Re: [Alsa-user] questions about (two) tv-cards via ALSA sound-device?!

2006-02-28 Thread tormen
Hi. It works! It was my fault ( of course ;-). I was using the wrong syntax for the mencoder call. With this call (and so nothing about my tv-cards within /etc/asound.conf) it works: /usr/bin/mencoder tv://E5 -tv driver=v4l2:device=/dev/v4l/video0:width=640:height=480:chanlist=europe-west:a

Re: [Alsa-user] questions about (two) tv-cards via ALSA sound-device?!

2006-02-28 Thread Lee Revell
On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 15:11 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The /etc/asound.conf is "a book with seven seals" to me. > And the (for me) cryptical error messages from alsa (via mencoder) are > not very helpfull to me too. Exactly - you're not supposed to use it. It's only for advanced functiona

Re: [Alsa-user] questions about (two) tv-cards via ALSA sound-device?!

2006-02-28 Thread Clemens Ladisch
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Q.1. What kernel-module parameter do I need? None. > Q.1.a How should be the output via dmesg? > Q.1.b I don't know if it normal, but I got NO dmesg-output for loading > snd_bt87x (as I was used to with btaudio)?! ALSA drivers usually don't output anything to the syste

[Alsa-user] questions about (two) tv-cards via ALSA sound-device?!

2006-02-28 Thread tormen
Hi. I am quiet desperate... 'cause every HOWTO I found so far: ...unfortunatly covers only recording using btaudio / OSS! ...but as I heard that the OSS-sound-drivers (DEPRICATED) will be removed in one of the next kernel releases, I am trying to use the new snd_bt87x / saa7134_alsa ALSA-modu