ALSA Gaming Problem [SOLVED]

Dementoric · n00b Joined: 30 Mar 2005 Posts: 20

Hey. Im currently using ALSA and I have sound, but anytime I try to play any games, it loads but without sound. All of the games I run thru terminal load up but with this error:

open /dev/[sound/]dsp: Device or resource busy

Ive done a fuser -v /dev/dsp and for /dev/sound and nothing is using it. I dont see whats causing these problems, since my music and such works, just games dont. Any ideas on how I can fix this? Thanks in advance

PROBLEM SOLVED:
SOLUTION: Just add -arts in USE="" in /etc/make.conf and save. Then just reemerge all the games and your good to go!

Dementoric · n00b Joined: 30 Mar 2005 Posts: 20

tlailax · Apprentice Joined: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 187

what game for example ?
maybe they are all useing sdl and sdl is compiled without alsa support ?
are you running any sound server ?
try loading oss emulation for alsa

j0elbYte · Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 1:57 am Post subject:

"resource busy".. prob. a sound server layin' around as tlailax said..You could get sounds in a oss/alsa game through an soundserver, but its usually not that fast, or at least its more resource-consuming. turning it off should be enough
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Dementoric · n00b Joined: 30 Mar 2005 Posts: 20

It kind sucks, but i got it to works by typing artsdsp -m <game> ......... *sigh*

tlailax · Apprentice Joined: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 187

1. i have a sound blaster live and don't use arts (or any other sound server. actually i just reinstalled gentoo and didn't install arts at all), and have no problems with the card being used by multipe applications at once (using alsa and no dmix plugin) . so check and see if you it at all.

2. if you still want the arts server, did you try the options in the kde contro panel for "auto suspend if idle for" that suspends the arts server and let's normal applications use the sound card as well ?

j0elbYte · Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 8:56 pm Post subject:

Not all cards can be used in duplex mode
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Dementoric · n00b Joined: 30 Mar 2005 Posts: 20

SOLVED: Just add -arts in your USE flags in /etc/make.conf and reemerge the games. Works perfectly now, thx for the help!

songpenguin · Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 7:03 pm Post subject:

Also try configuring dmix so you can mix sound channels in software mode!

Cheers,
Songpenguin