i have no audio when trying to play dvds

[derrickadean]

I need your help again guys

I got the audio on the frontend working after getting the right alsa driver and then i got dvd playback by setting my dvd device (under video settings) to /dev/sro everything works except for audio on dvd or dvd iso playback i get audio from a riped dvd what is thr problam there a difrercne in format. or could this be from the wrong alsa driver or something non related?

[larsolav]

Is the frontend running 9.04? I know from my own experience that the ISO playback is set-up to play using Xine, not the internal mythplayer as Xine does a better job at playing ISOs and DVDs (internal player often stalls at the copyright flash screen, typically on Disney movies...) Check to see if myth is set up to use Xine to play DVDs and ISOs, if it is, then you need to go to the audio settings in Xine and make sure you set it up correctly as well.

Cheers!

[derrickadean]

how would that explain why im not getting audio on any dvd playback from a disk under the frontend. im sure its not running xine because i cant even get xine to playback dvd at all.

[larsolav]

how would that explain why im not getting audio on any dvd playback from a disk under the frontend. im sure its not running xine because i cant even get xine to playback dvd at all.

Ah, well in that case I am over my head in water, and will eloquently butt out. Hopefully someone else may know why you are experiencing this weird behavior. Oh, one more thing before I butt out, does the frontend log say anything that may shed some light on the situation?

[derrickadean]

sory man i didnt mean to try and undermine your intelligence i just wont to make since of whats going on. i am new to linux and mythbuntu. im getting a lot of information and cant make much since of it . i not only want this to work but i also want to know how it works I would like your help

i found this (to anyone reading this that is in tha same boat as me look at these logs i didnt before thank you larsolav)

2009-08-16 10:28:36.363 AudioOutput Warning: Mixer attach error -2: No such file or directory
Check Mixer Name in Setup: '/dev/mixer'
2009-08-16 10:28:36.363 NVP: Enabling Audio
2009-08-16 10:28:36.368 Opening audio device 'default'. ch 2(2) sr 48000
2009-08-16 10:28:36.368 Opening ALSA audio device 'default'.
ALSA lib control.c:909snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL /dev/mixer
2009-08-16 10:28:36.378 AudioOutput Warning: Mixer attach error -2: No such file or directory
Check Mixer Name in Setup: '/dev/mixer'


this is what it said about about my sound driver
*-multimedia
description: Multimedia audio controller
product: ES1371 [AudioPCI-97]
vendor: Ensoniq
physical id: 9
bus info: pci@0000:01:09.0
version: 09
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ENS1371 latency=96 maxlatency=128 mingnt=12 module=snd_ens1371

[derrickadean]

fixed it!! fixed it!! fixed it!!

i was over diagnoseing the problem. the problem was i was allowing ac3 and dts data to pass threw my sound card. these are used for digital surround sound devices. in from the mythbuntu frontend go to utilities/setup>setup>general
then uncheck the 2 boxes that allow this action
when i unchecked these the audio worked perfict

[larsolav]

fixed it!! fixed it!! fixed it!!

i was over diagnoseing the problem. the problem was i was allowing ac3 and dts these are for data to pass threw my sound card. these are used for digital surround sound devices. there are 2 check boxes in from the mythbuntu frontend go to utilities/setup>setup>general
then uncheck the 2 boxes that allow this action
when i unchecked these the audio worked perfict

Well, um, that was going to be my next suggestion...:lolflag:
Glad you got it fixed!:P