Hi Cristian,
On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 10:27:57AM +0200, Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn wrote:
> Muammar,
>
> On Fri, 16 Sep 2016, Muammar El Khatib wrote:
> >
> > I hope you are still interested in this.
>
> Of course.
>
Nice!.
> > I have prepared a page in the wiki that you can check:
> >
> > https://github.com/muammar/mkchromecast/wiki/ALSA
> >
> > I would be glad if you could test it. Note that you have to checkout
> > the `alsa` branch.
>
> I would also be glad to do so, if I could figure out how ~/.asoundrc
> must look like. Currently, the minimal conf to get sound out the
> audio card I prefer is:
>
> ,----[ ~/.asoundrc ]
> | pcm.!default {
> | type plug
> | slave.pcm spdif
> | }
> `----
>
> Here are some more details on the sound cards on my system:
>
I have prepared two .asoundrc files (asoundrc1 and asoundrc2). You may want to
download them and try them as your .asoundrc file.
> ,----[ cat /proc/asound/cards ]
> | 0 [Live ]: EMU10K1 - SB Live! 5.1 [SB0060]
> | SB Live! 5.1 [SB0060] (rev.7, serial:0x80611102) at
> 0xd000, irq 17
asoundrc1 for the case where this is the right card: hw:0,0 is the device.
> | 1 [PCH ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
> | HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7230000 irq 29
asoundrc1 for the case where this is the right card: hw:1,0 is the device.
>
> ,----[ aplay -l ]
> | **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
> | card 0: Live [SB Live! 5.1 [SB0060]], device 0: emu10k1 [ADC
> Capture/Standard PCM Playback]
> | Subdevices: 32/32
> | Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> | Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
> | Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
> | Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
> | Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
> | Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
> | Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
> | Subdevice #7: subdevice #7
> | Subdevice #8: subdevice #8
> | Subdevice #9: subdevice #9
> | Subdevice #10: subdevice #10
> | Subdevice #11: subdevice #11
> | Subdevice #12: subdevice #12
> | Subdevice #13: subdevice #13
> | Subdevice #14: subdevice #14
> | Subdevice #15: subdevice #15
> | Subdevice #16: subdevice #16
> | Subdevice #17: subdevice #17
> | Subdevice #18: subdevice #18
> | Subdevice #19: subdevice #19
> | Subdevice #20: subdevice #20
> | Subdevice #21: subdevice #21
> | Subdevice #22: subdevice #22
> | Subdevice #23: subdevice #23
> | Subdevice #24: subdevice #24
> | Subdevice #25: subdevice #25
> | Subdevice #26: subdevice #26
> | Subdevice #27: subdevice #27
> | Subdevice #28: subdevice #28
> | Subdevice #29: subdevice #29
> | Subdevice #30: subdevice #30
> | Subdevice #31: subdevice #31
> | card 0: Live [SB Live! 5.1 [SB0060]], device 2: emu10k1 efx [Multichannel
> Capture/PT Playback]
> | Subdevices: 8/8
> | Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> | Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
> | Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
> | Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
> | Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
> | Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
> | Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
> | Subdevice #7: subdevice #7
> | card 0: Live [SB Live! 5.1 [SB0060]], device 3: emu10k1 [Multichannel
> Playback]
> | Subdevices: 1/1
> | Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> | card 1: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC892 Analog [ALC892 Analog]
> | Subdevices: 1/1
> | Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> | card 1: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 1: ALC892 Digital [ALC892 Digital]
> | Subdevices: 1/1
> | Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> | card 2: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
> | Subdevices: 1/1
> | Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> | card 2: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
> | Subdevices: 1/1
> | Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> | card 2: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
> | Subdevices: 1/1
> | Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> | card 3: Controller [USB Audio Controller], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
> | Subdevices: 1/1
> | Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> | card 4: Loopback [Loopback], device 0: Loopback PCM [Loopback PCM]
> | Subdevices: 8/8
> | Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> | Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
> | Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
> | Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
> | Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
> | Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
> | Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
> | Subdevice #7: subdevice #7
> | card 4: Loopback [Loopback], device 1: Loopback PCM [Loopback PCM]
> | Subdevices: 8/8
> | Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> | Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
> | Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
> | Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
> | Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
> | Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
> | Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
> | Subdevice #7: subdevice #7
> `----
>
> Cards 0 and 1 connected to speakers.
