Alan Miles wrote: > All, > > I am new to alsa, so please be patient with me - I had to use alsa to get > here xawtv using an ATI radeon video card. > > I have successfully implemented the following on my Slackware 8.1 Linux > machine, running the 2.4.19 kernel, using the following: > > alsa-driver-0.9.0rc2 > alsa-lib-0.9.0rc2 > alsa-tools-0.9.0rc1 > alsa-oss-0.9.0rc1 > > However, I have cd-writer as /dev/hdc (/dev/sr0 when using the ide-scsi > module). Under *cough* M$, I can place CD's in this player and it works - it > does not work under Linux (if I put a jack into the cd-writer then I can > hear the cd). > > I have also have a DVD player as /dev/hda and can successfully, play (and > hear!) DVDs under linux using mplayer. > > Could this be related to the spdif connection between my cd player and the > sound card? Does alsa support spdif?
Yes, it supports. Use alsamixer to find the device (I can't remember correctly its name,but it's one of those strangely-named devices). Put the volume up, unmute (if muted) every channel, one of them is the spdif you're looking for. ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Dice - The leading online job board for high-tech professionals. Search and apply for tech jobs today! http://seeker.dice.com/seeker.epl?rel_code=31 _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
