Hi Everyone,

I have been using mandrake for the last year and finally decided to upgrade to Suse 9.2 as I am tired of the strange issues and the new 2005 LE is a joke - looks like a kids version.

Anyway, I have installed from the iso on Suse's ftp for AMD64 and got the latest Nvidia video drivers installed and working and all is great except: I installed Doom3 and it runs really fast on 6600 Pci-e card but I have NO sound at all in the game. In KDE 3.3, the sound is great, however, tried running through a console as root and it will not run at all

If I run it through the icon native install file created and it runs perfect except the sound - My sound card is the one that is part of my MoBo - MSI Neo4 Nforce4 - any ideas

Thanks in advance,

TheSonic1

- before playing doom try to terminate the sound daemon
("artsshell terminate" ?)

Hi AltF4,

I tried what you told me to and still no sound - I noticed that I get a sound errors now saying WARNING: sound subsystem disabled - under OSS initialized - ???

Here is the total terminal output:

administrator@linux:~> artsshell terminate
sound server terminated
administrator@linux:~> cd /
administrator@linux:/> cd /usr
administrator@linux:/usr> ls
bin include lib64 sbin src X11 x86_64-suse-linux
games lib local share tmp X11R6
administrator@linux:/usr> cd local
administrator@linux:/usr/local> ls
bin games include lib lib64 man sbin share src
administrator@linux:/usr/local> cd games
administrator@linux:/usr/local/games> ls
doom3
administrator@linux:/usr/local/games> cd doom3
administrator@linux:/usr/local/games/doom3> doom3
DOOM 1.1.1282 linux-x86 Oct 4 2004 08:21:14
Hostname: linux.site
Alias: linux
IP: 127.0.0.2
------ Initializing File System ------
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base/game00.pk4 with checksum 0x7dafc4d4
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base/game01.pk4 with checksum 0x16cf3b8a
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak000.pk4 with checksum 0x28d208f1
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak001.pk4 with checksum 0x40244be0
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak002.pk4 with checksum 0xc51ecdcd
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak003.pk4 with checksum 0xcd79d028
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak004.pk4 with checksum 0x765e4f8b
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak005.pk4 with checksum 0x8ffc3621
Current search path:
/home/administrator/.doom3/base
/usr/local/games/doom3/base
/usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak005.pk4 (63 files)
/usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak004.pk4 (5137 files)
/usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak003.pk4 (4676 files)
/usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak002.pk4 (6120 files)
/usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak001.pk4 (8972 files)
/usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak000.pk4 (2698 files)
/usr/local/games/doom3/base/game01.pk4 (2 files)
/usr/local/games/doom3/base/game00.pk4 (2 files)
game DLL: 0x0 in pak: 0x0
file system initialized.
--------------------------------------
----- Initializing Decls -----
------------------------------
------- Initializing renderSystem --------
using ARB renderSystem
renderSystem initialized.
--------------------------------------
5151 strings read from strings/english.lang
Couldn't open journal files
execing editor.cfg
execing default.cfg
execing DoomConfig.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
5151 strings read from strings/english.lang
----- Initializing Sound System ------
sound system initialized.
--------------------------------------
----- R_InitOpenGL -----
dlopen(libGL.so.1)
Open X display
Initializing OpenGL display
Using XFree86-VidModeExtension Version 2.2
DGA DirectVideo Mouse (Version 2.0) initialized
Free86-VidModeExtension Activated at 1024x768
Using 8/8/8 Color bits, 8 Alpha bits, 24 depth, 8 stencil display.
GL_RENDERER: GeForce 6600/PCI/SSE2
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_ARB_depth_texture GL_ARB_fragment_program GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow GL_ARB_fragment_shader GL_ARB_imaging GL_ARB_multisample GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_occlusion_query GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_point_sprite GL_ARB_shadow GL_ARB_shader_objects GL_ARB_shading_language_100 GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two GL_ARB_texture_rectangle GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_vertex_shader GL_ARB_window_pos GL_ATI_draw_buffers GL_ATI_texture_float GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once GL_S3_s3tc GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate GL_EXT_blend_func_separate GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_EXT_Cg_shader GL_EXT_depth_bounds_test GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object GL_EXT_point_parameters GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_shadow_funcs GL_EXT_stencil_two_side GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_texture3D GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc GL_EXT_texture_cube_map GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3 GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_EXT_texture_lod GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_HP_occlusion_test GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_KTX_buffer_region GL_NV_blend_square GL_NV_copy_depth_to_color GL_NV_depth_clamp GL_NV_fence GL_NV_float_buffer GL_NV_fog_distance GL_NV_fragment_program GL_NV_fragment_program_option GL_NV_fragment_program2 GL_NV_half_float GL_NV_light_max_exponent GL_NV_multisample_filter_hint GL_NV_occlusion_query GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil GL_NV_pixel_data_range GL_NV_point_sprite GL_NV_primitive_restart GL_NV_register_combiners GL_NV_register_combiners2 GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_NV_texture_compression_vtc GL_NV_texture_env_combine4 GL_NV_texture_expand_normal GL_NV_texture_rectangle GL_NV_texture_shader GL_NV_texture_shader2 GL_NV_texture_shader3 GL_NV_vertex_array_range GL_NV_vertex_array_range2 GL_NV_vertex_program GL_NV_vertex_program1_1 GL_NV_vertex_program2 GL_NV_vertex_program2_option GL_NV_vertex_program3 GL_NVX_conditional_render GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_SGIS_texture_lod GL_SGIX_depth_texture GL_SGIX_shadow GL_SUN_slice_accum

