Re: [vdr] Re: softdevice: audio device selection
Alexander Golks wrote: > i think i'll try this "-ao alsa:pcm=default". > > but as i already mentioned, the softdevice complains about the ac3 > stream. perhaps something like "-ao alsa:pcm=default#ac3=default#" will > do the job. > > ac3(spdif) is only going to work if you have a sound card with a digital toslink or coaxial connector on it, supported by ALSA, and hooked to a compatible digital stereo receiver, or your sound card has a built in dolby digital decoder. If you have none of that or plan to not use any of that, leave out the ac3 altogether. The way to use -ao is in the documentation for softdevice. > so, my real problem was, that i hadn't found any information in how to > build up this "-ao whatever" line. > it would be nice to know, how this whole '-ao alsa:"description"' thing > is working. e.g. where can if find out, what to use as $dev_name in: > -ao alsa:pcm=dev_name# > -ao alsa:ac3=dev_name# > > alex > > ___ > vdr mailing list > vdr@linuxtv.org > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr > > ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] Re: softdevice: audio device selection
Hi, On Fr, Aug 04, 2006 at 10:23:46 +0200, Alexander Golks wrote: > i think i'll try this "-ao alsa:pcm=default". In most cases it is enough to type: $VDR "-P softdevice -vo xv:full" Softdevice will now use I think the first available alsa card. Do you want to specify another one or whats the reason to specify -ao . Best regards Halim ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] Re: softdevice: audio device selection
Why dont you just try -ao alsa:pcm=default your said your soundcard doesnt have spdif and you arent using it, so why are you telling softdevice to use spdif? ich wrote: > thats quite sure. > the only way momentarly getting the softdevice running is with "-ao > dummy:". without it, it complains about: > "[softdevice-audio] Playback open error: plug:spdif, Invalid argument > FATAL exiting". > for my understanding, it gets ac3 audio stream from the tv-card, and > tries to open the default audio, spdif in this way. i just must redirect > it to the right device, but which one? > > i'm searching for a command line containing somethings like > "-ao alsa:pcm=plug:spdif#ac3=plug:spdif#". > as one can see, i've tried several "plugs" like spdif, default, line and > front, but none worked. > i've searched some time the net, but nothing found explaining something > like this. > > i explicitly do not want to learn the alsa api, write my own program, > which in turn tests some various strings, witch might work for my > softdevice. (i've already taken a look at the api, and it is a bit > difficult for my limited programming skills...) > > > > > ___ > vdr mailing list > vdr@linuxtv.org > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr > > ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
