please help with tv card bt878 audio problem, desperate

[Frans]

On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:24:48 -0400, Jody Gugelhupf wrote:

> Thx dana and david, but i got the line-in working already, there is
> simpler way to use the onboard audio of the tvcard, just not sure how...
> indeed in this case the audio device is /dev/dsp but i have to have the
> line-in cable to be connected otherwise it does not work, any other
> suggestions on how to solve this annoying problem? and david as a radio
> u should look into fmtools
> 
> 
> Jody Gugelhupf wrote:
>> hi there ppl :)
>> i got a analogue wintv go with fm card (i think). It has radio for
>> sure, 1x composite-in, audio out, and an IR. I run ubuntu hardy 64bit
>> system. tvtime xawtv etc work without a problem, only i can't adjust
>> the volume from within the applications. I have atm the line out of my
>> tv card connected to the line-in of my soundcard. That's how i get my
>> audio from my tv card. In my old computer however, with the same tv
>> card and ubuntu feisty i got it working to get the audio from the
>> tvcard itself and not using the line-in of my soundcard, but i have no
>> idea how i got that working, i only know it took me while. Can someone
>> help me with that please? :) here is some
> info
>> about my system:

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This might help:
http://marc.info/?l=linux-video&m=113650758229710&w=2

You can use "alsamixer -c 1" to see the controls for the audio part of 
your tv card. See "man alsamixer".

Search the relevant mailing list archives as
http://www.linuxtv.org/v4lwiki/index.php/Main_Page suggests.

I think this post has very good advice on getting online help: 
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2008-April/144432.html .

Have fun :-)

    -Frans