------- Input Initialization -------
XKB extension: compile time 0x1:0x0, runtime 0x1:0x0: OK
XKB extension present on server ( 0x1:0x0 )
------------------------------------
----------- OSS Sound Initialization -----------
opened sound device '/dev/dsp'
/dev/dsp - bit rate: 16, channels: 2, frequency: 44100
WARNING: mmap 32768 bytes on device /dev/dsp failed: Input/output error

close sound device
WARNING: sound subsystem disabled

------------------------------------------------
...using GL_ARB_multitexture
...using GL_ARB_texture_env_combine
...using GL_ARB_texture_cube_map
...using GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3
...using GL_ARB_texture_env_add
...using GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two
...using GL_ARB_texture_compression
...using GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic
maxTextureAnisotropy: 16.000000
...using GL_1.4_texture_lod_bias
X..GL_EXT_shared_texture_palette not found
...using GL_EXT_texture3D
...using GL_EXT_stencil_wrap
...using GL_NV_register_combiners
...using GL_EXT_stencil_two_side
X..GL_ATI_fragment_shader not found
X..GL_ATI_text_fragment_shader not found
...using GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object
...using GL_ARB_vertex_program
...using GL_ARB_fragment_program
...using EXT_depth_bounds_test
---------- R_NV20_Init ----------
---------------------------------
----------- R200_Init -----------
Not available.
---------- R_ARB2_Init ----------
Available.
Cg not available.
---------------------------------
---------- R_Exp_Init -----------
Disabled at compile time.
---------------------------------
----- R_ReloadARBPrograms -----
glprogs/test.vfp
glprogs/test.vfp
glprogs/interaction.vfp
glprogs/interaction.vfp
glprogs/bumpyEnvironment.vfp
glprogs/bumpyEnvironment.vfp
glprogs/ambientLight.vfp
glprogs/ambientLight.vfp
glprogs/shadow.vp
glprogs/R200_interaction.vp
glprogs/nv20_bumpAndLight.vp
glprogs/nv20_diffuseColor.vp
glprogs/nv20_specularColor.vp
glprogs/nv20_diffuseAndSpecularColor.vp
glprogs/environment.vfp
glprogs/environment.vfp
-------------------------------
using ARB_vertex_buffer_object memory
using ARB2 renderSystem
found DLL in pak file: /usr/local/games/doom3/base/game01.pk4/gamex86.so
copy gamex86.so to /home/administrator/.doom3/base/gamex86.so
--------- Initializing Game ----------
gamename: baseDOOM-1
gamedate: Oct 4 2004
Initializing event system
...472 event definitions
Initializing class hierarchy
...141 classes, 381376 bytes for event callbacks
Initializing scripts
/proc/cpuinfo CPU frequency: 1809.31 MHz
Compiled 'removeInitialSplineAngles': 1732.9 ms
---------- Compile stats ----------

Memory usage:
Strings: 79, 12592 bytes
Statements: 67783, 1355660 bytes
Functions: 2108, 250452 bytes
Variables: 147320 bytes
Mem used: 2476244 bytes
Static data: 2277552 bytes
Allocated: 3283340 bytes
Thread size: 7068 bytes

...6 aas types
game initialized.
--------------------------------------
-------- Initializing Session --------
session initialized
--------------------------------------
--- Common Initialization Complete ---
------------- Warnings ---------------
during DOOM 3 initialization...
WARNING: mmap 32768 bytes on device /dev/dsp failed: Input/output error

