[icecast] everything is running, no source

[Geoff Shang]

On Thu, 4 Mar 2004, Ramon Hernandez wrote:

> I do that from the local box...it asks me what application to use to open
> it, i select xmms from within linux (same box the server is running) and it
> takes FOR EVER to buffer only 32kb....took about 5 minutes to get up there
> and when it did, i didn't hear anything. I'm sending it a .cda playing from
> a cd on the computer next to it. could that be a problem?

do you have the appropriate source selected for capture by your soundcard?
It sounds to me as if Darkice is recording and transmitting silence.  Use
aumix, or if you're using ALSA, alsamixer, to select the appropriate input
for capturing (e.g. line in, CD, etc).

Geoff.

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