Ubuntu 8.10 + pulseaudio + RO without sound + unstable

Mellion · 11-05-2008, 08:25 PM

Hi,

i did a clean install of ubuntu 8.10 and discovered a strange problem.

1. start regnum. -> I have game sounds.

2. start any other program like firefox/pidgin or whatever which pop ups a window.

3. => no sounds in any program. Regnum still works.

4. exit regnum -> regnum window doesn't close.

5. i crash the window, but regnum still stays in memory.

6. like game, pulsaudio still shows me "futex_wait".

7. can't kill both with sudo kill pid.

8. have to restart computer.

Froste · 11-05-2008, 08:54 PM

what sound card do you have?

If you're unsure, the following command will list it

lspci | grep -i audio

(I think in ubuntu lspci might be an sbin binary, so if it reports no command found, try putting sudo infront)

Ynqaas · 11-05-2008, 09:25 PM

I have a same problem with Ubuntu 8.10 a.k.a Intrepid Ignis.

$ lspci | grep -i audio
$ 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02)

Mellion · 11-05-2008, 11:33 PM

lspci | grep -i audio
00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation nForce3 Audio (rev a2)
00:06.1 Modem: nVidia Corporation nForce3 Audio (rev a2)

I discussed the problem with Eli. And we came to the conclusion to deinstall all pulseaudio stuff. Back to ALSA it worked.

But of course it would be nice not to have that problem.

cs42 · 11-06-2008, 08:43 PM

I just can say: WFM. Mumble, ro, banshee all at once.

It even works with skype...

Eli2 · 11-09-2008, 04:40 PM

I think i have found another fix to keep Pulseaudio from crashing.
open the
/etc/pulse/default.pa
file, look for the line:
load-module module-suspend-on-idle
and comment it out, so it looks like that:
#load-module module-suspend-on-idle

... Somehow this modules messes up the sinks.

11-05-2008, 08:25 PM	#1
Mellion Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 288	Ubuntu 8.10 + pulseaudio + RO without sound + unstable Hi, i did a clean install of ubuntu 8.10 and discovered a strange problem. 1. start regnum. -> I have game sounds. 2. start any other program like firefox/pidgin or whatever which pop ups a window. 3. => no sounds in any program. Regnum still works. 4. exit regnum -> regnum window doesn't close. 5. i crash the window, but regnum still stays in memory. 6. like game, pulsaudio still shows me "futex_wait". 7. can't kill both with sudo kill pid. 8. have to restart computer.

11-05-2008, 08:54 PM	#2
Froste Baron Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Svea Rike Posts: 814	what sound card do you have? If you're unsure, the following command will list it lspci \| grep -i audio (I think in ubuntu lspci might be an sbin binary, so if it reports no command found, try putting sudo infront) __________________ *Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines...*

11-09-2008, 04:40 PM	#6
Eli2 Apprentice Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 73	I think i have found another fix to keep Pulseaudio from crashing. open the /etc/pulse/default.pa file, look for the line: load-module module-suspend-on-idle and comment it out, so it looks like that: #load-module module-suspend-on-idle ... Somehow this modules messes up the sinks. __________________ Regnum: It's Highly Addictive!

11-05-2008, 09:25 PM	#3
Ynqaas Pledge Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 4	I have a same problem with Ubuntu 8.10 a.k.a Intrepid Ignis. $ lspci \| grep -i audio $ 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02)

11-05-2008, 11:33 PM	#4
Mellion Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 288	lspci \| grep -i audio 00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation nForce3 Audio (rev a2) 00:06.1 Modem: nVidia Corporation nForce3 Audio (rev a2) I discussed the problem with Eli. And we came to the conclusion to deinstall all pulseaudio stuff. Back to ALSA it worked. But of course it would be nice not to have that problem.

11-06-2008, 08:43 PM	#5
cs42 Pledge Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 46	I just can say: WFM. Mumble, ro, banshee all at once. It even works with skype...