[vdr] Re: softdevice: audio device selection
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. 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
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] vdr suggestions & osd colour oddity
Chris Elsworth wrote: When viewing a channel, pressing Up/Down currently changes channel; would it be possible to allow these buttons to just show channel information (with now/next in) for the previous/next channels, allowing one to quickly view what is on the other channels? Why don't you use the schedule from main menu for it? There's a now/next display mode for that. You can also switch channels from there. I think it would also be nice if there were more than one rewind/fastforward speed, achievable by repeated pressing of the appropriate button; press ff once to ff at 2x speed, again for 4x speed, again for 8x speed? Setup -> Replay -> Multi speed mode Cheers, Udo ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
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] vdr suggestions & osd colour oddity
On Fri, Aug 04, 2006 at 04:07:18PM +0200, Udo Richter wrote: > Chris Elsworth wrote: > >When viewing a channel, pressing Up/Down currently changes channel; > >would it be possible to allow these buttons to just show channel > >information (with now/next in) for the previous/next channels, > >allowing one to quickly view what is on the other channels? > > Why don't you use the schedule from main menu for it? There's a now/next > display mode for that. You can also switch channels from there. Hello Udo, Hm yes, that will actually do the job. I guess the only reason I ask for the above is that I'm used to it, and found it a fairly nice way of channel hopping (I'm migratin from Sky in the UK). > >I think it would also be nice if there were more than one > >rewind/fastforward speed, achievable by repeated pressing of the > >appropriate button; press ff once to ff at 2x speed, again for 4x > >speed, again for 8x speed? > > Setup -> Replay -> Multi speed mode Perfect! Don't know how I missed that one, you added it when I wasn't looking ;) Much appreciated, thanks very much. That does exactly what I want. So my only issue to sort is the miscoloured OSD now. It turns a beautiful shade of pink when the problem occurs on my setup :) thanks Udo, -- Chris ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
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at first, thanks alot for the help. perhaps i "not see the wood for the trees" (is this right in english). wanna say, perhaps im just too stupid... here are some debuggin outputs, for just to be sure that alsa works for me: cat /dev/urandom >/dev/dsp works, get this funny white noise out of my speakers. alsamixer screen: -- Card: C-Media PCI CMI8738-MC6 Chip: CMedia PCI View: [Playback] Capture All Item: Master -- $ cat /proc/asound/devices 0: [ 0] : control 4: [ 0- 0]: hardware dependent 16: [ 0- 0]: digital audio playback 17: [ 0- 1]: digital audio playback 18: [ 0- 2]: digital audio playback 24: [ 0- 0]: digital audio capture 26: [ 0- 2]: digital audio capture 33:: timer $ cat /proc/asound/pcm 00-02: CMI8738-MC6 : C-Media PCI IEC958 : playback 1 : capture 1 00-01: CMI8738-MC6 : C-Media PCI 2nd DAC : playback 1 00-00: CMI8738-MC6 : C-Media PCI DAC/ADC : playback 1 : capture 1 -- without -ao: -- Dec 24 20:57:32 gockels-video vdr: [4525] [softdevice-audio] Opening alsa device default Dec 24 20:57:32 gockels-video vdr: [4525] [softdevice-audio] Using alsa AC3 device hw:0,1 Dec 24 20:57:33 gockels-video vdr: [4525] [softdevice-audio] Playback open error: default, No such device FATAL exiting -- with -ao alsa:pcm=default -- Dec 24 20:59:19 gockels-video vdr: [4698] [softdevice-audio] Opening alsa device default Dec 24 20:59:19 gockels-video vdr: [4698] [softdevice-audio] Using alsa AC3 device hw:0,1 Dec 24 20:59:19 gockels-video vdr: [4698] [softdevice-audio] Playback open error: default, No such device FATAL exiting -- with -ao alsa:pcm=default#ac3=default# -- Dec 24 21:01:37 gockels-video vdr: [4977] [softdevice-audio] Opening alsa device default Dec 24 21:01:37 gockels-video vdr: [4977] [softdevice-audio] Using alsa AC3 device hw:0,1 Dec 24 21:01:37 gockels-video vdr: [4977] [softdevice-audio] Playback open error: default, No such device FATAL exiting -- with -ao dummy: -- Dec 24 21:03:30 gockels-video vdr: [5290] [softdevice-audio-dummy] Device opened! Ready to play so, its true, i've no spdif output on this card. but when you can tell softdevice what $dev_name (as mentioned in the softdevice