Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Xbox Frontend/Xebian 1.1/Alsa
I found it a lot easier to burn a CD-RW that makes the xbox boot straight into Xebian (you can get it from the xebian distro). If I want to play games, I just take the CD out and it boots to my dashboard. On 8/7/05, CTD [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Phill Edwards wrote: Yes you do have to select linux (or what ever you want to call it) from the new dashboad. I modified my evolution ini file so that after boot I just need to hit the select button once and my linux boots and starts mythtv. You can follow this guide (http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/evox-ini.php). Oh - I had assumed that if you put the default.xbe for booting xebian in the right place that the Xbox would boot xebian automatically. If not - why not? Isn't that the purpose of default.xbe? Regards, Phill ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users That sounds correct. I wanted the ability to play xbox games in the future, so that meant I needed the system to boot into the evolution dashboard as the default. ___ 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] Xbox Frontend/Xebian 1.1/Alsa
Petersen Curt wrote: I found it a lot easier to burn a CD-RW that makes the xbox boot straight into Xebian (you can get it from the xebian distro). If I want to play games, I just take the CD out and it boots to my dashboard. On 8/7/05, CTD [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Phill Edwards wrote: Yes you do have to select linux (or what ever you want to call it) from the new dashboad. I modified my evolution ini file so that after boot I just need to hit the select button once and my linux boots and starts mythtv. You can follow this guide (http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/evox-ini.php). Oh - I had assumed that if you put the default.xbe for booting xebian in the right place that the Xbox would boot xebian automatically. If not - why not? Isn't that the purpose of default.xbe? Regards, Phill ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users That sounds correct. I wanted the ability to play xbox games in the future, so that meant I needed the system to boot into the evolution dashboard as the default. ___ 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 For some reason, if I started my xbox with the above mentioned boot CD it just booted into the evolution dashboard. I would then have to eject and reclose the DVD drive, then evolution would recognize the DVD as a game which allowed me to lauch it. I believed this was due to the fact that I have an old v1.0 xbox with one of the crappy first DVD drives and not one of the better samsung ones. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Xbox Frontend/Xebian 1.1/Alsa
Phill Edwards wrote: Yes you do have to select linux (or what ever you want to call it) from the new dashboad. I modified my evolution ini file so that after boot I just need to hit the select button once and my linux boots and starts mythtv. You can follow this guide (http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/evox-ini.php). Oh - I had assumed that if you put the default.xbe for booting xebian in the right place that the Xbox would boot xebian automatically. If not - why not? Isn't that the purpose of default.xbe? Regards, Phill ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users That sounds correct. I wanted the ability to play xbox games in the future, so that meant I needed the system to boot into the evolution dashboard as the default. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Xbox Frontend/Xebian 1.1/Alsa
David Whyte wrote: Bah, I got the saved games on my USB stick, eventually, and the emergency linux loads OK, but if I try and load the install linux game it fails. From reading up, it is my dashboard that is too new, and I have no idea where to find an older one and from reading, it would be illegal. This is starting to look like a little too much trouble now :( Plus, using this softmod technique, do you have to select linux from the dashboard to get it to boot up everytime you power on? That would kinda suck! Whytey On 8/5/05, Wouter Lagerweij [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/4/05, David Whyte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmmm...Using the TSOP flash method, you can solder two pointds on the main board (for 1.2, 1.3, which I have anyways) and the use the mechassault game to load the linux bootloader thingo to flash the BIOS. Thats my understanding from the docs at xbox-linux.org :| This weekend is going to be fun :P I've hacked a couple of xboxes (one 1.6 one earlier model) without having to use any soldering. Key to this is already having a hacked xbox, so that you can create a correctly formatted memory card (find the savegames at xbins). Or you could download one (I have it