[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-25 Thread MarcRandolph
Howdy all, This bug has been closed closed. I have opened a new one to track continuing pulse related issues: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mythbuntu/+bug/460579 For anyone interested, please subscribe yourself to that bug. It would be helpful if one or more of you could add some information to th

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-25 Thread Geoffrey Pursell
I noticed this problem initially because I use pulseaudio on my Myth machine to digitally route audio from my home computers to my living room speakers. (That's kind of a killer app, actually.) If Myth is allowed to suspend PA on startup, audio players elsewhere in the home hang when trying to pl

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-24 Thread Suger
When you start mythfrontend without the export EXPERIMENTALLY_ALLOW_PULSE_AUDIO=1 quirk, the second line of the output is AudioPulseUtil: Suspend Success and when you quit, the one before last is AudioPulseUtil: Resume Success So, in fact, mythfrontend is (successfully) suspending pulseaudio, w

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-23 Thread MarcRandolph
Sasa and Dirk, thank you for hunting down this ticket to add your useful info. Could one of you please open a new ticket since this one is closed? After doing that, please: 1. Post that bug number to this ticket so that it is easy for others to find 2. Dirk, please add to that ticket if you are

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-23 Thread Dirk
I too have just upgraded from mythbuntu 0.21 to whatever I get in Karmic. There is a clue if you start up mythfrontend in a bash window:- 2009-10-23 21:45:47.966 WARNING: 2009-10-23 21:45:47.966 WARNING: ***Pulse Audio is running*** 2009-10-23 21:45:47.966 WARNING: 2009-10-23 21:45:47.966 W

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-17 Thread Sasa Jovic
I worked on this problem yesterday evening and figured out how to get audio playing in Mythtv, this is more of workaround than solution. I tried first to add EXPERIMENTALLY_ALLOW_PULSE_AUDIO=1 in .bashrc and .profile, but that did not work. So i added that in mythfrontend script and since then i

Re: [Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-16 Thread Mario Limonciello
Sasa: Are you sure that audio is being captured properly in the first place? Can you try opening one of your recordings in another player? They're stored in /var/lib/mythtv/recordings by default. I just ran this scenario: 1) Up to date Karmic Ubuntu w/ mythfrontend installed 2) Play a random m

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-16 Thread Sasa Jovic
Hi, this bug is not fixed. How to reproduce? 1) Install Karmic Ubuntu, do all updates (not mythbuntu) 2) Sudo apt-get install mythtv (both frontend and backend), configure tv card and add channels 3) Start Totem and play divx video 4) Start Mythtv Frontend, Totem video stops at the moment whe

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-09 Thread MarcRandolph
Fix was pushed to official karmic package. ** Changed in: mythbuntu Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/436792 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-09 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: mythtv Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/436792 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubunt

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-07 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package mythtv - 0.22.0~trunk22304-0ubuntu1 --- mythtv (0.22.0~trunk22304-0ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low * New upstream checkout (r22304) - Fixes crash during image loading of mythfrontend (LP: #445173) - Disables pulseaudio harder, fixing sound play

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-07 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: mythtv Status: New => Confirmed -- [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/436792 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@li

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-06 Thread Mario Limonciello
So this bug can be worked around by running mythfrontend like this until it's fixed upstream: PULSE_INTERNAL=1 mythfrontend ** Changed in: mythtv (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Confirmed -- [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/436792 You received

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-05 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: mythtv Status: Unknown => New -- [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/436792 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@list

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-05 Thread MarcRandolph
** Bug watch added: mythtv.org bug tracker #7243 http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/7243 ** Also affects: mythtv via http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/7243 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/4367

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-05 Thread MarcRandolph
Please try updating again. The incompatible protocol problem should be resolved now - upstream had a bug (Bug #440807), but it was not known at the time that we'd done a nightly snapshot. As for pulse audio, it was actually first introduced to Ubuntu in 8.04. Not many are happy with how the tr

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-03 Thread ullix
now what: I added your repositories: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/mythbuntu/trunk-0.22/ubuntu karmic main deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/mythbuntu/trunk-0.22/ubuntu intrepid main on the intrepid (backend+frontend) and karmic (frontend only) computers and updated Now I can watch TV and videos on t

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-02 Thread ullix
forgot to add: the skype microphone-not-working bug due to pulseaudio is Bug #437192 -- [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/436792 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-b

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-02 Thread ullix
Looks like pulseaudio is the bad guy, here is waht I did and the result: - all updates done for today (should have given karmic beta) - in synaptic select pulseaudio for uninstall, and click ok to uninstall all dependencies - restart - start rhythmbox, and play radio music - start mythtv-frontend

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-02 Thread MarcRandolph
Since it is known that upstream doesn't do pulse audio well, moving to the Mythbuntu bucket. It would still be nice if someone could confirm that disabling pulse audio fixes the problem. ** Changed in: mythtv (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inact

