Re: [Alsa-user] External firewire/usb soundcard that works well with alsa ?

2007-01-22 Thread Andrew Lyon
On 1/18/07, Dobes Vandermeer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since I'm having so much trouble getting alsa to work with hda-intel, > I'm considering trying an external option. However, I'd rather not > buy one just to discover that it doesn't work with alsa, either. > > All I'm going to do is connect

[Alsa-user] spdif output and mono audio

2006-12-30 Thread Andrew Lyon
Hi, I am using iec958 spdif output on gigabyte ga-965-ds3 motherboard with onboard hda-intel, kernel 2.6.18.6 alsa 1.0.13, I dont have a asound.conf or asoundrc. Most of my sound is coming from mythtv (ac3 and dts passthru enabled), this works really well provided I run the following commands (jus

Re: [Alsa-user] Audio drop-out with ac3 on iec958 during heavy SATA io

2006-09-05 Thread Andrew Lyon
> "Andrew Lyon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > as root cat /proc/interrupts , are your onboard sata and spdif sharing > > interrupt? if so try changing bios settings or moving it into another > > slot to change the interrupt. > > No. they do not s

Re: [Alsa-user] Audio drop-out with ac3 on iec958 during heavy SATA io

2006-09-04 Thread Andrew Lyon
> > Hello > > While watching hi-definitions video, I've noticed a lots of audio > drop-outs when watching movies with raw ac3 on spdif output (ac3 > decoding is done by my Yamaha amplifier). > > Long story short, I've been able to reproduce the problem when playing > a raw ac3 stream with ac3dec wh

Re: [Alsa-user] HOWTO post on mailing lists

2006-09-01 Thread Andrew Lyon
On 9/1/06, Tomi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I personally am used to forums. And this mailing lists are total stranger to > me! > So I've posted a problem to which I cant find a sollution to it here: > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=30397071&forum_id=1751 > > And hopefully i

Re: [Alsa-user] controling volume from a Plantronics USB headset?

2006-08-29 Thread Andrew Lyon
On 8/29/06, Louis-David Mitterrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Aug 29, 2006 at 03:24:45PM +0100, Andrew Lyon wrote: > > On 8/29/06, Louis-David Mitterrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > My Plantronics USB heads

Re: [Alsa-user] controling volume from a Plantronics USB headset?

2006-08-29 Thread Andrew Lyon
On 8/29/06, Louis-David Mitterrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > My Plantronics USB headset works well with alsa, except for the mute and > volume controls located on the cord. > > How can I use them with alsa? > If they are detected as input devices (cat /proc/bus/input/devices identify

[Alsa-user] spdif output clicking noises

2006-08-28 Thread Andrew Lyon
Cross posted as this is a request for advice rather than a bug/issue report. When playing media using mplayer or xine, and outputting using ac3/dts passthru spdif, if I pause and resume playback, or seek, there are brief, horrible clicking noises when playback resumes, I assume this is because t

[Alsa-user] Fwd: Affordable USB soundards - recommendations?

2006-08-11 Thread Andrew Lyon
> Hi, > > > Can anybody recommend an affordable USB soundcard that works well with > ALSA? I read on alsa-project.org/alsa-doc that " All USB devices that > are standards compliant will work." -- is that really the case? So I can > just get ANY mainstream USB soundcard and it'll (most probably) wo

[Alsa-user] Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 Intel HD Audio?

2006-08-04 Thread Andrew Lyon
Hi, Can anybody comment on the alsa support for Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 Intel HD Audio? I understand that Intel HD audio is different on each board/chipset and somtimes not well documented, so I would really liike to know if anybody has used this board with linux and alsa drivers. Thanks Andy

Re: [Alsa-user] alsa well supported Core 2 Duo/Extreme Motherboard sound?

2006-07-22 Thread Andrew Lyon
On Fri, 2006-07-21 at 09:20 +0100, Andrew Lyon wrote: > spdif output and hardware mixing including spdif is a must, I have> purchased a couple of systems in the past year which appeared (from> reading the alsa soundcard matrix) to be fully supported by alsa, but > I had problems with

[Alsa-user] alsa well supported Core 2 Duo/Extreme Motherboard sound?

2006-07-22 Thread Andrew Lyon
Hi,I will be building a new HTPC soon using a Intel Core 2 Duo X6800 CPU, I need a motherboard with at least 3 PCI slots for DVB Cards, which limits my choice a little, can anybody recommend a board that has a audio chipset that is well supported by alsa? spdif output and hardware mixing including

Re: [Alsa-user] Advertising on the alsa mailing list

2006-07-06 Thread Andrew Lyon
On Thu, 6 Jul 2006, Takashi Iwai wrote:> At Thu, 6 Jul 2006 17:00:58 +0200, > Nigel Henry wrote: On Thursday 06 July 2006 16:32, Bill Unruh wrote: Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your

[Alsa-user] USB devices with SPDIF: Behringer RCA 202 / Voyetra Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Micro / M-Audio Transit

2006-06-15 Thread Andrew Lyon
Anybody know if the spdif output on Behringer RCA 202 works with Alsa? The 202 is £22, my second and third choices (based purely on price) are the Voyetra Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Micro or M-Audio Transit. I realise there is a matrix document which details what outputs work with which cards b

[Alsa-user] atiixp shuttle st62k spdif working, but have issues..

2006-06-14 Thread Andrew Lyon
I've now got spdif output working (after a full reinstall) I am using plug:spdif as output device, and passing spdif_aclink=0, playback works from xmms, but if i fastforward, rewind, or seek in any way when playback resumes the time counter and slider control quickly move to the end of the track.

[Alsa-user] atiixp shuttle st62k spdif

2006-06-02 Thread Andrew Lyon
Hi, I have tried to get spdif output working with shuttle st62k using alsa in kernel 2.6.15 and 2.6.16, and using latest alsa sources, the modules load fine and I can see the normal and spdif outputs are there, but i have tried everything I can think of to output sound on spdif and I get nothing a