here somewhere...), and use 'dd', to get it onto a USB memory stick, and use a converter cable to connect that to the Xbox. You can easily make those cables yourself (xbox-linux, or one of the forums will probably have an explanation) or do as I did, and buy one for 7.95 EUR... You can google 'ltools xbox' to get more info. Wouter As I posted earlier in this thread, the SW-Mod instructions on the xbox-linux site refer to a method which does require an earlier MS dashboard version. This was the problem that I had. After finding a v1.0 xbox on ebay, I bought it and found out it had the latest dashboard due to being connected to the internet (MS will auto upgrade the dashboard). Luckily if you follow the instructions at: http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?act=STf=44t=257509 http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/203285 http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/xbins.php You will use the ltools SW-mod zip which I believe can handle all dashboards. Yes you do have to select linux (or what ever you want to call it) from the new dashboad. I modified my evolution ini file so that after boot I just need to hit the select button once and my linux boots and starts mythtv. You can follow this guide (http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/evox-ini.php). Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Xbox Frontend/Xebian 1.1/Alsa
A JM wrote: Mike, Good information. Nice informative post. I don't want to hijack this thread but did you get MythGame/Xmame working on your Xbox? AJM, On 8/4/05, CTD [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave wrote: On 8/4/05, Johan Kihlström [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Michael T. Dean wrote: Dave wrote: I had a frontend on my Xbox without issue for about 8 months. Then I decided to upgrade Myth to .18, and in the process, upgrade Xebian to 1.1. Problem is, now I can't get sound of the XBox with Myth. I can play audio OK using aplay, but when I go to view a recording with Myth I get mixer unable to find control PCM What happens when you set Mixer Controls to Master instead of PCM? Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Doesn't matter, I'm afraid I just had the same problem when upgrading to the latest Xebian. The sound device in the X-box has no mixer, so in order to make ALSA work you have to disable internal mixing in myth. You also need a good .asoundrc and instead of selecting /dev/dsp in audio you have to write ALSA:(device from asoundrc) Good luck! Johan ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Ok, disabling the internal mixed fixed it. I swear I tried this yesterday after reading about the XBox not having a hardware mixer. Anyway, I've got sound with: MixerControl=PCM (this is probably ignored since internal mixing is off), AudioDevice and AudioOutputDevice=ALSA:cards.pcm.dmix Thanks for the help suggestions! Dave ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users I basically had the same issue. I installed myth 0.18.1 using install help from http://bit.blkbk.com/ (0.4.5-beta) on a xebian 1.1.0 xbox. I followed a previous post's instructions where the only change I had to make was setting Audio Output Device to /dev/dsp. No volume control in mythtv, but I have sound. Concerning some of the posts about HW vs. SW mod. I found the info on www.xbox-linux.org a little dated in regards to the SW mod instructions. I actually bought a mod chip after unsuccessfully attempting a SW mod using the www.xbox-linux.org instructions. By the time my mod chip arrived, I found other more up to date instructions to accomplish the SW mod on almost any xbox no matter what HW version or Dashboard version. I basically followed the instructions on the following links to SW-mod the xbox: http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?act=STf=44t=257509 http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/203285 http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/xbins.php I did purchase the an action replay kit from ebay for $20 and rented the ORIGINAL MechAssault Game in order to perform the SW mod. I then followed the http://bit.blkbk.com/ instructions. Then I used some evolutions dashboard tutorial instructions on xbox-scene.com on how to start the linux install w/o needing the boot CD. Now I have a stable and cheap frontend. Hope that helps. Mike ___ 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 I don't think mythgame is a standard part installed using the install script at http://bit.blkbk.com/. I am not sure if this is due to a technical reason that would prevent one from installing it manually. I personnally have not seen the need for mythgame, so I have not played with this plugin. Let me know if you find anything out. Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Xbox Frontend/Xebian 1.1/Alsa