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-02 Thread MarcRandolph
Since it is known that upstream doesn't do pulse audio well, moving to the Mythbuntu bucket. It would still be nice if someone could confirm that disabling pulse audio fixes the problem. ** Also affects: mythbuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: mythbuntu Importanc

Re: [Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-01 Thread MarcRandolph
> I have the default install of ubuntu karmic, i.e. the Gnome desktop. > mythtv-frontend was added from repositories after default install was > completed Thank you for reporting back. Anyone else having this problem using GNOME? The following thread contains links to decent Pulseaudio discussio

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-01 Thread ullix
I have the default install of ubuntu karmic, i.e. the Gnome desktop. mythtv-frontend was added from repositories after default install was completed -- [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/436792 You received this bug notification because you are a mem

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-10-01 Thread MarcRandolph
Pulseaudio is often at the root of sound related problems, especially since MythTV doesn't support it well yet. To those of you having the killed sound, what window manager are you using? Asked another way, did you install the myth packages as add-on's to an install that wasn't originally Mythb

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-09-29 Thread MarcRandolph
Ooops, I meant Bug #434899 -- [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/436792 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://list

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-09-29 Thread MarcRandolph
Bug #436792 hints at another report of the frontend killing sound. -- [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/436792 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list u

Re: [Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-09-28 Thread MarcRandolph
> Marc, I am inclined to say that you haven't looked at 9.10 lately? Or is > my ubuntu-default-install computer (Acer Aspire One 110L netbook) > completely different? 9.10 has changed quite a bit, in particular under > sound, and very recently. Not really a good path into beta status. > (Skype  als

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-09-28 Thread ullix
well, not much luck in installing the alternative mythbuntu repos: attached is a screenshot showing the error message i got Wouldn't it be easier to just spell out what line I need for the repos? ** Attachment added: "Screenshot-gdebi-gtk.png" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32626662/Screenshot

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-09-28 Thread ullix
** Attachment added: "Sound Preferences - Hardware tab" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32625598/Screenshot-Sound%20Preferences-hardware.png -- [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/436792 You received this bug notification because you are a member o

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-09-28 Thread ullix
** Attachment added: "Sound Preferences - Output tab" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32625635/Screenshot-Sound%20Preferences-output.png -- [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/436792 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ub

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-09-28 Thread ullix
Marc, I am inclined to say that you haven't looked at 9.10 lately? Or is my ubuntu-default-install computer (Acer Aspire One 110L netbook) completely different? 9.10 has changed quite a bit, in particular under sound, and very recently. Not really a good path into beta status. (Skype also has a so

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-09-27 Thread Thomas Mashos
I've noticed that the front sound is muted and set to 0 when I boot my system. I'm not sure what is causing this, haven't really had the time to track it down. This is on my 9.10 system. Also note, that there are 0.22 packages for 8.10 and 9.04, but no 0.21 packages for 9.10. -- [ubuntu karmic]

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-09-27 Thread MarcRandolph
I wonder if this could be pulse audio related. Just thinking-aloud really... If you go to System>Preferences>Sound, could you describe your settings there - and after recording them, perhaps trying some different ones (perhaps ALSA)? I'm sorry to say that I'm not well versed on navigating the L

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-09-27 Thread ullix
update: to get the sound back it is sufficient to logout and login again. a reboot is not needed -- [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/436792 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-09-27 Thread ullix
Marc, thanks for the link to the options for alternative builds; I'll give it a try. For now , however, the issue is not about the (non-)compatibility of a .21 server and a .22 client, but the fact that frontend is killing the sound! Here the test again and the mythfrontend.log attached: 1) no com

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-09-26 Thread MarcRandolph
ullix: I certainly understand your desire to not upgrade a perfectly running server. When 0.22 is finally released, I do not know if it will be made available Intrepid-backports, but in fact PPAs are available currently which allow you to upgrade to trunk (pre-0.22) on Intrepid, or install 0.21

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-09-26 Thread ullix
Marc, I am not sure why a server and a clkient MUST be of same version. You will surely understand that I am not going to change a production server to karmic, solely for the wish of running mythtv, as everything else works mostly tomy satisfction. Why can't you not at least offer an intrepid upgra

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-09-25 Thread MarcRandolph
Since you opened this ticket because of a sound problem, I assume that we can leave it open for now. But be advised that all systems that are talking to each other must be at the same version level ... in this case, you have a mix of 0.22 and 0.21, so even if the sound issue can be resolved, you s

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-09-25 Thread ullix
Note that I could reproduce the bug on two different frontend systems: after cold boot sound is well. After start of mythtv-frontend, sound is off, not even crackling (and I have no idea if it can be recovered and how, any advice what to try?). The backend is an intrepid install and is running wel

[Bug 436792] Re: [ubuntu karmic] mythtv frontend inactivates sound

2009-09-25 Thread MarcRandolph
Howdy, and thank you for helping to improve Mythbuntu by filing this report. Could you clarify a few things that should help the maintainers narrow down possible causes? 1. What version of mythfrontend are you running on the Karmic system? (command is "apt-cache policy mythtv-frontend") 2. What