readme) it should use for ac3 output (for it insists on using this), where do i get the $dev_name from? my driver is called cmipci, doesn't work. /dev/dsp or audio doesn't work either... xine can do a down-mix, and i get sound from vdr with xine plugin for example. on the other hand, there was a time, when i had 5 speaker connected to this card and heard nice digital surround sound from a dvd. i just can't get the idea behind all this (did i said this things about my foolischness?) -- Echte DSL-Flatrate dauerhaft für 0,- Euro*. Nur noch kurze Zeit! "Feel free" mit GMX DSL: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/dsl ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
[vdr] (no subect) = softdevice: audio device selection
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Re: [vdr] vdr suggestions & osd colour oddity
On Fri, Aug 04, 2006 at 04:26:19PM +0100, Chris Elsworth wrote: > > Chris Elsworth wrote: > > >When viewing a channel, pressing Up/Down currently changes channel; > > >would it be possible to allow these buttons to just show channel > > >information (with now/next in) for the previous/next channels, > > >allowing one to quickly view what is on the other channels? > > > > Why don't you use the schedule from main menu for it? There's a now/next > > display mode for that. You can also switch channels from there. > > Hm yes, that will actually do the job. I guess the only reason I ask > for the above is that I'm used to it, and found it a fairly nice way > of channel hopping (I'm migratin from Sky in the UK). PS: vdr-pilotskin (and vdr-pilot, but I didn't try that one) look like they do exactly what I'm after in this section :) hope tht helps anyone else who was looking for that functionality. -- Chris ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
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Re: [vdr] (no subject)
Hi, Placbakopen error? hmm did you insert your vdr-user into audio group? /etc/group order adduser??? On Fr, Aug 04, 2006 at 09:39:38 +0200, Alex Golks wrote: > at first, thanks alot for the help. > perhaps i "not see the wood for the trees" (is this right in english). wanna > say, perhaps im just too stupid... > > here are some debuggin outputs, for just to be sure that alsa works for me: > > cat /dev/urandom >/dev/dsp works, get this funny white noise out of my > speakers. > > alsamixer screen: > -- > Card: C-Media PCI CMI8738-MC6 > Chip: CMedia PCI > View: [Playback] Capture All > Item: Master > -- > > $ cat /proc/asound/devices > 0: [ 0] : control > 4: [ 0- 0]: hardware dependent > 16: [ 0- 0]: digital audio playback > 17: [ 0- 1]: digital audio playback > 18: [ 0- 2]: digital audio playback > 24: [ 0- 0]: digital audio capture > 26: [ 0- 2]: digital audio capture > 33:: timer > > $ cat /proc/asound/pcm > 00-02: CMI8738-MC6 : C-Media PCI IEC958 : playback 1 : capture 1 > 00-01: CMI8738-MC6 : C-Media PCI 2nd DAC : playback 1 > 00-00: CMI8738-MC6 : C-Media PCI DAC/ADC : playback 1 : capture 1 > > -- > without -ao: > -- > Dec 24 20:57:32 gockels-video vdr: [4525] [softdevice-audio] Opening alsa > device default > Dec 24 20:57:32 gockels-video vdr: [4525] [softdevice-audio] Using alsa AC3 > device hw:0,1 > Dec 24 20:57:33 gockels-video vdr: [4525] [softdevice-audio] Playback open > error: default, No such device FATAL exiting > -- > with -ao alsa:pcm=default > -- > Dec 24 20:59:19 gockels-video vdr: [4698] [softdevice-audio] Opening alsa > device default > Dec 24 20:59:19 gockels-video vdr: [4698] [softdevice-audio] Using alsa AC3 > device hw:0,1 > Dec 24 20:59:19 gockels-video vdr: [4698] [softdevice-audio] Playback open > error: default, No such device FATAL exiting > -- > with -ao alsa:pcm=default#ac3=default# > -- > Dec 24 21:01:37 gockels-video vdr: [4977] [softdevice-audio] Opening alsa > device default > Dec 24 21:01:37 gockels-video vdr: [4977] [softdevice-audio] Using alsa AC3 > device hw:0,1 > Dec 24 21:01:37 gockels-video vdr: [4977] [softdevice-audio] Playback open > error: default, No such device FATAL exiting > -- > with -ao dummy: > -- > Dec 24 21:03:30 gockels-video vdr: [5290] [softdevice-audio-dummy] Device > opened! Ready to play > > so, its true, i've no spdif output on this card. but when you can tell > softdevice what $dev_name (as mentioned in the softdevice readme) it should > use for ac3 output (for it insists on using this), where do i get the > $dev_name from? > my driver is called cmipci, doesn't work. > /dev/dsp or audio doesn't work either... > xine can do a down-mix, and i get sound from vdr with xine plugin for example. > on the other hand, there was a time, when i had 5 speaker connected to this > card and heard nice digital surround sound from a dvd. > > i just can't get the idea behind all this (did i said this things about my > foolischness?) > -- > > > Echte DSL-Flatrate dauerhaft für 0,- Euro*. Nur noch kurze Zeit! > "Feel free" mit GMX DSL: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/dsl > > ___ > vdr mailing list > vdr@linuxtv.org > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr -- Halim Sahin E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] (no subject)