WARNING: sound subsystem disabled

2 warnings
terminal support enabled ( use +set in_tty 0 to disabled )
pid: 5415
496 MB System Memory
guessing video ram ( use +set sys_videoRam to force ) ..
found XNVCtrl extension 1.6
256 MB Video Memory
Async thread started
--------- Game Map Shutdown ----------
--------------------------------------
Shutting down sound hardware
idRenderSystem::Shutdown()
------------ Game Shutdown -----------
--------- Game Map Shutdown ----------
--------------------------------------
Shutdown event system
--------------------------------------
shutdown terminal support
administrator@linux:/usr/local/games/doom3>


Thanks in advance for your help,

TheSonic1

1) did you read the FAQ?
http://zerowing.idsoftware.com/linux/doom/
> on amd64 systems you may need to get the snd-ioctl32 module loaded in

[..... ]
Alsa and multichannel sound

Starting with build 1286, DOOM III on Linux now supports both Alsa and OSS sound backends, as well as multichannel sound.

If you are having trouble with Alsa, here are a few things you can try:

*

instead of the default device, try using plughw:0, and surround51 for multichannel. A lot of Alsa installations have a misconfigured default device. You do that by passing +set s_alsa_pcm <alsa_device_name> on the command line.
*

if you are trying to get multichannel sound, make sure stereo works already. You switch between stereo and multichannel with +set s_numberOfSpeakers 2 and +set s_numberOfSpeakers 6
*

on amd64 systems you may need to get the snd-ioctl32 module loaded in

Then, if Alsa doesn't work, try using the OSS emulation ( +set s_driver oss ) .. and after that, just use plain OSS ( the OSS/Free implementation, or even better the OSS/Linux one from [WWW] OpenSound ). OSS is not an outdated and deprecated sound API. It turns out to be much easier to setup and operate than Alsa for a lot of people.
SNDCTL_DSP_SPEED failed to get the requested frequency 44100, got 48000

Deprecated: this issue should only happen if you use one of the old 1282 builds

The sound engine will only output 44.1KHz. This indicates that your sound processing cannot do this and suggests 48KHz instead. Depending on your setup, try to find a configuration that allows 44.1KHz. If you are running artsd for resampling/multiplexing, you can try to reconfigure with the following command: artsd -s 44100 -F 6 -S 256
[..... ]

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I am going nuts trying to get proper sound with SuSE 9.2 and Doom3. I am only trying to get stereo. What I get is some sounds, and music, but no character voices (as well as some other voice tracks). I've set the proper OSS emulation for ALSA (can't do it with straight ALSA at all) in autoexec.cfg, and the proper number of speakers. I get a section that reads as follows (starting Doom3 from BASH):

------ OSS Sound Initialization ------
opened sound device '/dev/dsp'
ioctl SNDCTL_SYSINFO failed: Invalid argument
this ioctl is only available in OSS/Linux implementation. If you run OSS/Free, don't bother./dev/dsp - bit rate: 16, channels: 2, frequency: 44100
allocated a mix buffer of 16384 bytes
WARNING: ioctl SNDCTL_DSP_SETTRIGGER PCM_ENABLE_OUTPUT failed: Broken pipe

I can't figure out how to get "the snd-ioctl32 module loaded in" to save my life; anybody know what's being talked about there and how to do it?. I do have an AMD 64, MSI 6702.
Anybody have bones to throw?

> how to get "the snd-ioctl32 module loaded in"
execute (as root) "modprobe snd-ioctl32"

Hi

I don't even have snd-ioctl module in my kernel menuconfig as an option. 2.6.12.6 kernel? (done a search for it from my kernels .config file)

And I think that the "amd64 systems" means systems that are fully 64 bit not x86 (or just the kernel?) ??? (there were a line somewhere that said doom3 to be working in amd64 systems without 32 libraries? not that sure about this)

Anyhow having the same problem with nforce4, doom3 no sound, alsa compiled into the kernel and alsa oss emu allso. System is Debian unstable x86. Every other programs sounds are working just fine.

And the sounds worked just fine wit my old hardware nforce2 and nvidias sound driver. And I had the same kind of config in that kernel alsa and alsa oss emulation. Nvidias driver was oss and worked with alsa with emulation? Maybe I'll try to install NVIDIAs driver for sound though it wont propably help but anyhow...

What about that frequency thing might it be that? 44100 kHz, because I think that nforce4 is only 48000 kHz??? Any hints on doing this transformation without lagging the game??? (read somewhere something on slowdown on this kind of a transformation??)

Error:
----------- OSS Sound Initialization -----------
opened sound device '/dev/dsp'
/dev/dsp - bit rate: 16, channels: 2, frequency: 44100
WARNING: mmap 32768 bytes on device /dev/dsp failed: Input/output error

close sound device
WARNING: sound subsystem disabled
-------------------------------------------------------

And Thanks for any help!