CentOS Streaming Audio and Video Without Sound Card ffmpeg

I have a VPS which is ran on a OpenVZ, which obviously doesn't have any sound cards installed, I know this is possible because I've seen it done before but the person refuses to tell me how it's done not to interfere with his business.

I can't do commands such as

Code:

[root.website tmp]# modprobe snd-dummy

WARNING: Error inserting snd (/lib/modules/2.6.32-042stab083.2/updates/alsa/acor e/snd.ko): Operation not permitted

WARNING: Error inserting snd_timer (/lib/modules/2.6.32-042stab083.2/updates/als a/acore/snd-timer.ko): Operation not permitted

WARNING: Error inserting snd_pcm (/lib/modules/2.6.32-042stab083.2/updates/alsa/ acore/snd-pcm.ko): Operation not permitted

FATAL: Error inserting snd_dummy (/lib/modules/2.6.32-042stab083.2/updates/alsa/ drivers/snd-dummy.ko): Operation not permitted

So I can't load up the snd-dummy sound card driver.

Code:

[root.website tmp]# aplay -l

aplay: device_list:256: no soundcards found...

Code:

[root.website tmp]# aplay -L

null

Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)

But I did manage to install pavucontrol in my GNOME desktop when I run a application which uses SDL DirectMedia Layer and I see the slider in the Playback moving so sound is coming in without any sound card but it's redirected to <auto_null.monitor>

Maybe I don't even need to use the sound server PulseAudio and just redirect SDL DirectMedia Layer straight into ffmpeg somehow if that is possible, all I care about is that one SDL DirectMedia Layer, I don't need other System sounds/Mics etc..

Here is what happens when I run this command for PulseAudio

Code:

[remove.removed ~]$ pacmd list-source-outputs

Welcome to PulseAudio! Use "help" for usage information.

>>> 2 source outputs(s) available.

index: 0

driver: <protocol-native.c>

flags: DONT_MOVE

state: RUNNING

source: 0 <auto_null.monitor>

current latency: 3.08 ms

requested latency: 20.00 ms

sample spec: float32le 1ch 25Hz

channel map: mono

Mono

resample method: peaks

owner module: 6

client: 4 <PulseAudio Volume Control>

properties:

media.name = "Peak detect"

application.name = "PulseAudio Volume Control"

native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"

native-protocol.version = "16"

application.id = "org.PulseAudio.pavucontrol"

application.icon_name = "audio-card"

application.version = "0.9.10"

application.process.id = "997"

application.process.user = "removed_for_ubuntuforums(wasn't root)"

application.process.host = "removed_for_ubuntuforums"

application.process.binary = "pavucontrol"

window.x11.display = ":1.0"

application.language = "en_US.UTF-8"

application.process.machine_id = "27be3273f5d5332051ccdc3100000002"

application.process.session_id = "27be3273f5d5332051ccdc3100000002-1394085585.776225-694791372"

module-stream-restore.id = "source-output-by-application-id:org.PulseAudio.pavucontrol"

index: 1

driver: <protocol-native.c>

flags: DONT_MOVE

state: RUNNING

source: 0 <auto_null.monitor>

current latency: 3.11 ms

requested latency: 20.00 ms

sample spec: float32le 1ch 25Hz

channel map: mono

Mono

resample method: peaks

owner module: 6

client: 4 <PulseAudio Volume Control>

direct on input: 2

properties:

media.name = "Peak detect"

application.name = "PulseAudio Volume Control"

native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"

native-protocol.version = "16"

application.id = "org.PulseAudio.pavucontrol"

application.icon_name = "audio-card"

application.version = "0.9.10"

application.process.id = "997"

application.process.user = "removed_for_ubuntuforums(wasn't root)"

application.process.host = "removed_for_ubuntuforums"

application.process.binary = "pavucontrol"

window.x11.display = ":1.0"

application.language = "en_US.UTF-8"

application.process.machine_id = "27be3273f5d5332051ccdc3100000002"

application.process.session_id = "27be3273f5d5332051ccdc3100000002-1394085585.776225-694791372"

module-stream-restore.id = "source-output-by-application-id:org.PulseAudio.pavucontrol"

Here is the PulseAudio sinks command

Code:

>>> [removed.removed~]$ pacmd list-sinks

Welcome to PulseAudio! Use "help" for usage information.

>>> 1 sink(s) available.

* index: 0

name: <auto_null>

driver: <module-null-sink.c>

flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY FLAT_VOLUME DYNAMIC_LATENCY

state: RUNNING

suspend cause:

priority: 1000

volume: 0: 100% 1: 100%

0: 0.00 dB 1: 0.00 dB

balance 0.00

base volume: 100%

0.00 dB

volume steps: 65537

muted: no

current latency: 16.60 ms

max request: 3 KiB

max rewind: 3 KiB

monitor source: 0

sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz

channel map: front-left,front-right

Stereo

used by: 1

linked by: 3

configured latency: 20.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 10000.00 ms

module: 9

properties:

device.description = "Dummy Output"

device.class = "abstract"

device.icon_name = "audio-card"

Inside my PulseAudio Volume Control

Here is what I get from ffmpeg when I attempt to stream the video and sound (just video alone streams wonderfully)

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