'Splain please re: mixer, alsa, pulseaudio and tvtime??

[Bill Davidsen]

Michael Schwendt wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:42:57 -0400, William wrote:
> 
>> I have external receptacles on my motherboard at the back of my computer
>> box -- one light green for incoming sound, and one light red (pink) for
>> a microphone.  Double checked visually and in my motherboard manual.  
>>
>> *However* my tv tuner card has no sound output receptacle, did not come
>> with a line to use as an external connection line and shows no external
>> hookups in its manual.
> 
> Yes, it's a known fact by now. Nobody asks you to put a cable where
> you *cannot* put a cable. ;-) The remaining problem, however, is that
> there must be a theory about how your tv card "produces" audio then?
> 
Actually, since I have a setup like that which does work (not on FC11!) you 
might look for a three pin jumper on the TV card, which can go via cable to the 
CDaudio input on the sound card or motherboard. Mine has such as works.

Just pointing this out before you go too far down the "it must be wrong" road...

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