no audio in sagetv

[whoever]

hi all
i have sagetv tuned, the problem is that only sagetv has no audio/or volume. All oth apps have audio also when i hit escape to get the menu it appears behind what ever tv is playing, how can i get this to appear in front.
thanks in advance for help,
whoever

[ltburch2000]

Very likely the other applications have locked the audio device. Try closing all applications which may have the audio device locked, restart the sage client and try again.

If this still does not work you may have a zombie process locking the audio, look in the task list for any "mplayer" processes and kill them. Again restart the sagetv client and try again.

[drewg]

Originally Posted by ltburch2000

Very likely the other applications have locked the audio device. Try closing all applications which may have the audio device locked, restart the sage client and try again.

To find them, try using sudo lsof -n | grep snd. Eg:

$ sudo lsof -n | grep snd
java 25124 gallatin 93r CHR 116,33 13056 /dev/snd/timer
java 25124 gallatin 94u CHR 116,16 13921 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
java 25124 gallatin 95u CHR 116,0 13951 /dev/snd/controlC0
firefox 31701 gallatin mem CHR 116,16 13921 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
firefox 31701 gallatin 93r CHR 116,33 13056 /dev/snd/timer
firefox 31701 gallatin 94u CHR 116,16 13921 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
firefox 31701 gallatin 95u CHR 116,0 13951 /dev/snd/controlC0

Drew

[whoever]

here is the only running process and sagetv still doesn't have audio

$ sudo lsof -n | grep snd
lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/<acnt name>/.gvfs
Output information may be incomplete.
gnome-vol 19298 <acnt name> 17u CHR 116,12 0t0 5218 /dev/snd/controlC2
gnome-vol 25410 <acnt name> 17u CHR 116,12 0t0 5218 /dev/snd/controlC2

also when i restart the server , eventhough i am the owner of all directories needed sagetv runs through the set process again.

[whoever]

attached is the error i, get when i try to wach lige tv. Should i reinstall ? or what should i do ? -- thanks for any help

[MitchSchaft]

What audio codec do you have set up in sage? And what is your PC hardware setup?

[whoever]

i thaught sage used the system codec?and i was never prompted for one durring the install . the system codec is alsa