On 8/4/05, David Whyte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmmm...Using the TSOP flash method, you can solder two pointds on the main board (for 1.2, 1.3, which I have anyways) and the use the mechassault game to load the linux bootloader thingo to flash the BIOS. Thats my understanding from the docs at xbox-linux.org :| This weekend is going to be fun :P I've hacked a couple of xboxes (one 1.6 one earlier model) without having to use any soldering. Key to this is already having a hacked xbox, so that you can create a correctly formatted memory card (find the savegames at xbins). Or you could download one (I have it here somewhere...), and use 'dd', to get it onto a USB memory stick, and use a converter cable to connect that to the Xbox. You can easily make those cables yourself (xbox-linux, or one of the forums will probably have an explanation) or do as I did, and buy one for 7.95 EUR... You can google 'ltools xbox' to get more info. Wouter ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Xbox Frontend/Xebian 1.1/Alsa
Bah, I got the saved games on my USB stick, eventually, and the emergency linux loads OK, but if I try and load the install linux game it fails. From reading up, it is my dashboard that is too new, and I have no idea where to find an older one and from reading, it would be illegal. This is starting to look like a little too much trouble now :( Plus, using this softmod technique, do you have to select linux from the dashboard to get it to boot up everytime you power on? That would kinda suck! Whytey On 8/5/05, Wouter Lagerweij [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/4/05, David Whyte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmmm...Using the TSOP flash method, you can solder two pointds on the main board (for 1.2, 1.3, which I have anyways) and the use the mechassault game to load the linux bootloader thingo to flash the BIOS. Thats my understanding from the docs at xbox-linux.org :| This weekend is going to be fun :P I've hacked a couple of xboxes (one 1.6 one earlier model) without having to use any soldering. Key to this is already having a hacked xbox, so that you can create a correctly formatted memory card (find the savegames at xbins). Or you could download one (I have it here somewhere...), and use 'dd', to get it onto a USB memory stick, and use a converter cable to connect that to the Xbox. You can easily make those cables yourself (xbox-linux, or one of the forums will probably have an explanation) or do as I did, and buy one for 7.95 EUR... You can google 'ltools xbox' to get more info. Wouter -- -- GMAIL is 'da bomb babyYEAH I have GMail invites, if you want one, email me direct. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Xbox Frontend/Xebian 1.1/Alsa
Michael T. Dean wrote: Dave wrote: I had a frontend on my Xbox without issue for about 8 months. Then I decided to upgrade Myth to .18, and in the process, upgrade Xebian to 1.1. Problem is, now I can't get sound of the XBox with Myth. I can play audio OK using aplay, but when I go to view a recording with Myth I get mixer unable to find control PCM What happens when you set Mixer Controls to Master instead of PCM? Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Doesn't matter, I'm afraid I just had the same problem when upgrading to the latest Xebian. The sound device in the X-box has no mixer, so in order to make ALSA work you have to disable internal mixing in myth. You also need a good .asoundrc and instead of selecting /dev/dsp in audio you have to write ALSA:(device from asoundrc) Good luck! Johan ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Xbox Frontend/Xebian 1.1/Alsa
Eeeek! Just bought an Xbox, just bought a copy of the original MechAssault and am about to solder the board. I probably should have asked this question already, MythTV 0.18.1 is working on the XBox right? I mean, its just the debian packages isn't it (assuming I use Xebian). I hope so, I don't like hard work :P Whytey On 8/4/05, Johan Kihlström [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Michael T. Dean wrote: Dave wrote: I had a frontend on my Xbox without issue for about 8 months. Then I decided to upgrade Myth to .18, and in the process, upgrade Xebian to 1.1. Problem is, now I can't get sound of the XBox with Myth. I can play audio OK using aplay, but when I go to view a recording with Myth I get mixer unable to find control PCM What happens when you set Mixer Controls to Master instead of PCM? Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Doesn't matter, I'm afraid I just had the same problem when upgrading to the latest Xebian. The sound device in the X-box has no mixer, so in order to make ALSA work you have to disable internal mixing in myth. You also need a good .asoundrc and instead of selecting /dev/dsp in audio you have to write ALSA:(device from asoundrc) Good luck! Johan ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users -- -- GMAIL is 'da bomb babyYEAH I have GMail invites, if you want one, email me direct. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Xbox Frontend/Xebian 1.1/Alsa
