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#1 2025-09-17 12:57:45

AndrewG777
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[SOLVED] VMware Workstation: Failed to open Alsa sound device "default

VMware 17.6.4. Default configuration from AUR.
Various linux guests.

When I start Windows 10 x64 guest everything works fine.
Sometimes VMware run normal with linux guests.
Sometimes when I start Arch Linux guest or FreeBSD guest I get a "Failed to open Alsa sound device "default": No such file or directory. Alsa sound will not be used." or "Failed to open The sound device /dev/dcp no such file or directory".
Sometimes "Failed to open ALSA sound device "default CARD=Creative" Device or resource busy. Alsa sound will not be used."

And when I set "default audio card" in VMware - it cannot find it.  I set "ALSA: HDA Creative" instead.

The speakers connected to Creative SoundBlaster Z. Except VMware other applications (Deadbeef, VLC, Firefox) work with sound well.

[andrew@bmw ~]$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: Creative [HDA Creative], device 0: CA0132 Analog [CA0132 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: Creative [HDA Creative], device 1: CA0132 Digital [CA0132 Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
[andrew@bmw ~]$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Device 4648 (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 12th Gen Core Processor PCI Express x16 Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Alder Lake-S GT1 [UHD Graphics 730] (rev 0c)
00:06.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 12th Gen Core Processor PCI Express x4 Controller #0 (rev 02)
00:0a.0 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Platform Monitoring Technology (rev 01)
00:0e.0 RAID bus controller: Intel Corporation Volume Management Device NVMe RAID Controller
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gb/s) XHCI Host Controller (rev 11)
00:14.2 RAM memory: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake-S PCH Shared SRAM (rev 11)
00:15.0 Serial bus controller: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake Serial IO I2C Host Controller #0 (rev 11)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake CSME HECI #1 (rev 11)
00:17.0 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake SATA AHCI Controller (rev 11)
00:1a.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake PCI Express Root Port #25 (rev 11)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake PCI Express Root Port #1 (rev 11)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 7a3c (rev 11)
00:1c.7 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 7a3f (rev 11)
00:1d.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 7a36 (rev 11)
00:1d.7 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 7a37 (rev 11)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Device 7a06 (rev 11)
00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake-S PCH SMBus Controller (rev 11)
00:1f.5 Serial bus controller: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake SPI (flash) Controller (rev 11)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation AD107 [GeForce RTX 4060] (rev a1)
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation AD107 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
02:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller SM981/PM981/PM983
03:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller PM9A1/PM9A3/980PRO
05:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4360 802.11ac Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter (rev 03)
06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8125 2.5GbE Controller (rev 05)
08:00.0 Audio device: Creative Labs CA0132 Sound Core3D [Sound Blaster Recon3D / Z-Series / Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus] (rev 01)

alsamixer works fine.
Current user added to audio group.

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#2 2025-09-17 13:22:01

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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation: Failed to open Alsa sound device "default

Mod note: Moving to AUR Issues.

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#3 2025-09-17 15:02:55

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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation: Failed to open Alsa sound device "default

Is the provided info from the host system (where sound generally works) or the guest?
On host and guest run and post

uname -a
lspci -k
aplay -lL # lower and uppercase L

Sometimes when I start Arch Linux guest or FreeBSD guest I get a "Failed to open Alsa sound device "default": No such file or directory. Alsa sound will not be used." or "Failed to open The sound device /dev/dcp no such file or directory".
Sometimes "Failed to open ALSA sound device "default CARD=Creative" Device or resource busy. Alsa sound will not be used."

Do you get that from vmware on the host or inside the virtual machine?
Also please don't paraphrase, I'm not sure "/dev/dcp" is a thing at all.

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#4 2025-09-17 15:12:03

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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation: Failed to open Alsa sound device "default

I get that from the host.

From host:

