No sound

haloboydeath · 11-08-2008, 01:06 PM

No sound =<

I'm running Ubuntu 8.10

Inkster · 11-08-2008, 02:37 PM

what sound card are you using?

Znurre · 11-08-2008, 02:45 PM

Install openal.

Mikan · 11-08-2008, 10:54 PM

Please don't use Ubuntu's OpenAL package if you want good sound. It is quite bad.

Open up a terminal, then type:

Code:

sudo su

And enter your password, and then:

Code:

apt-get remove libopenal0a
apt-get install build-essential libasound2-dev cmake wget tar bzip2
exit

wget http://kcat.strangesoft.net/openal-releases/openal-soft-1.5.304.tar.bz2
tar -jxvf openal-soft-1.5.304.tar.bz2 && cd openal-soft-1.5.304
cmake . && make && sudo make install

Also if you are on the vanilla GNOME version of Ubuntu, you likely won't be able to get sound in any configuration, because they use PulseAudio instead of ALSA now, in a permanent way.

I say permanent because they made GNOME depend on it, thus it cannot be removed.

You will need to wait until either OpenAL Soft or NGD officially supports PulseAudio.
(Although some people have had some luck with it's ESD emulation...)

Regards,

haloboydeath · 11-09-2008, 07:16 AM

I'll try that out later tonight. I'm on my old machine right now.

Oh, and thank you for the help.

haloboydeath · 11-10-2008, 03:01 PM

I got it to work. I just changed the sound setting's around.

hibikirei · 11-11-2008, 06:40 PM

i dont have any sound i tried to enter the su command but it says that authentication fails and i have tried all the different configurations for both of the sound cards i have in the computer i am running ubuntu 8.10 with a c-media surrround card by A Open

tharla · 11-11-2008, 08:39 PM

It's easy to fix it on Debian:

Add this line to your /etc/apt/sources.list:

deb %%% experimental main

where %%% is the normal URL for the debian mirror you use.

Then run as root: apt-get install libopenal1/experimental

Afterwards, remove or comment out the experimental line you added. This fix may also work on Ubuntu, or it may break it.

Froste · 11-11-2008, 09:41 PM

What's the difference between the openal in experimental compared to lenny?

I use the lenny one now (1:0.0.8-8) and the etch before that, and I've never had a problem with it, is the experimental version significantly newer?

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Mikan Baron Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: In Nekoko's lap ;) Posts: 768	Please don't use Ubuntu's OpenAL package if you want good sound. It is quite bad. Open up a terminal, then type: Code: sudo su And enter your password, and then: Code: apt-get remove libopenal0a apt-get install build-essential libasound2-dev cmake wget tar bzip2 exit wget http://kcat.strangesoft.net/openal-releases/openal-soft-1.5.304.tar.bz2 tar -jxvf openal-soft-1.5.304.tar.bz2 && cd openal-soft-1.5.304 cmake . && make && sudo make install Also if you are on the vanilla GNOME version of Ubuntu, you likely won't be able to get sound in any configuration, because they use PulseAudio instead of ALSA now, in a permanent way. I say permanent because they made GNOME depend on it, thus it cannot be removed. You will need to wait until either OpenAL Soft or NGD officially supports PulseAudio. (Although some people have had some luck with it's ESD emulation...) Regards, __________________ Hannah Amelie • Catalina Nevena • Alicia Godwyn Alsius Horus ✝ No chance of victory, no chance of defeat ✝ Frozen Flame Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean. An ocean of drama. Last edited by Katiechan; 12-07-2008 at 12:48 PM.

11-11-2008, 08:39 PM	#8
tharla Pledge Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 11	Fixing on Debian It's easy to fix it on Debian: Add this line to your /etc/apt/sources.list: deb %%% experimental main where %%% is the normal URL for the debian mirror you use. Then run as root: apt-get install libopenal1/experimental Afterwards, remove or comment out the experimental line you added. This fix may also work on Ubuntu, or it may break it.

11-09-2008, 07:16 AM	#5
haloboydeath Apprentice Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA Posts: 63	I'll try that out later tonight. I'm on my old machine right now. Oh, and thank you for the help.

11-10-2008, 03:01 PM	#6
haloboydeath Apprentice Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA Posts: 63	I got it to work. I just changed the sound setting's around.

11-11-2008, 06:40 PM	#7
hibikirei Pledge Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1	i dont have any sound i tried to enter the su command but it says that authentication fails and i have tried all the different configurations for both of the sound cards i have in the computer i am running ubuntu 8.10 with a c-media surrround card by A Open

11-11-2008, 09:41 PM	#9
Froste Baron Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Svea Rike Posts: 814	What's the difference between the openal in experimental compared to lenny? I use the lenny one now (1:0.0.8-8) and the etch before that, and I've never had a problem with it, is the experimental version significantly newer? __________________ *Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines...*