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Message #10774
[Bug 750906] Re: OpenAL default config file needs change to stop hangs
I'm assuming that this is fixed upstream because I could on test on a
later version.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/750906
Title:
OpenAL default config file needs change to stop hangs
Status in “openal-soft” package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Bug description:
Several well known linux games ( e.g. Warzone 2100 and OpenArena )
hang and/or don't work properly with the combination of OpenAL and
PulseAudio. From my own experience and from other reports it seems
that a minor change to the default config file (
/etc/openal/alsoft.conf ) can correct the issue.
I am requesting this fix be considered. It would not require a
compile change.
The fix consists of changing the default conf file :
* NOW : the "drivers=" line is commented out
* FIX : make it "drivers=oss"
I have verified this to work on my own system, running Ubuntu 9.10
64-bit ( Karmic ). OpenAL and PulseAudio as well as the relevant
games were all loaded from the repositories through Synaptic.
If you test the bug and get a hang ( e.g. WarZone ) when it closes,
use CTRL-ALT-F1 and login. Use gdb to attach to the hung process and
you'll see it's stuck in OpenAL's close code. The underlying problem
is probably openAl, but this is not going to be updated (
realistically ), so the simple fix would solve the problem for end
users and could be issued with minimal difficulty.
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