>
Now, your Loopback's index is 4, and mkchromecast command should be:
python mkchromecast.py --encoder-backend ffmpeg --alsa-device hw:4,1 -c ogg
--volume
Did it work?.
> > Regarding the two interfaces in your machine, was the chromecast
> > detected? If yes, I think I can provide a flag where you can specify
> > the ip of the host.
>
> Yeah, that may be needed. Not being able to figure out the alsa
> configuration, I tried this:
>
> ,----
> | $ python ./mkchromecast.py --debug --discover
> | None
> | This option is not implemented yet.
> `----
>
I will activate this option. Sorry.
> But the device is there. Nmap report:
>
> ,----
> | PORT STATE SERVICE
> | 8008/tcp open http
> | 8009/tcp open ajp13
> | MAC Address: 6C:AD:F8:xx:yy:zz (AzureWave Technology)
> | Device type: general purpose
> | Running: Linux 2.6.X|3.X
> | OS CPE: cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6 cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3
> | OS details: Linux 2.6.32 - 3.10
> | Network Distance: 1 hop
> `----
Thanks.
--
Muammar El Khatib.
Linux user: 403107.
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pcm.!default {
type asym
playback.pcm "LoopAndReal"
#capture.pcm "looprec"
capture.pcm "hw:0,0"
}
pcm.looprec {
type hw
card "Loopback"
device 1
subdevice 0
}
pcm.LoopAndReal {
type plug
slave.pcm mdev
route_policy "duplicate"
}
pcm.mdev {
type multi
slaves.a.pcm pcm.MixReale
slaves.a.channels 2
slaves.b.pcm pcm.MixLoopback
slaves.b.channels 2
bindings.0.slave a
bindings.0.channel 0
bindings.1.slave a
bindings.1.channel 1
bindings.2.slave b
bindings.2.channel 0
bindings.3.slave b
bindings.3.channel 1
}
pcm.MixReale {
type dmix
ipc_key 1024
slave {
pcm "hw:0,0"
rate 48000
#rate 44100
periods 128
period_time 0
period_size 1024 # must be power of 2
buffer_size 8192
}
}
pcm.MixLoopback {
type dmix
ipc_key 1025
slave {
pcm "hw:Loopback,0,0"
rate 48000
#rate 44100
periods 128
period_time 0
period_size 1024 # must be power of 2
buffer_size 8192
}
}
pcm.!default {
type asym
playback.pcm "LoopAndReal"
#capture.pcm "looprec"
capture.pcm "hw:1,0"
}
pcm.looprec {
type hw
card "Loopback"
device 1
subdevice 0
}
pcm.LoopAndReal {
type plug
slave.pcm mdev
route_policy "duplicate"
}
pcm.mdev {
type multi
slaves.a.pcm pcm.MixReale
slaves.a.channels 2
slaves.b.pcm pcm.MixLoopback
slaves.b.channels 2
bindings.0.slave a
bindings.0.channel 0
bindings.1.slave a
bindings.1.channel 1
bindings.2.slave b
bindings.2.channel 0
bindings.3.slave b
bindings.3.channel 1
}
pcm.MixReale {
type dmix
ipc_key 1024
slave {
pcm "hw:1,0"
rate 48000
#rate 44100
periods 128
period_time 0
period_size 1024 # must be power of 2
buffer_size 8192
}
}
pcm.MixLoopback {
type dmix
ipc_key 1025
slave {
pcm "hw:Loopback,0,0"
rate 48000
#rate 44100
periods 128
period_time 0
period_size 1024 # must be power of 2
buffer_size 8192
}
}
