Re: [mythtv-users] Redirecting PVR-350 audio to soundcard for live TV / playback
On 1/2/06, Jan Kat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 2006-02-01 at 17:20 -0700, Jan Kat wrote: > > > I just noticed that, although there is no place to install a CD-ROM on > > this PC (no opening in the front bezel -- I had to open the case to > > attach one and install Gentoo), there is a CD audio connector on the > > motherboard. I'll have to test it, but if it's a standard connector, I > > may be able to bring the PVR-350's audio back into the soundcard through > > that. > > Yep, that works. I get the impression that it's not possible to pull > the audio off the PVR-350 via the PCI bus, so I guess I'll go this > route. Unless anyone else has any suggestions? An elegant hack, and I was about to suggest it when you beat me to it. There may be more audio inputs (aux?) on the mobo when you start digging around, but since you don't need that one, and if the voltages are ok (check the specs) its a cool solution. -- --JSA- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Redirecting PVR-350 audio to soundcard for live TV / playback
On Mon, 2006-02-01 at 17:20 -0700, Jan Kat wrote: > I just noticed that, although there is no place to install a CD-ROM on > this PC (no opening in the front bezel -- I had to open the case to > attach one and install Gentoo), there is a CD audio connector on the > motherboard. I'll have to test it, but if it's a standard connector, I > may be able to bring the PVR-350's audio back into the soundcard through > that. Yep, that works. I get the impression that it's not possible to pull the audio off the PVR-350 via the PCI bus, so I guess I'll go this route. Unless anyone else has any suggestions? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Redirecting PVR-350 audio to soundcard for live TV / playback
On Mon, 2006-02-01 at 15:10 -0500, Brad DerManouelian wrote: > On Jan 2, 2006, at 3:05 PM, Joe Votour wrote: > > > You have two options here: > > 1. Don't use the PVR-350 MPEG-2 decoder for watching > > shows. Use Xv that is provided with the newest > > drivers (0.4.x). > > 2. Put in a second sound card and use it for looping > > the sound. > > > > -- Joe > > His CPU speed won't support option 1. A third option is to use an > external mixer. Plug the audio from your PVR-350 and the audio from > your onboard audio into the mixer and then out from your mixer to > your TV/receiver/whatever you're listening on. I did this for a while > and worked like a charm until I figured out my sound card loop issues > (lots of noise = wrong alsa mixer settings). You're right about my CPU being underpowered. In fact, it looks like I'll have to use the ivtv patch for mplayer and transcode my DVDs to SVCD-quality MPEG2s. I just noticed that, although there is no place to install a CD-ROM on this PC (no opening in the front bezel -- I had to open the case to attach one and install Gentoo), there is a CD audio connector on the motherboard. I'll have to test it, but if it's a standard connector, I may be able to bring the PVR-350's audio back into the soundcard through that. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Redirecting PVR-350 audio to soundcard for live TV / playback
On Jan 2, 2006, at 3:05 PM, Joe Votour wrote: You have two options here: 1. Don't use the PVR-350 MPEG-2 decoder for watching shows. Use Xv that is provided with the newest drivers (0.4.x). 2. Put in a second sound card and use it for looping the sound. -- Joe His CPU speed won't support option 1. A third option is to use an external mixer. Plug the audio from your PVR-350 and the audio from your onboard audio into the mixer and then out from your mixer to your TV/receiver/whatever you're listening on. I did this for a while and worked like a charm until I figured out my sound card loop issues (lots of noise = wrong alsa mixer settings). ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Redirecting PVR-350 audio to soundcard for live TV / playback