I've not been able to get MythGame to work I don't think it's been upgraded to 0.18 it's not in the distro for xebian but most of the other features are working for me. AJM, On 8/4/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I probably should have asked this question already, MythTV 0.18.1 is working on the XBox right? I mean, its just the debian packages isn't it (assuming I use Xebian). I hope so, I don't like hard work :P Yes - I'm currently running 0.18.1 with Xebian 1.12 - it's not perfect, but it works. Greg ___ 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] Xbox Frontend/Xebian 1.1/Alsa
On Wed, Aug 03, 2005 at 08:22:11PM -0400, Dave wrote: Does anyone have Myth .18 running on Xebian 1.1? If so, can you please post your alsa related settings? (MixerControl, MixerDevice) I don't know if my Xebian is 1.1 or not. What I did was I installed Xebian from an ISO that I downloaded about a month ago. Then I added the apt sources to get MythTV .18.1 from the usual places. I had to also add sources for the Debian/unstable collection in order to satisfy dependencies. Rather than doing a dist-upgrade (which would have replaced almost every package on the box) I used apt-get to manually install Myth and the minimum number of required prerequisites. After that, the unstable dist can be commented out of the sources file. I didn't have to do anything to get sound working. It just did. The volume control in Myth doesn't work, but I get sound. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Xbox Frontend/Xebian 1.1/Alsa
Hmmm...Using the TSOP flash method, you can solder two pointds on the main board (for 1.2, 1.3, which I have anyways) and the use the mechassault game to load the linux bootloader thingo to flash the BIOS. Thats my understanding from the docs at xbox-linux.org :| This weekend is going to be fun :P On 8/5/05, Wouter Lagerweij [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/4/05, David Whyte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eeeek! Just bought an Xbox, just bought a copy of the original MechAssault and am about to solder the board. No experience with newer myths on the xbox (I use XBMC) but: If you're doing a software mod (as I assume from the MechAssault reference) there shouldn't be any need to solder! All you need is the game, and the 'hacked' savegame on a x-box memory card (or on a USB memory stick, along with a converter cable to connect it to the Xbox). Just thought I'd mention it... Wouter -- -- GMAIL is 'da bomb babyYEAH I have GMail invites, if you want one, email me direct. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Xbox Frontend/Xebian 1.1/Alsa
I did a software hack on my Xbox running Xebian 1.2. I do recall a sound issue and there was a setting allowing me to change from Digital to ?? not sure if it was Alsa or not but I recall the system thought it was digital sound with a fresh install. It was either in the Mythtvsetup or on the main screen Setup in Myth? AJM, On 8/4/05, David Whyte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmmm...Using the TSOP flash method, you can solder two pointds on the main board (for 1.2, 1.3, which I have anyways) and the use the mechassault game to load the linux bootloader thingo to flash the BIOS. Thats my understanding from the docs at xbox-linux.org :| This weekend is going to be fun :P On 8/5/05, Wouter Lagerweij [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/4/05, David Whyte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eeeek! Just bought an Xbox, just bought a copy of the original MechAssault and am about to solder the board. No experience with newer myths on the xbox (I use XBMC) but: If you're doing a software mod (as I assume from the MechAssault reference) there shouldn't be any need to solder! All you need is the game, and the 'hacked' savegame on a x-box memory card (or on a USB memory stick, along with a converter cable to connect it to the Xbox). Just thought I'd mention it... Wouter -- -- GMAIL is 'da bomb babyYEAH I have GMail invites, if you want one, email me direct. ___ 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] Xbox Frontend/Xebian 1.1/Alsa
