On Jan 2, 2006, at 4:14 PM, Matt Hannan wrote:
Ok, so nothing specific. Just a general "I don't like it because
I don't like it" or "I don't like it because I didn't read enough
to figure out how to become the 'ultimate master' of my data
files with iTunes". I can accept that.
No, I played with iTunes for months. My first Mac is this Mini. I
have read. And read. And read. Like I said, I had it working with
an NFS share for my server, which is also my mythbackend machine.
And sure, I don't like iTunes. Sue me for saying it. ;-) I'd rather
use XMMS, to tell you the truth.
Hell, use Windows Media Player for all I care. :) I was trying to get
out of you what you couldn't do with iTunes that you can do with
MythMusic so I could propose a solution for anyone who happens upon
this thread in the future. Your answer is "Play music without leaving
Myth Frontend". I have no iTunes solution - yet. If the need should
arise, I might try playing with MythMusic to allow users to specify
the binary that plays the music files so you can choose an external
player like MythVideo does. I wouldn't count on that since I have
everything working how I need it to work.
I think this had A LOT to do with fink. I was trying to get XMMS
running, but had zero positive results. Then Software Update
stopped working. Then iTunes stopped working. So here I am with
FC4. I will reload Tiger if I have to, but I am trying to get a
full-boat MythTV system running, which is just not going to happen
under OS X.
Basically, this is not a massive issue, but rather a
configuration question.
MythMusic issues static, WatchTV blows up, Watch Recordings does
the same. Pretty much the core three things I love MythTV for!
Let's stay on topic, folks. This is not an iTunes issue, but
rather a MythTV one.
Can you get audio from X to work? If not, it's a "I can't get audio
to work under FC4 using a Mac mini" issue, not a MythTV issue.
I will look into that /dev/adsp, but I do not seem to have that
as an option in mythsetup or frontend utilities. Are you
successfully running MythTV on a Mac?
To change the device MythMusic uses for audio, go to Utilities/
Setup>Setup>Media Settings>Music Settings>General Settings>First
Screen "Audio Device". What are your options other than /dev/dsp? Do
they match ls -l /dev/ | grep dsp ?
I'm running Front end on 3 Macs under OS X, but just for recorded
shows and live TV. Your issue isn't a Mac issue. It's a FC4/Mac
hardware issue, so I can only guess at what's wrong. I based my /
dev/ adsp hunch on what I saw in my x86 FC4 setup.
Granted. MythTV under OS X was nice, but it did not include support
for music. Kill me for rather listening to music than watching TV.
Did you build your OS X front end with the mythmusic plugin? Just
saying...
Again, granted. That is why this thread has" fc4.ppc" in its
subject! I seriously doubt I am the only wanting this
functionality. If so, I am now the Geek King of the World, which I
seriously doubt. Once the holidays are over, I am willing to bet
that I get an actual answer to this. Timing is everything, and New
Years is not the right time!
I'm betting you are, in fact, the only one who has loaded FC4 on
their mini and wants to play MythMusic with it (and reads this list).
Prepare to wear your crown.
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