Sound cuts out

Protocol84 · 05-23-2012, 03:13 PM

I am running CruchBang 64 bit linux, I have openAL and pulseaudio installed.

I have to use pulse for my soundcard to work right, it is a USB soundcard called the M-Audio Transit.

The audio works fine when I first start the game, but after 30 second it cuts out. I have checked all of the logs that I can find and there are no errors. I have gone into the config and enabled the sound safe mode, it did not help. I have tried changing the number of channels, that just makes it cut out quicker.
I also tried changing the frequency, that just made it not work at all. I am re-downloading the game to see if this will fix it but I doubt it will.

Any information on how to debug this would be greatly appreciated!

71175 · 05-23-2012, 04:17 PM

Ehm strange.... No problems like this on fedora, and no problems on ubuntu with removed pulse and manuallly chosen primary card O.o

Cuchulainn · 05-23-2012, 05:11 PM

did you also take a look to the openAl config file? Maybe it is located at /etc/openal/alsoft.conf.

the line drivers=... is probably the most interesting line in this file.

You can try drivers=pulse,alsa or maybe driver=alsa works better. For me under Fedora 17 I can use both and it works fine. I also tested it with OSSv4 a while ago, where I had to change it to "drivers=oss"

Protocol84 · 05-23-2012, 07:29 PM

Ahh, I did not know there was an openal config file, I found the issue!! The transit has a limited data rate, the game was trying to send too much info to the usb soundcard. I set it to be 16 bit stereo and it has fixed the issue.

Thank you for showing me that file!

Aid_The_Conjurer · 07-17-2012, 06:37 PM

Try removing "pulseaudio".
It's easy to remove and easy to reinstall again.

05-23-2012, 03:13 PM	#1
Protocol84 Pledge Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 3	Sound cuts out I am running CruchBang 64 bit linux, I have openAL and pulseaudio installed. I have to use pulse for my soundcard to work right, it is a USB soundcard called the M-Audio Transit. The audio works fine when I first start the game, but after 30 second it cuts out. I have checked all of the logs that I can find and there are no errors. I have gone into the config and enabled the sound safe mode, it did not help. I have tried changing the number of channels, that just makes it cut out quicker. I also tried changing the frequency, that just made it not work at all. I am re-downloading the game to see if this will fix it but I doubt it will. Any information on how to debug this would be greatly appreciated!

05-23-2012, 04:17 PM	#2
71175 Baron Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Feeding@ Farmal :P Posts: 714	Ehm strange.... No problems like this on fedora, and no problems on ubuntu with removed pulse and manuallly chosen primary card O.o __________________ I heard draconic gem makes people stupid. Now i see it is exactly so. lol fail \ iFail \ I Am Multirealmer Good bye RO, the poor players.... have fun

07-17-2012, 06:37 PM	#5
Aid_The_Conjurer Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA Posts: 85	Try removing "pulseaudio". It's easy to remove and easy to reinstall again. __________________ Aid Epic Conjurer of Alsius (Ra) aka Faith Healer (Horus) 2010

05-23-2012, 05:11 PM	#3
Cuchulainn Master Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 303	did you also take a look to the openAl config file? Maybe it is located at /etc/openal/alsoft.conf. the line drivers=... is probably the most interesting line in this file. You can try drivers=pulse,alsa or maybe driver=alsa works better. For me under Fedora 17 I can use both and it works fine. I also tested it with OSSv4 a while ago, where I had to change it to "drivers=oss"

05-23-2012, 07:29 PM	#4
Protocol84 Pledge Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 3	Ahh, I did not know there was an openal config file, I found the issue!! The transit has a limited data rate, the game was trying to send too much info to the usb soundcard. I set it to be 16 bit stereo and it has fixed the issue. Thank you for showing me that file!