[andrew@bmw ~]$ uname -a
Linux bmw 6.16.7-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:42:36 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[andrew@bmw ~]$ lspci -k
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Device 4648 (rev 02)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8882
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 12th Gen Core Processor PCI Express x16 Controller #1 (rev 02)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8882
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Alder Lake-S GT1 [UHD Graphics 730] (rev 0c)
        DeviceName: Onboard IGD
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8882
        Kernel driver in use: i915
        Kernel modules: i915, xe
00:06.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 12th Gen Core Processor PCI Express x4 Controller #0 (rev 02)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8882
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:0a.0 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Platform Monitoring Technology (rev 01)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8882
        Kernel driver in use: intel_vsec
        Kernel modules: intel_vsec
00:0e.0 RAID bus controller: Intel Corporation Volume Management Device NVMe RAID Controller
        DeviceName: RAID Controller
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8882
        Kernel driver in use: vmd
        Kernel modules: vmd
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gb/s) XHCI Host Controller (rev 11)
        DeviceName: USB Controller
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8882
        Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
        Kernel modules: mei_me
00:14.2 RAM memory: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake-S PCH Shared SRAM (rev 11)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8882
00:15.0 Serial bus controller: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake Serial IO I2C Host Controller #0 (rev 11)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8882
        Kernel driver in use: intel-lpss
        Kernel modules: intel_lpss_pci
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake CSME HECI #1 (rev 11)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8882
        Kernel driver in use: mei_me
        Kernel modules: mei_me
00:17.0 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake SATA AHCI Controller (rev 11)
        DeviceName: SATA Controller
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8882
        Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:1a.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake PCI Express Root Port #25 (rev 11)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8882
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake PCI Express Root Port #1 (rev 11)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8882
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 7a3c (rev 11)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8882
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.7 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 7a3f (rev 11)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8882
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1d.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 7a36 (rev 11)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8882
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1d.7 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 7a37 (rev 11)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8882
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Device 7a06 (rev 11)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8882
00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake-S PCH SMBus Controller (rev 11)
        DeviceName: SMBus Controller
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8882
        Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
        Kernel modules: i2c_i801
00:1f.5 Serial bus controller: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake SPI (flash) Controller (rev 11)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8882
        Kernel driver in use: intel-spi
        Kernel modules: spi_intel_pci
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation AD107 [GeForce RTX 4060] (rev a1)
        Subsystem: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1801
        Kernel driver in use: nvidia
        Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidia_drm, nvidia
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation AD107 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
        Subsystem: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1801
        Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
        Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
02:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller SM981/PM981/PM983
        Subsystem: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd SSD 970 EVO/PRO
        Kernel driver in use: nvme
        Kernel modules: nvme
03:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller PM9A1/PM9A3/980PRO
        Subsystem: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd SSD 980 PRO
        Kernel driver in use: nvme
        Kernel modules: nvme
05:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4360 802.11ac Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries Device 0619
        Kernel driver in use: wl
        Kernel modules: bcma, wl
06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8125 2.5GbE Controller (rev 05)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 87d7
        Kernel driver in use: r8169
        Kernel modules: r8169
08:00.0 Audio device: Creative Labs CA0132 Sound Core3D [Sound Blaster Recon3D / Z-Series / Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus] (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Creative Labs SB1570 SB Audigy Fx
        Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
        Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
[andrew@bmw ~]$ aplay -lL
null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
default
    Default Audio Device
sysdefault
    Default Audio Device
lavrate
    Rate Converter Plugin Using Libav/FFmpeg Library
samplerate
    Rate Converter Plugin Using Samplerate Library
speexrate
    Rate Converter Plugin Using Speex Resampler
jack
    JACK Audio Connection Kit
oss
    Open Sound System
pipewire
    PipeWire Sound Server
pulse
    PulseAudio Sound Server
speex
    Plugin using Speex DSP (resample, agc, denoise, echo, dereverb)
upmix
    Plugin for channel upmix (4,6,8)
vdownmix
    Plugin for channel downmix (stereo) with a simple spacialization
usbstream:CARD=C920
    HD Pro Webcam C920
    USB Stream Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=1
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 1
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=2
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 2
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 3
    HDMI Audio Output
usbstream:CARD=NVidia
    HDA NVidia
    USB Stream Output
default:CARD=Creative
    HDA Creative, CA0132 Analog
    Default Audio Device
sysdefault:CARD=Creative
    HDA Creative, CA0132 Analog
    Default Audio Device
front:CARD=Creative,DEV=0
    HDA Creative, CA0132 Analog
    Front output / input
surround21:CARD=Creative,DEV=0
    HDA Creative, CA0132 Analog
    2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers
surround40:CARD=Creative,DEV=0
    HDA Creative, CA0132 Analog
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=Creative,DEV=0
    HDA Creative, CA0132 Analog
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=Creative,DEV=0
    HDA Creative, CA0132 Analog
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=Creative,DEV=0
    HDA Creative, CA0132 Analog
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=Creative,DEV=0
    HDA Creative, CA0132 Analog
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=Creative,DEV=0
    HDA Creative, CA0132 Digital
    IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
usbstream:CARD=Creative
    HDA Creative
    USB Stream Output
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: Creative [HDA Creative], device 0: CA0132 Analog [CA0132 Analog]
  Subdevices: 0/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: Creative [HDA Creative], device 1: CA0132 Digital [CA0132 Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

Correct "/dev/dsp".

