:797: warning: numid mismatch (44/46) for > control#44 /usr/sbin/alsactl: set_control:797: warning: numid mismatch > (45/47) for control#45 /usr/sbin/alsactl: set_control:805: warning: name > mismatch (Phone Playback Switch/PC Speaker Playback Switch) for control #46 > /usr/sbin/alsactl: set_control:805: warning: name mismatch (Phone Playback > Volume/PC Speaker Playback Volume) for control #47 /usr/sbin/alsactl: > set_control:805: warning: name mismatch (Mic Playback Switch/Phone Playback > Switch) for control #48 /usr/sbin/alsactl: set_control:805: warning: name > mismatch (Mic Playback Volume/Phone Playback Volume) for control #49 > /usr/sbin/alsactl: set_control:805: warning: name mismatch (Mic Boost > (+20dB)/Mic Playback Switch) for control #50 /usr/sbin/alsactl: > set_control:805: warning: name mismatch (Line Playback Switch/Mic Playback > Volume) for control #51 /usr/sbin/alsactl: set_control:892: bad > control.51.value type On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 12:53:43 -0800, Gregg Farhat > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have ver 1.0.7, I will try the restore tomorrow night, along with the > change in the asoundrc. My device is 0,3. I will let you know how it goes. > -Gregg On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 14:10:19 -0500, Kyle Rose > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gregg Farhat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I removed the suggested items and applied the .asoundrc. It still has the > same results. I did discover if I add -ac hwac3, -ao alsa9 I get no sound on > dvd, but if I remove it I get static. Any other suggestions besides a hammer > :) . Thanks again for your help. LOL, I almost did this once with a live > because of this BS, but I doubt it would have helped. Keep the faith. :) > It's a great sound card, especially given the very low cost. Given that I > basically only ever use passthrough (except for playing Ogg/MP3 files, which > are all 16 bit anyway), I doubt I will ever need anything different unless a > non-S/PDIF digital interface appears. Which version of alsa are you running? > I know I had problems with the different variants of 1.0.6, so make sure > you're using 1.0.7 (not -rc?) or CVS. Also, try xine instead of mplayer. The > alsa support on each piece of software is different, and frankly I've never > gotten mplayer to work as reliably as xine even though xine's configuration > seems more complicated at first. Next, how is your Live wired to your AC3 > decoder? I use just the basic Live card with a coax connector going from (I > believe) the white (left) channel on a stereo mini->RCA converter sitting in > the top (?) mini jack, which on my card is gold instead of colored plastic, > to the S/PDIF in on my receiver. I'm doing this from memory, so it's a bit > fuzzy. Finally, try putting the attached asound.state into a file (e.g. > /tmp/foo) and issuing "alsactl --file /tmp/foo restore". This is my mixer > config. Since the Live has so many mixer settings that are so poorly > documented, it took a lot of trial-and-error to get set up correctly. If > this works for you, I'll post a web page indicating how to get this set up > because I'll have positive confirmation that it works for at least one other > person. :) This will *only* work with 1.0.7, because some of the mixer > controls changed names, etc. Let me know what happens. I'm curious to hear > if it works. Cheers, Kyle ________________________________ > _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
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