--- Jan Kat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After googling this problem for over a week, I'm > beginning to think > there is no solution. But hopefully someone here > can tell me once and > for all if this can be done or if it can't and I > just need to let it go > and move on. > > My setup: > > Compaq DeskPro EN SFF - 400MHz Celeron (Mendocino), > 128MB RAM, ES1869 > onboard sound > > WinTV PVR-350 (model 48132, rev. K268) w/ tuner LG > TAPE H001F MK3 (type > 47) > > Gentoo 2005.4, kernel 2.6.14-gentoo-r5 > (gentoo-sources) > > IVTV 0.4.0 (latest from IVTV site) > > MythTV 0.18.1-r1 (emerged) > > > My problem (and some history): > > The PC is a small form factor originally intended as > a network > appliance. Painted black, it looks sharp with my > other stereo > components. However, there is no audio line-in on > the rear bezel nor > pinned out on the motherboard. > > I started with a 2.4 kernel but couldn't tune in any > stations; an > upgrade to 2.6 seems to have fixed that (though it > could have been one > of the many other things I tried). Everything > works, but the audio from > live TV and playback comes through the PVR-350 (in > MythVideo, mplayer > plays video through the PVR-350 and audio through > the ES1869). > > As noted, I can't loopback audio from the PVR-350 to > the ES1869 as there > is no line-in. I know that audio can be pulled > directly over the PCI > bus from bttv cards; I'm wondering if the same can > be done with a > PVR-350, and how I would set that up? > > I read that MythTV 0.18.1 fixes "live TV audio loss > when viewing mpeg2 > transport streams." That sure sounds like my > problem, but maybe I've > misconfigured something so that bug fix isn't > implemented? Maybe > Gentoo's MythTV-0.18.1-r1 is configured a certain > way and I need to > unmerge it and download and compile directly from > the MythTV site? > > I have one PCI slot free so I can put another sound > card in, but I find > this solution distasteful as I already have a > perfectly good (if > incomplete) sound card on the motherboard (which > took some effort to set > up, too). But if I have no choice, I have no > choice. > > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > You have two options here: 1. Don't use the PVR-350 MPEG-2 decoder for watching shows. Use Xv that is provided with the newest drivers (0.4.x). 2. Put in a second sound card and use it for looping the sound. -- Joe __ Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivingweek2005/ ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Redirecting PVR-350 audio to soundcard for live TV / playback
After googling this problem for over a week, I'm beginning to think there is no solution. But hopefully someone here can tell me once and for all if this can be done or if it can't and I just need to let it go and move on. My setup: Compaq DeskPro EN SFF - 400MHz Celeron (Mendocino), 128MB RAM, ES1869 onboard sound WinTV PVR-350 (model 48132, rev. K268) w/ tuner LG TAPE H001F MK3 (type 47) Gentoo 2005.4, kernel 2.6.14-gentoo-r5 (gentoo-sources) IVTV 0.4.0 (latest from IVTV site) MythTV 0.18.1-r1 (emerged) My problem (and some history): The PC is a small form factor originally intended as a network appliance. Painted black, it looks sharp with my other stereo components. However, there is no audio line-in on the rear bezel nor pinned out on the motherboard. I started with a 2.4 kernel but couldn't tune in any stations; an upgrade to 2.6 seems to have fixed that (though it could have been one of the many other things I tried). Everything works, but the audio from live TV and playback comes through the PVR-350 (in MythVideo, mplayer plays video through the PVR-350 and audio through the ES1869). As noted, I can't loopback audio from the PVR-350 to the ES1869 as there is no line-in. I know that audio can be pulled directly over the PCI bus from bttv cards; I'm wondering if the same can be done with a PVR-350, and how I would set that up? I read that MythTV 0.18.1 fixes "live TV audio loss when viewing mpeg2 transport streams." That sure sounds like my problem, but maybe I've misconfigured something so that bug fix isn't implemented? Maybe Gentoo's MythTV-0.18.1-r1 is configured a certain way and I need to unmerge it and download and compile directly from the MythTV site? I have one PCI slot free so I can put another sound card in, but I find this solution distasteful as I already have a perfectly good (if incomplete) sound card on the motherboard (which took some effort to set up, too). But if I have no choice, I have no choice. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