Last edited by AndrewG777 (2025-09-17 15:12:42)

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#5 2025-09-17 18:30:57

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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation: Failed to open Alsa sound device "default

The information from the VM (where things *don't* work) are gonna be more important.

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#6 2025-09-17 19:47:58

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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation: Failed to open Alsa sound device "default

Generally the fact you don't have a card 0 might trip up bad defaults that just try to play to hw:0 so the fact that host is this weird "could" be relevant. See e.g. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/VMware … LSA_output Also since chances are that your host card is occupied with pipewire requests, in which case you want to configure the device vmware uses to be "pipewire" rather than a custom card

Is there a specific reason for this index setup? Do you have a custom ALSA conf/kernel module parameters? How do these look like? Also probably interesting (actually from the host this time, but with the vm running) 

sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*
pactl list cards

but we need this as well as the config from inside the VM

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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation: Failed to open Alsa sound device "default

When I start Windows 10 x64 guest everything works fine.

Outside https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PCI_pa … h_via_OVMF I don't see how issues w/ the host would cause problems w/ the guest, though.

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#8 2025-09-17 20:01:45

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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation: Failed to open Alsa sound device "default

Arch Linux guest when present sound:

Arch Linux.vmx:

#!/usr/bin/vmware
.encoding = "UTF-8"
displayName = "Arch Linux"
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "21"
mks.enable3d = "TRUE"
pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge4.functions = "8"
pciBridge5.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge5.functions = "8"
pciBridge6.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge6.functions = "8"
pciBridge7.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge7.functions = "8"
vmci0.present = "TRUE"
hpet0.present = "TRUE"
nvram = "Arch Linux.nvram"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
powerType.powerOff = "soft"
powerType.powerOn = "soft"
powerType.suspend = "soft"
powerType.reset = "soft"
guestOS = "other6xlinux-64"
tools.syncTime = "FALSE"
sound.present = "TRUE"
numvcpus = "2"
cpuid.coresPerSocket = "2"
vcpu.hotadd = "TRUE"
memsize = "4096"
mem.hotadd = "TRUE"
scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
sata0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.fileName = "Arch Linux-000002.vmdk"
scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
sata0:1.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
sata0:1.fileName = "/home/andrew/iso/archlinux-2025.09.01-x86_64.iso"
sata0:1.present = "TRUE"
usb.present = "TRUE"
ehci.present = "TRUE"
usb_xhci.present = "TRUE"
svga.graphicsMemoryKB = "1048576"
ethernet0.addressType = "static"
ethernet0.address = "00:50:56:29:15:8F"
ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"
ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
extendedConfigFile = "Arch Linux.vmxf"
floppy0.present = "FALSE"
vmxstats.filename = "Arch Linux.scoreboard"
uuid.bios = "56 4d 14 33 a1 95 c8 c2-ca d2 13 34 b5 b6 14 52"
uuid.location = "56 4d 14 33 a1 95 c8 c2-ca d2 13 34 b5 b6 14 52"
pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"
pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21"
pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22"
pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23"
pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24"
scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "16"
usb.pciSlotNumber = "32"
ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "33"
sound.pciSlotNumber = "34"
ehci.pciSlotNumber = "35"
usb_xhci.pciSlotNumber = "160"
sata0.pciSlotNumber = "36"
scsi0:0.redo = ""
svga.vramSize = "268435456"
vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "4194304"
vmotion.checkpointSVGAPrimarySize = "268435456"
vmotion.svga.mobMaxSize = "1073741824"
vmotion.svga.graphicsMemoryKB = "1048576"
vmotion.svga.supports3D = "1"
vmotion.svga.baseCapsLevel = "9"
vmotion.svga.maxPointSize = "189"
vmotion.svga.maxTextureSize = "32768"
vmotion.svga.maxVolumeExtent = "16384"
vmotion.svga.maxTextureAnisotropy = "16"
vmotion.svga.lineStipple = "1"
vmotion.svga.dxMaxConstantBuffers = "15"
vmotion.svga.dxProvokingVertex = "1"
vmotion.svga.sm41 = "1"
vmotion.svga.multisample2x = "1"
vmotion.svga.multisample4x = "1"
vmotion.svga.msFullQuality = "1"
vmotion.svga.logicOps = "1"
vmotion.svga.bc67 = "9"
vmotion.svga.sm5 = "1"
vmotion.svga.multisample8x = "1"
vmotion.svga.logicBlendOps = "1"
vmotion.svga.maxForcedSampleCount = "16"
vmotion.svga.gl43 = "1"
vmci0.id = "-1246358446"
monitor.phys_bits_used = "45"
cleanShutdown = "FALSE"
softPowerOff = "FALSE"
svga.guestBackedPrimaryAware = "TRUE"
tools.capability.verifiedSamlToken = "TRUE"
guestInfo.detailed.data = "architecture='X86' bitness='64' buildNumber='rolling' distroName='Arch Linux' familyName='Linux' kernelVersion='6.16.7-arch1-1' prettyName='Arch Linux'"
firmware = "efi"
sata0:1.startConnected = "TRUE"
toolsInstallManager.lastInstallError = "21004"
isolation.tools.hgfs.disable = "FALSE"
sharedFolder0.present = "TRUE"
sharedFolder0.enabled = "TRUE"
sharedFolder0.readAccess = "TRUE"
sharedFolder0.writeAccess = "TRUE"
sharedFolder0.hostPath = "/home/andrew/vmware/shared"
sharedFolder0.guestName = "shared"
sharedFolder0.expiration = "never"
sharedFolder.maxNum = "1"
