Talk:Mythbuntu

PlaybackBuiltinAudioAnalogStereoPulseAudioMixer

ALSA:dmix:CARD=PCH,DEV=3

sudo bash
gnome-control-center sound
pavucontrol

aplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav

Playing WAVE '/fc.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, Mono

speaker-test -c 2 -r 48000 -D hw:0,3
aplay -D plughw:0,3 /fc.wav

alsamixer

sound config files

• /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
• /etc/pulse/default.pa

• Start PulseAudio: start-pulseaudio-x11
• Stop PulseAudio: killall pulseaudio

ubuntu version

# lsb_release -a

Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS
precise

HDMI Audio with Intel PCH

To verify your HDMI is on #3 do:

sources:

1. ubuntu Sandy Bridge HDMI sound output
2. Audio over HDMI issues

VLC VideoLAN Player for MythTV playback

vlc as default video player for mkv files

• http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1729767

screen blanking

> (screensaver and DPMS). > > Please type "xset q" ... and these two sections are interesting: > > [...] > Screen Saver: > prefer blanking: yes allow exposures: yes > timeout: 600 cycle: 600 > [...] > DPMS (Energy Star): > Standby: 240 Suspend: 240 Off: 240 > DPMS is Enabled > Monitor is On > [...] > > To completely disable screen-saver and DPMS: > > xset dpms force on > xset -dpms > xset s off > > "xset q" should print now: > [...] > Screen Saver: > prefer blanking: yes allow exposures: yes > timeout: 0 cycle: 600 > [...] > DPMS (Energy Star): > Standby: 240 Suspend: 240 Off: 240 > DPMS is Disabled > [...] > > > This works for some boxes running several days. >