Game Sound only when run from console

[Richard Querin]

Hi,

I've got system sounds and video and audio playback sounds working fine. However, program sounds like in games (gcompris, frozen bubble, tuxracer) only seem to work if I run the program from the console (not sudo'd, just run from console as normal user). If I run them from the menu there is no sound. Any idea what the fix might be?

Richard



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[Lee Braiden-2]

On Sunday 06 November 2005 04:41, Richard Querin wrote:
> I've got system sounds and video and audio playback sounds working fine.
> However, program sounds like in games (gcompris, frozen bubble, tuxracer)
> only seem to work if I run the program from the console (not sudo'd, just
> run from console as normal user). If I run them from the menu there is no
> sound. Any idea what the fix might be?

I'm guessing your desktop environment is running a sound daemon that is
getting in the way.  Sound support on Linux still sucks, sadly.  But open a
terminal, and run:

pkill artsd
pkill esd
pkill jack

and then try running your game again.

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[chrisccoulson]

Try opening a terminal and typing "killall esd" before running your
games.



If that works, then change your Sound System to ALSA in System ->
Preferences


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[Richard Querin]

The 'killall esd' worked, however I have no choices in System->Preferences. It gives me a drop down list with a single choice "HDA-Intel" and no other choices.  Any ideas?

On 11/6/05, 'Forum Post <[hidden email]> wrote:

Try opening a terminal and typing "killall esd" before running your
games.



If that works, then change your Sound System to ALSA in System ->Preferences.

 

Preferences


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[chrisccoulson]

Follow the advices in 'this' (http://tinyurl.com/ddhjb) thread. Then you
should be all set.


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