toolsInstallManager.updateCounter = "1"
vvtd.enable = "TRUE"
vhv.enable = "TRUE"
vpmc.enable = "TRUE"
tools.remindInstall = "FALSE"
sound.fileName = "default:CARD=Creative"
usb_xhci:4.present = "TRUE"
usb_xhci:4.deviceType = "hid"
usb_xhci:4.port = "4"
usb_xhci:4.parent = "-1"
[andrew@tux ~]$ uname -a
Linux tux 6.16.7-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:42:36 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[andrew@tux ~]$ lspci -k
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware Virtual Machine Chipset
        Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
        Kernel modules: intel_agp
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 01)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 08)
        Subsystem: VMware Virtual Machine Chipset
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware Virtual Machine Chipset
        Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
        Kernel modules: ata_piix, pata_acpi, ata_generic
00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 08)
        Subsystem: VMware Virtual Machine Chipset
        Kernel modules: i2c_piix4
00:07.7 System peripheral: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (rev 10)
        Subsystem: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface
        Kernel driver in use: vmw_vmci
        Kernel modules: vmw_vmci
00:0f.0 VGA compatible controller: VMware SVGA II Adapter
        Subsystem: VMware SVGA II Adapter
        Kernel driver in use: vmwgfx
        Kernel modules: vmwgfx
00:10.0 SCSI storage controller: Broadcom / LSI 53c1030 PCI-X Fusion-MPT Dual Ultra320 SCSI (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware LSI Logic Parallel SCSI Controller (emulated)
        Kernel driver in use: mptspi
        Kernel modules: mptspi
00:11.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI bridge (rev 02)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI bridge
00:15.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:15.1 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:15.2 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:15.3 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:15.4 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:15.5 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:15.6 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:15.7 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.1 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.2 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.3 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.4 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.5 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.6 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.7 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.1 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.2 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.3 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.4 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.5 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.6 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.7 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.1 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.2 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.3 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.4 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.5 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.6 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.7 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
02:00.0 USB controller: VMware USB1.1 UHCI Controller
        DeviceName: usb
        Subsystem: VMware Device 1976
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
02:01.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82545EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 01)
        DeviceName: Ethernet0
        Subsystem: VMware PRO/1000 MT Single Port Adapter
        Kernel driver in use: e1000
        Kernel modules: e1000
02:02.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371/ES1373 / Creative Labs CT2518 (rev 02)
        DeviceName: sound
        Subsystem: Ensoniq Audio PCI 64V/128/5200 / Creative CT4810/CT5803/CT5806 [Sound Blaster PCI]
        Kernel driver in use: snd_ens1371
        Kernel modules: snd_ens1371
02:03.0 USB controller: VMware USB2 EHCI Controller
        DeviceName: ehci
        Subsystem: VMware USB2 EHCI Controller
        Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
02:04.0 SATA controller: VMware SATA AHCI controller
        DeviceName: sata0
        Subsystem: VMware SATA AHCI controller
        Kernel driver in use: ahci
03:00.0 USB controller: VMware Device 077a
        DeviceName: usb_xhci
        Subsystem: VMware Device 077a
        Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
[andrew@tux ~]$ aplay -lL
null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
default
    Default Audio Device
sysdefault
    Default Audio Device
iec958
    IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
pipewire
    PipeWire Sound Server
default:CARD=AudioPCI
    Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC
    Default Audio Device
sysdefault:CARD=AudioPCI
    Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC
    Default Audio Device
front:CARD=AudioPCI,DEV=0
    Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC
    Front output / input
rear:CARD=AudioPCI,DEV=0
    Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC
    Rear speakers
surround40:CARD=AudioPCI,DEV=0
    Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
iec958:CARD=AudioPCI,DEV=0
    Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC
    IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: AudioPCI [Ensoniq AudioPCI], device 0: ES1371/1 [ES1371 DAC2/ADC]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: AudioPCI [Ensoniq AudioPCI], device 1: ES1371/2 [ES1371 DAC1]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