Hello again, I made to many mistakes in my last post. First to get /dev/dsp working, load the snd-pcm-oss modprobe snd-pcm.oss After that add the user who wants to play something to the audio group and login again. You can add the user in /etc/group or you can use the adduser tool. Thanks On Sa, Aug 05, 2006 at 02:04:30 +0200, Halim Sahin wrote: > Hi, > > Placbakopen error? hmm > did you insert your vdr-user into audio group? > /etc/group > order > adduser??? > > On Fr, Aug 04, 2006 at 09:39:38 +0200, Alex Golks wrote: > > at first, thanks alot for the help. > > perhaps i "not see the wood for the trees" (is this right in english). > > wanna say, perhaps im just too stupid... > > > > here are some debuggin outputs, for just to be sure that alsa works for me: > > > > cat /dev/urandom >/dev/dsp works, get this funny white noise out of my > > speakers. > > > > alsamixer screen: > > -- > > Card: C-Media PCI CMI8738-MC6 > > Chip: CMedia PCI > > View: [Playback] Capture All > > Item: Master > > -- > > > > $ cat /proc/asound/devices > > 0: [ 0] : control > > 4: [ 0- 0]: hardware dependent > > 16: [ 0- 0]: digital audio playback > > 17: [ 0- 1]: digital audio playback > > 18: [ 0- 2]: digital audio playback > > 24: [ 0- 0]: digital audio capture > > 26: [ 0- 2]: digital audio capture > > 33:: timer > > > > $ cat /proc/asound/pcm > > 00-02: CMI8738-MC6 : C-Media PCI IEC958 : playback 1 : capture 1 > > 00-01: CMI8738-MC6 : C-Media PCI 2nd DAC : playback 1 > > 00-00: CMI8738-MC6 : C-Media PCI DAC/ADC : playback 1 : capture 1 > > > > -- > > without -ao: > > -- > > Dec 24 20:57:32 gockels-video vdr: [4525] [softdevice-audio] Opening alsa > > device default > > Dec 24 20:57:32 gockels-video vdr: [4525] [softdevice-audio] Using alsa AC3 > > device hw:0,1 > > Dec 24 20:57:33 gockels-video vdr: [4525] [softdevice-audio] Playback open > > error: default, No such device FATAL exiting > > -- > > with -ao alsa:pcm=default > > -- > > Dec 24 20:59:19 gockels-video vdr: [4698] [softdevice-audio] Opening alsa > > device default > > Dec 24 20:59:19 gockels-video vdr: [4698] [softdevice-audio] Using alsa AC3 > > device hw:0,1 > > Dec 24 20:59:19 gockels-video vdr: [4698] [softdevice-audio] Playback open > > error: default, No such device FATAL exiting > > -- > > with -ao alsa:pcm=default#ac3=default# > > -- > > Dec 24 21:01:37 gockels-video vdr: [4977] [softdevice-audio] Opening alsa > > device default > > Dec 24 21:01:37 gockels-video vdr: [4977] [softdevice-audio] Using alsa AC3 > > device hw:0,1 > > Dec 24 21:01:37 gockels-video vdr: [4977] [softdevice-audio] Playback open > > error: default, No such device FATAL exiting > > -- > > with -ao dummy: > > -- > > Dec 24 21:03:30 gockels-video vdr: [5290] [softdevice-audio-dummy] Device > > opened! Ready to play > > > > so, its true, i've no spdif output on this card. but when you can tell > > softdevice what $dev_name (as mentioned in the softdevice readme) it should > > use for ac3 output (for it insists on using this), where do i get the > > $dev_name from? > > my driver is called cmipci, doesn't work. > > /dev/dsp or audio doesn't work either... > > xine can do a down-mix, and i get sound from vdr with xine plugin for > > example. > > on the other hand, there was a time, when i had 5 speaker connected to this > > card and heard nice digital surround sound from a dvd. > > > > i just can't get the idea behind all this (did i said this things about my > > foolischness?) > > -- > > > > > > Echte DSL-Flatrate dauerhaft für 0,- Euro*. Nur noch kurze Zeit! > > "Feel free" mit GMX DSL: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/dsl > > > > ___ > > vdr mailing list > > vdr@linuxtv.org > > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr > > -- > Halim Sahin > E-Mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ___ > vdr mailing list > vdr@linuxtv.org > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr -- Halim Sahin E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
