Sound Issue

ddu_ · 03-11-2006, 01:41 PM

Hey again,

weird problems with sound. Everything is working in KDE, but when I start up Quake3 (linux edition), everything works except sound. Here is the sound clip from the console:

------- sound initialization -------
/dev/dsp: Broken pipe
Could not toggle.

thanks for any help!

bathory · 03-11-2006, 05:15 PM

I guess that this is due to artsd (the sound server used by KDE). So if you're running Quake from KDE it cannot use /dev/dsp because it's used by artsd. You can disable the sound server from Control Panel to see if it works.

ddu_ · 03-11-2006, 09:10 PM

same thing.

ddu_ · 03-12-2006, 05:59 PM

Anyone have any other ideas? Or could possibly explain what broken pipe means?

ddu_ · 03-12-2006, 06:35 PM

After hours of searching, here's what I put together for the solution:

Error recieved:

------- sound initialization -------
/dev/dsp: Broken pipe
Could not toggle.

The issue is to use the OSS emulation correctly:

Kill any arts processes running

at command prompt:
echo "quake3.x86 0 0 direct" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss

Run Quake3 as root

foo_bar_foo · 03-12-2006, 10:16 PM

you could most likely add your user to the "audio" user group and avoid having to be root

kamowa · 04-08-2006, 08:15 AM

I dont see an audio group, I went into the "users and groups" user manager thing and I didnt see and audio one to add myself to.