Arch Linux guest when I've got message from VMware:

Failed to open Alsa sound device "default:CARD=Creative": Device or resource busy. Alsa sound will not be used.

[andrew@tux ~]$ uname -a
Linux tux 6.16.7-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:42:36 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[andrew@tux ~]$ lspci -k
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware Virtual Machine Chipset
        Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
        Kernel modules: intel_agp
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 01)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 08)
        Subsystem: VMware Virtual Machine Chipset
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware Virtual Machine Chipset
        Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
        Kernel modules: ata_piix, pata_acpi, ata_generic
00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 08)
        Subsystem: VMware Virtual Machine Chipset
        Kernel modules: i2c_piix4
00:07.7 System peripheral: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (rev 10)
        Subsystem: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface
        Kernel driver in use: vmw_vmci
        Kernel modules: vmw_vmci
00:0f.0 VGA compatible controller: VMware SVGA II Adapter
        Subsystem: VMware SVGA II Adapter
        Kernel driver in use: vmwgfx
        Kernel modules: vmwgfx
00:10.0 SCSI storage controller: Broadcom / LSI 53c1030 PCI-X Fusion-MPT Dual Ultra320 SCSI (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware LSI Logic Parallel SCSI Controller (emulated)
        Kernel driver in use: mptspi
        Kernel modules: mptspi
00:11.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI bridge (rev 02)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI bridge
00:15.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:15.1 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:15.2 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:15.3 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:15.4 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:15.5 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:15.6 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:15.7 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.1 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.2 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.3 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.4 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.5 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.6 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.7 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.1 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.2 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.3 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.4 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.5 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.6 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.7 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.1 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.2 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.3 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.4 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.5 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.6 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.7 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
        Subsystem: VMware PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
02:00.0 USB controller: VMware USB1.1 UHCI Controller
        DeviceName: usb
        Subsystem: VMware Device 1976
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
02:01.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82545EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 01)
        DeviceName: Ethernet0
        Subsystem: VMware PRO/1000 MT Single Port Adapter
        Kernel driver in use: e1000
        Kernel modules: e1000
02:02.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371/ES1373 / Creative Labs CT2518 (rev 02)
        DeviceName: sound
        Subsystem: Ensoniq Audio PCI 64V/128/5200 / Creative CT4810/CT5803/CT5806 [Sound Blaster PCI]
        Kernel driver in use: snd_ens1371
        Kernel modules: snd_ens1371
02:03.0 USB controller: VMware USB2 EHCI Controller
        DeviceName: ehci
        Subsystem: VMware USB2 EHCI Controller
        Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
02:04.0 SATA controller: VMware SATA AHCI controller
        DeviceName: sata0
        Subsystem: VMware SATA AHCI controller
        Kernel driver in use: ahci
03:00.0 USB controller: VMware Device 077a
        DeviceName: usb_xhci
        Subsystem: VMware Device 077a
        Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
[andrew@tux ~]$ aplay -lL
null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
default
    Default Audio Device
sysdefault
    Default Audio Device
iec958
    IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
pipewire
    PipeWire Sound Server
default:CARD=AudioPCI
    Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC
    Default Audio Device
sysdefault:CARD=AudioPCI
    Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC
    Default Audio Device
front:CARD=AudioPCI,DEV=0
    Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC
    Front output / input
rear:CARD=AudioPCI,DEV=0
    Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC
    Rear speakers
surround40:CARD=AudioPCI,DEV=0
    Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
iec958:CARD=AudioPCI,DEV=0
    Ensoniq AudioPCI, ES1371 DAC2/ADC
    IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: AudioPCI [Ensoniq AudioPCI], device 0: ES1371/1 [ES1371 DAC2/ADC]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: AudioPCI [Ensoniq AudioPCI], device 1: ES1371/2 [ES1371 DAC1]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0


Windows guest: Always have sound and no messages from VMware during startup.

