All,
I know little about audio, but I'm trying to help my kids configure a radio
stream. I normally use this media box via X desktop, but wanted to just play
the stream via mplayer starting it over ssh -- that didn't work no matter what
-ao I specify.
However, if I open an x-term on the box from the desktop and enter the same
url there - presto, the sound plays, and everything works.
Since I normally use this box headless, how do I start mplayer over ssh and
have the sound play on the remote box?
Entering the following through the x-term from the desktop works just fine:
mplayer -loop 0 -playlist http://playerservices.streamtheworld.com/pls/KDAQHD2.pls
(it's classical)
Is there a config somewhere where I can tell it to start mplayer the same
from ssh as it does when started from the desktop?
Following troubleshooting from the Sound Wiki, running 'pactl list sinks'
over ssh while the desktop is playing the audio stream, I get:
$ pactl list sinks
Sink #1
State: RUNNING
Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo
Description: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
Driver: module-alsa-card.c
Sample Specification: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 19
Mute: no
Volume: front-left: 41944 / 64% / -11.63 dB, front-right: 41944 /
64% / -11.63 dB
balance 0.00
Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
Monitor Source: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor
Latency: 29816 usec, configured 31247 usec
Flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
<snip>
Can I use this information when starting mplayer over ssh to have it play
sound through that boxes (the remotes) speakers? I've tried '-ao alsa' when
starting over ssh, but still no sound.
If I missed something in the wiki -- I missed it. Any help appreciated.
--
David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
