Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] NForce2 Mono sound only
On 7/7/05, John Kuhn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> if you compile the latest ALSA from the site (not from the kernel) there
> has been some work done on this chipset and it will allow you to adjust
> the volumes
>
> >I got it working right out of the box under FC1 and didn't really have
> >much of a problem (well, once I dumped both KDE and gnome and went
> >back to ratpoison). That'll teach me to dork with something that's
> >already working well.
> >
> >On 7/7/05, Joseph A. Caputo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>On Wednesday 06 July 2005 23:05, Trevor Hill wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>This is somewhat off-topic, but it's preventing me from moving forward
> >>>with my Myth re-install and the 7NIF2 is such a popular motherboard
> >>>for Myth users that I figured I would ask here.
> >>>
> >>>I always have the worst luck with sound in Linux. Every distro, every
> >>>sound card, always a problem. Except the first time I installed myth
> >>>(about two years ago), when things magically went flawlessly. Not
> >>>this time. After much humming and hawing and starting over again, I
> >>>finally got my 7NIF2 (intel8x0, nForce 2) on-board sound card to play
> >>>sound under all users in all circumstances. Problem is, it's always
> >>>in mono. I know the card can do stereo, but no matter what I do, it
> >>>always plays in mono. I don't even have a left and right slider in
> >>>alsamixer, just "Master Mono" and "Master".
> >>>
> >>>I think my biggest problem is that I'm not even sure where I need to
> >>>play with things to enable this (or set it as the default) --
> >>>.asoundrc, modprobe.conf, somewhere else...
> >>>
> >>>My previously working system was FC1, and the current one is FC3. I'm
> >>>sure someone around here has come across this in the past, thanks!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Heh. I've got the same board (running FC1) and I can't even get my
> >>mixer to work at all -- it looks like it's working, but there's never
> >>any change in the actual volume levels.
> >>
> >>Good luck.
> >>
> >>-JAC
> >>
> >>
> >>
I tried both Chris and Mike's suggestions...no dice. :( Incidentally,
my ALSA modules were configured identically to Chris and my .asoundrc
was extremely close, as well. The weird thing is this:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ aplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Side_Right.wav
Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Side_Right.wav' : Signed 16 bit
Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono
The "Mono" on the end there never changes, even if the file is
definitely stereo.
For more spamminess, some amixer output:
Simple mixer control 'Master',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Master Mono',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 31
Mono: Playback 28 [90%] [on]
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 255
Front Left: Playback 255 [100%] [on]
Front Right: Playback 255 [100%] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Surround',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 31
Front Left: Playback 26 [84%] [on]
Front Right: Playback 26 [84%] [on]
...
That third line ("Playback channels: Mono") is what troubles me. It
seems to imply that no matter what other surround or stereo jazz goes
on inside the card, it is set up to pipe everything through a
mono-out. And that's where I can't figure out how to change things.
I might try using CVS alsa drivers, but I'm always loathe to play with
stuff like that if I'm just missing something obvious here. Thanks to
everyone for their suggestions so far, though.
--Trevor
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Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] NForce2 Mono sound only
On Thursday 07 July 2005 12:32, John Kuhn wrote: > >On 7/7/05, Joseph A. Caputo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>Heh. I've got the same board (running FC1) and I can't even get my > >>mixer to work at all -- it looks like it's working, but there's > >>never > >>any change in the actual volume levels. > >> > >>Good luck. > >> > >>-JAC > if you compile the latest ALSA from the site (not from the kernel) > there > has been some work done on this chipset and it will allow you to > adjust > the volumes > Thanks, I'll give that a try! -JAC ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] NForce2 Mono sound only
if you compile the latest ALSA from the site (not from the kernel) there has been some work done on this chipset and it will allow you to adjust the volumes I got it working right out of the box under FC1 and didn't really have much of a problem (well, once I dumped both KDE and gnome and went back to ratpoison). That'll teach me to dork with something that's already working well. On 7/7/05, Joseph A. Caputo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Wednesday 06 July 2005 23:05, Trevor Hill wrote: This is somewhat off-topic, but it's preventing me from moving forward with my Myth re-install and the 7NIF2 is such a popular motherboard for Myth users that I figured I would ask here. I always have the worst luck with sound in Linux. Every distro, every sound card, always a problem. Except the first time I installed myth (about two years ago), when things magically went flawlessly. Not this time. After much humming and hawing and starting over again, I finally got my 7NIF2 (intel8x0, nForce 2) on-board sound card to play sound under all users in all circumstances. Problem is, it's always in mono. I know the card can do stereo, but no matter what I do, it always plays in mono. I don't even have a left and right slider in alsamixer, just "Master Mono" and "Master". I think my biggest problem is that I'm not even sure where I need to play with things to enable this (or set it as the default) -- .asoundrc, modprobe.conf, somewhere else... My previously working system was FC1, and the current one is FC3. I'm sure someone around here has come across this in the past, thanks! Heh. I've got the same board (running FC1) and I can't even get my mixer to work at all -- it looks like it's working, but there's never any change in the actual volume levels. Good luck. -JAC ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] NForce2 Mono sound only
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7/7/2005 10:25 AM >>>
>On Wednesday 06 July 2005 23:05, Trevor Hill wrote:
>> This is somewhat off-topic, but it's preventing me from moving forward
>> with my Myth re-install and the 7NIF2 is such a popular motherboard
>> for Myth users that I figured I would ask here.
