On Tue, 2004-05-04 at 06:19, Mary Strimel wrote: > Hi Mick, > Thanks for your suggestions, my results are below, and I will send a > plate of chocolate brownies to Mick or anyone who can tell me what I'm > (still) doing wrong! :) > My pleasure, I'll see if I can help any more.. > > >> adevice=/dev/dsp > > >> Is the the onboard or is this the other sound card? > > I think /dev/dsp should be the correct one (PCI card), because if I run > "aumix" with no arguments, the pcm slider controls the volume of the PCI > card. but maybe I'm wrong about this ... > Well, thats the same method I used to find my card.. If you were using Alsa you would find it a little easier as alsamixer can tell you the chipset the card is using..
> >> ls -l /dev/dsp* > > Gives me /dev/dsp, /dev/dsp1, /dev/dsp2, /dev/dsp3; [2 and 3 were > created by btaudio when I loaded it in my failed efforts earlier, so > shouldn't be relevant now that I'm doing the patch cable, right?]. > >> The play around with aumix -D > >> /dev/pickyours > > Aumix reports the exact same info whether I use "aumix -d /dev/dsp -q" > or "aumix -d /dev/dsp1 -q" > > according to aumix, mic is set to record at 100, igain at 100 or > whatever value I set. but, if I point mencoder to adevice=/dev/dsp1, > mencoder halts with "unable to open /dev/dsp1: invalid argument" "this > audio format not recognized or supported" error message. > What about line? On my inbuilt card I have mic and line, only line is the input though.. Mic is just 'reserverd space' on the chipset it seems.. Maybe you should post a list of all the channels you have available? > > >> To find which sound card your meant to be refferencing.. > > >> Thats about it.. Make sure 'capture' us unmuted and volume is turned > up.. > > How do I unmute "capture"? [P.S., when using mplayer through the sound > card, turning "mic" all the way up in aumix allows me to hear sound thru > patch cable, so I assume that means I should start my mencoder string > with "aumix -m 100 -m R -i 1" but it still gives no sound in the > recorded file. I've experimented with different levels for igain and > using "line" rather than "mic" but that gives no sound either.] > > I'm sure there is something simple going on, I'm just not getting it ... > thanks in advance for any suggestions! > Aah, ok, so mic is it for you then. Try this: run mplayer and get you sound going so you can hear it.. Then, open an NEW console windows (or telnet window (ctl-alt-F1,F2 etc)), and just run aumix to open the GUI. Now play with the settings.. Remember what the important ones are set to.. Then read the aumix man pages on how to set them via cli.. And google search or post here if you are still stuck.. It sounds to me like your issue is with your aumix command and making sure the capture channel is set right.. capture means that when devices are listining to (via the system bus) /dev/dsp, oss will only output the chanel that is set to capture.. Sorry if this is a bit basic mary, I think you are very close to having this working.. Point to note: My line in had a high pitched wine, the only way to minimise this wine for me was to upgrade to alsa, as igain in oss for my chipset didn't work.. You may find the same with you card.. Mick > Mary > > Mck > On Fri, 2004-04-30 at 06:00, Mary Strimel wrote: > > Hi again, > > sorry to be a bother, I'm feeling a bit stupid that I cant seem to get > > > sound on my tv recording, after studying the wiki and trying to follow > > > it very carefully: > > > > btaudio will just not work for me, the driver loads correctly but > > mencoder crashes when I try to use it. > > > > attempting the OSS / line in method, I plugged my patch cable in and > > tried: > > > > aumix -1 80 -1 R -i 1; mencoder -tv > > on:driver=v4l:input=0:norm=NTSC:channel=5:width=320:height=240:adevice > > =/dev/dsp:audiorate=32000:forceaudio:forcechan=1:buffersize=128 -oac > > mp3lame -lameopts br=128:cbr:mode=3 -ovc lavc --ffourcc divx -o > > /home/mary/movies/recorded/fox.avi tv:// > > > > on the above command mencoder will record a video, and report that a > > sound file has been created of X size, but the recording is > > silent!!!!! mplayer plays tv properly with audio thru the patch cable. > > > the one wrinkle in my setup is that I am trying to use the PCI sound > > card rather than the onboard VIA controller ... but should that > > matter? xmms and mplayer use the PCI card just fine. maybe my "aumix" > > > line needs a tweak to point it to the correct sound card some how? > > I'm just at a loss, I don't want to give up on freevo yet but can't > > get used to watching recorded shows without sound :( > > > > thanks in advance, > > Mary > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g > > Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle > > 10g. > > Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. > > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click > > _______________________________________________ > > Freevo-users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 2 > From: Peter Svensson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Mary Strimel '" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "'[EMAIL PROTECTED] '" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "'freevo mailing list post '" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: SV: [Freevo-users] still no sound on recording, almost ready to > t > hrow in towel ... > Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 10:13:21 +0200 > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Mary, maybe someone already mentioned this, or it might not be = > applicable. However, I also had a problem with no sound from tv, and > noticed after = a while that the sound channels where forced to zero. I > then used this = script in the beginning of my /usr/bin/freevo script; > > -- > aumix -m+70 > xmodmap /root/.xmodmaprc > xset s noblank > -- > > The two last lines are only for loading my own keymappings in X and to = > turn off screensaver. The first line sets the microphone line-in to 70% > = since I have to get tv-out sound into the sound card. > > /PS > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Fr=E5n: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Till: freevo mailing list post > Skickat: 2004-04-30 00:00 > =C4mne: [Freevo-users] still no sound on recording, almost ready to = > throw in towel ... > > Hi again, > sorry to be a bother, I'm feeling a bit stupid that I cant seem to get > sound on my tv recording, after studying the wiki and trying to follow > it very carefully: > > btaudio will just not work for me, the driver loads correctly but > mencoder crashes when I try to use it. > > attempting the OSS / line in method, I plugged my patch cable in and=20 > tried: > > aumix -1 80 -1 R -i 1; mencoder -tv > on:driver=3Dv4l:input=3D0:norm=3DNTSC:channel=3D5:width=3D320:height=3D2 > = > 40:adevice=3D/ > dev/dsp:audiorate=3D32000:forceaudio:forcechan=3D1:buffersize=3D128 = > -oac mp3lame -lameopts br=3D128:cbr:mode=3D3 -ovc lavc --ffourcc divx -o > /home/mary/movies/recorded/fox.avi tv:// > > on the above command mencoder will record a video, and report that a > sound file has been created of X size, but the recording is silent!!!!! > = > > mplayer plays tv properly with audio thru the patch cable. the one > wrinkle in my setup is that I am trying to use the PCI sound card = > rather than the onboard VIA controller ... but should that matter? xmms > and mplayer use the PCI card just fine. maybe my "aumix" line needs a = > tweak to point it to the correct sound card some how? I'm just at a > loss, I don't want to give up on freevo yet but can't get used to > watching recorded shows without sound :( > > thanks in advance, > Mary > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g > Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... 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