So, just to confirm so I don't start ripping my hair out on the weekend. The sound does work, but will probably need some tweeking (i.e. read these mail archives) and the sound control from within myth (i.e. the '[' and ']' keyboard keys) will not work (bummer!). I can live with that, for now :P On 8/5/05, A JM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I did a software hack on my Xbox running Xebian 1.2. I do recall a sound issue and there was a setting allowing me to change from Digital to ?? not sure if it was Alsa or not but I recall the system thought it was digital sound with a fresh install. It was either in the Mythtvsetup or on the main screen Setup in Myth? AJM, On 8/4/05, David Whyte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmmm...Using the TSOP flash method, you can solder two pointds on the main board (for 1.2, 1.3, which I have anyways) and the use the mechassault game to load the linux bootloader thingo to flash the BIOS. Thats my understanding from the docs at xbox-linux.org :| This weekend is going to be fun :P On 8/5/05, Wouter Lagerweij [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/4/05, David Whyte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eeeek! Just bought an Xbox, just bought a copy of the original MechAssault and am about to solder the board. No experience with newer myths on the xbox (I use XBMC) but: If you're doing a software mod (as I assume from the MechAssault reference) there shouldn't be any need to solder! All you need is the game, and the 'hacked' savegame on a x-box memory card (or on a USB memory stick, along with a converter cable to connect it to the Xbox). Just thought I'd mention it... Wouter -- -- GMAIL is 'da bomb babyYEAH I have GMail invites, if you want one, email me direct. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users -- -- GMAIL is 'da bomb babyYEAH I have GMail invites, if you want one, email me direct. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Xbox Frontend/Xebian 1.1/Alsa
On 8/4/05, Johan Kihlström [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Michael T. Dean wrote: Dave wrote: I had a frontend on my Xbox without issue for about 8 months. Then I decided to upgrade Myth to .18, and in the process, upgrade Xebian to 1.1. Problem is, now I can't get sound of the XBox with Myth. I can play audio OK using aplay, but when I go to view a recording with Myth I get mixer unable to find control PCM What happens when you set Mixer Controls to Master instead of PCM? Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Doesn't matter, I'm afraid I just had the same problem when upgrading to the latest Xebian. The sound device in the X-box has no mixer, so in order to make ALSA work you have to disable internal mixing in myth. You also need a good .asoundrc and instead of selecting /dev/dsp in audio you have to write ALSA:(device from asoundrc) Good luck! Johan ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Ok, disabling the internal mixed fixed it. I swear I tried this yesterday after reading about the XBox not having a hardware mixer. Anyway, I've got sound with: MixerControl=PCM (this is probably ignored since internal mixing is off), AudioDevice and AudioOutputDevice=ALSA:cards.pcm.dmix Thanks for the help suggestions! Dave ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Xbox Frontend/Xebian 1.1/Alsa
On 8/4/05, David Whyte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eeeek! Just bought an Xbox, just bought a copy of the original MechAssault and am about to solder the board. I probably should have asked this question already, MythTV 0.18.1 is working on the XBox right? I mean, its just the debian packages isn't it (assuming I use Xebian). I hope so, I don't like hard work :P Whytey Yeah, it works - I've had it working with Xebian 1.0.2/Myth 16 and and now Xebian 1.1/ Myth 18.1 FYI, I didn't solder anything, I just used the software mod and use Evox as my boot loader. Have fun! Dave ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Xbox Frontend/Xebian 1.1/Alsa
Dave wrote: On 8/4/05, Johan Kihlström [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Michael T. Dean wrote: Dave wrote: I had a frontend on my Xbox without issue for about 8 months. Then I decided to upgrade Myth to .18, and in the process, upgrade Xebian to 1.1. Problem is, now I can't get sound of the XBox with Myth. I can play audio OK using aplay, but when I go to view a recording with Myth I get mixer unable to find control PCM What happens when you set Mixer Controls to Master instead of PCM? Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Doesn't matter, I'm afraid I just had the same problem when upgrading to the latest Xebian. The sound device in the X-box has no mixer, so in order to make ALSA work you have to disable internal mixing in myth. You also need a good .asoundrc and instead of selecting /dev/dsp in audio you have to write ALSA:(device from asoundrc) Good luck! Johan ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Ok, disabling the internal mixed fixed it. I swear I tried this yesterday after reading about the XBox not having a hardware mixer. Anyway, I've got sound with: MixerControl=PCM (this is probably ignored since internal mixing is off), AudioDevice and AudioOutputDevice=ALSA:cards.pcm.dmix Thanks for the help suggestions! Dave ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users I basically had the same issue. I installed myth 0.18.1 using install help