I don't have that motherboard, but I have an Abit N7F which is based on nForce2.
>> I think my biggest problem is that I'm not even sure where I need to
>> play with things to enable this (or set it as the default) *
>> .asoundrc, modprobe.conf, somewhere else...
This is from my gentoo system, but you might get some mileage out of it on FC
if you can figure out where to put these items...
*-
ALSA module load options:
alias char-major-116 snd
alias char-major-14 soundcore
alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
alias /dev/mixer snd-mixer-oss
alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss
alias /dev/midi snd-seq-oss
options snd cards_limit=1
*-
.asoundrc file for my mythtv user:
pcm.nforce-hw {
type hw
card 0
}
pcm.!default {
type plug
slave.pcm "nforce"
}
pcm.nforce {
type dmix
ipc_key 1234
slave {
pcm "hw:0,0"
period_time 0
period_size 1024
buffer_size 4096
rate 44100
}
}
ctl.nforce-hw {
type hw
card 0
}
*
Good luck.
Chris Wieringa
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Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] NForce2 Mono sound only
I got it working right out of the box under FC1 and didn't really have much of a problem (well, once I dumped both KDE and gnome and went back to ratpoison). That'll teach me to dork with something that's already working well. On 7/7/05, Joseph A. Caputo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 06 July 2005 23:05, Trevor Hill wrote: > > This is somewhat off-topic, but it's preventing me from moving forward > > with my Myth re-install and the 7NIF2 is such a popular motherboard > > for Myth users that I figured I would ask here. > > > > I always have the worst luck with sound in Linux. Every distro, every > > sound card, always a problem. Except the first time I installed myth > > (about two years ago), when things magically went flawlessly. Not > > this time. After much humming and hawing and starting over again, I > > finally got my 7NIF2 (intel8x0, nForce 2) on-board sound card to play > > sound under all users in all circumstances. Problem is, it's always > > in mono. I know the card can do stereo, but no matter what I do, it > > always plays in mono. I don't even have a left and right slider in > > alsamixer, just "Master Mono" and "Master". > > > > I think my biggest problem is that I'm not even sure where I need to > > play with things to enable this (or set it as the default) -- > > .asoundrc, modprobe.conf, somewhere else... > > > > My previously working system was FC1, and the current one is FC3. I'm > > sure someone around here has come across this in the past, thanks! > > Heh. I've got the same board (running FC1) and I can't even get my > mixer to work at all -- it looks like it's working, but there's never > any change in the actual volume levels. > > Good luck. > > -JAC > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] NForce2 Mono sound only
On Wednesday 06 July 2005 23:05, Trevor Hill wrote: > This is somewhat off-topic, but it's preventing me from moving forward > with my Myth re-install and the 7NIF2 is such a popular motherboard > for Myth users that I figured I would ask here. > > I always have the worst luck with sound in Linux. Every distro, every > sound card, always a problem. Except the first time I installed myth > (about two years ago), when things magically went flawlessly. Not > this time. After much humming and hawing and starting over again, I > finally got my 7NIF2 (intel8x0, nForce 2) on-board sound card to play > sound under all users in all circumstances. Problem is, it's always > in mono. I know the card can do stereo, but no matter what I do, it > always plays in mono. I don't even have a left and right slider in > alsamixer, just "Master Mono" and "Master". > > I think my biggest problem is that I'm not even sure where I need to > play with things to enable this (or set it as the default) -- > .asoundrc, modprobe.conf, somewhere else... > > My previously working system was FC1, and the current one is FC3. I'm > sure someone around here has come across this in the past, thanks! Heh. I've got the same board (running FC1) and I can't even get my mixer to work at all -- it looks like it's working, but there's never any change in the actual volume levels. Good luck. -JAC ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] NForce2 Mono sound only
Trevor Hill wrote: I know the card can do stereo, but no matter what I do, it always plays in mono. I don't even have a left and right slider in alsamixer, just "Master Mono" and "Master". left slider up = q right slider up = e left/right slider up = w left slider down = z right slider down = c left/right slider down = x See if you have one channel muted... Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] [OT] NForce2 Mono sound only
This is somewhat off-topic, but it's preventing me from moving forward with my Myth re-install and the 7NIF2 is such a popular motherboard for Myth users that I figured I would ask here. I always have the worst luck with sound in Linux. Every distro, every sound card, always a problem. Except the first time I installed myth (about two years ago), when things magically went flawlessly. Not this time. After much humming and hawing and starting over again, I finally got my 7NIF2 (intel8x0, nForce 2) on-board sound card to play sound under all users in all circumstances. Problem is, it's always in mono. I know the card can do stereo, but no matter what I do, it always plays in mono. I don't even have a left and right slider in alsamixer, just "Master Mono" and "Master". I think my biggest problem is that I'm not even sure where I need to play with things to enable this (or set it as the default) -- .asoundrc, modprobe.conf, somewhere else... My previously working system was FC1, and the current one is FC3. I'm sure someone around here has come across this in the past, thanks! --Trevor ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