from http://bit.blkbk.com/ (0.4.5-beta) on a xebian 1.1.0 xbox. I followed a previous post's instructions where the only change I had to make was setting Audio Output Device to /dev/dsp. No volume control in mythtv, but I have sound. Concerning some of the posts about HW vs. SW mod. I found the info on www.xbox-linux.org a little dated in regards to the SW mod instructions. I actually bought a mod chip after unsuccessfully attempting a SW mod using the www.xbox-linux.org instructions. By the time my mod chip arrived, I found other more up to date instructions to accomplish the SW mod on almost any xbox no matter what HW version or Dashboard version. I basically followed the instructions on the following links to SW-mod the xbox: http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?act=STf=44t=257509 http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/203285 http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/xbins.php I did purchase the an action replay kit from ebay for $20 and rented the ORIGINAL MechAssault Game in order to perform the SW mod. I then followed the http://bit.blkbk.com/ instructions. Then I used some evolutions dashboard tutorial instructions on xbox-scene.com on how to start the linux install w/o needing the boot CD. Now I have a stable and cheap frontend. Hope that helps. Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Xbox Frontend/Xebian 1.1/Alsa
Mike, Good information. Nice informative post. I don't want to hijack this thread but did you get MythGame/Xmame working on your Xbox? AJM, On 8/4/05, CTD [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave wrote: On 8/4/05, Johan Kihlström [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Michael T. Dean wrote: Dave wrote: I had a frontend on my Xbox without issue for about 8 months. Then I decided to upgrade Myth to .18, and in the process, upgrade Xebian to 1.1. Problem is, now I can't get sound of the XBox with Myth. I can play audio OK using aplay, but when I go to view a recording with Myth I get mixer unable to find control PCM What happens when you set Mixer Controls to Master instead of PCM? Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Doesn't matter, I'm afraid I just had the same problem when upgrading to the latest Xebian. The sound device in the X-box has no mixer, so in order to make ALSA work you have to disable internal mixing in myth. You also need a good .asoundrc and instead of selecting /dev/dsp in audio you have to write ALSA:(device from asoundrc) Good luck! Johan ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Ok, disabling the internal mixed fixed it. I swear I tried this yesterday after reading about the XBox not having a hardware mixer. Anyway, I've got sound with: MixerControl=PCM (this is probably ignored since internal mixing is off), AudioDevice and AudioOutputDevice=ALSA:cards.pcm.dmix Thanks for the help suggestions! Dave ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users I basically had the same issue. I installed myth 0.18.1 using install help from http://bit.blkbk.com/ (0.4.5-beta) on a xebian 1.1.0 xbox. I followed a previous post's instructions where the only change I had to make was setting Audio Output Device to /dev/dsp. No volume control in mythtv, but I have sound. Concerning some of the posts about HW vs. SW mod. I found the info on www.xbox-linux.org a little dated in regards to the SW mod instructions. I actually bought a mod chip after unsuccessfully attempting a SW mod using the www.xbox-linux.org instructions. By the time my mod chip arrived, I found other more up to date instructions to accomplish the SW mod on almost any xbox no matter what HW version or Dashboard version. I basically followed the instructions on the following links to SW-mod the xbox: http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?act=STf=44t=257509 http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/203285 http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/xbins.php I did purchase the an action replay kit from ebay for $20 and rented the ORIGINAL MechAssault Game in order to perform the SW mod. I then followed the http://bit.blkbk.com/ instructions. Then I used some evolutions dashboard tutorial instructions on xbox-scene.com on how to start the linux install w/o needing the boot CD. Now I have a stable and cheap frontend. Hope that helps. Mike ___ 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] Xbox Frontend/Xebian 1.1/Alsa
Dave wrote: I had a frontend on my Xbox without issue for about 8 months. Then I decided to upgrade Myth to .18, and in the process, upgrade Xebian to 1.1. Problem is, now I can't get sound of the XBox with Myth. I can play audio OK using aplay, but when I go to view a recording with Myth I get mixer unable to find control PCM What happens when you set Mixer Controls to Master instead of PCM? Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