Windows 10 x64.vmx:

#!/usr/bin/vmware
.encoding = "UTF-8"
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "21"
mks.enable3d = "TRUE"
pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge4.functions = "8"
pciBridge5.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge5.functions = "8"
pciBridge6.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge6.functions = "8"
pciBridge7.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge7.functions = "8"
vmci0.present = "TRUE"
hpet0.present = "TRUE"
nvram = "Windows 10 x64.nvram"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
powerType.powerOff = "soft"
powerType.powerOn = "soft"
powerType.suspend = "soft"
powerType.reset = "soft"
displayName = "Windows 10 x64"
firmware = "efi"
sensor.location = "pass-through"
guestOS = "windows9-64"
tools.syncTime = "FALSE"
sound.virtualDev = "hdaudio"
sound.present = "TRUE"
numvcpus = "2"
cpuid.coresPerSocket = "2"
memsize = "4096"
mem.hotadd = "TRUE"
sata0.present = "TRUE"
nvme0.present = "TRUE"
nvme0:0.fileName = "Windows 10 x64-000001.vmdk"
nvme0:0.present = "TRUE"
sata0:1.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
sata0:1.fileName = "/home/andrew/iso/ru-ru_windows_10_business_editions_version_22h2_updated_aug_2025_x64_dvd_566d3f78.iso"
sata0:1.present = "TRUE"
usb.present = "TRUE"
ehci.present = "TRUE"
usb_xhci.present = "TRUE"
svga.graphicsMemoryKB = "1048576"
ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000e"
floppy0.fileType = "device"
floppy0.fileName = ""
ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
extendedConfigFile = "Windows 10 x64.vmxf"
floppy0.clientDevice = "FALSE"
vmxstats.filename = "Windows 10 x64.scoreboard"
numa.autosize.cookie = "20022"
numa.autosize.vcpu.maxPerVirtualNode = "2"
uuid.bios = "56 4d fb 57 b1 71 52 c5-b1 81 c4 27 48 c0 77 77"
uuid.location = "56 4d fb 57 b1 71 52 c5-b1 81 c4 27 48 c0 77 77"
vm.genid = "8952258293815503603"
vm.genidX = "3698745386563490936"
pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"
pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21"
pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22"
pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23"
pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24"
usb.pciSlotNumber = "32"
ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "160"
sound.pciSlotNumber = "33"
ehci.pciSlotNumber = "34"
usb_xhci.pciSlotNumber = "192"
sata0.pciSlotNumber = "35"
nvme0.pciSlotNumber = "224"
nvme0:0.redo = ""
svga.vramSize = "268435456"
vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "4194304"
vmotion.checkpointSVGAPrimarySize = "268435456"
vmotion.svga.mobMaxSize = "1073741824"
vmotion.svga.graphicsMemoryKB = "1048576"
vmotion.svga.supports3D = "1"
vmotion.svga.baseCapsLevel = "9"
vmotion.svga.maxPointSize = "189"
vmotion.svga.maxTextureSize = "32768"
vmotion.svga.maxVolumeExtent = "16384"
vmotion.svga.maxTextureAnisotropy = "16"
vmotion.svga.lineStipple = "1"
vmotion.svga.dxMaxConstantBuffers = "15"
vmotion.svga.dxProvokingVertex = "1"
vmotion.svga.sm41 = "1"
vmotion.svga.multisample2x = "1"
vmotion.svga.multisample4x = "1"
vmotion.svga.msFullQuality = "1"
vmotion.svga.logicOps = "1"
vmotion.svga.bc67 = "9"
vmotion.svga.sm5 = "1"
vmotion.svga.multisample8x = "1"
vmotion.svga.logicBlendOps = "1"
vmotion.svga.maxForcedSampleCount = "16"
vmotion.svga.gl43 = "1"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0C:29:C0:77:77"
ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"
vmci0.id = "1220573047"
monitor.phys_bits_used = "45"
cleanShutdown = "TRUE"
softPowerOff = "TRUE"
floppy0.autodetect = "TRUE"
svga.guestBackedPrimaryAware = "TRUE"
tools.capability.verifiedSamlToken = "TRUE"
tools.remindInstall = "FALSE"
toolsInstallManager.updateCounter = "1"
toolsInstallManager.lastInstallError = "0"
guestInfo.detailed.data = "architecture='X86' bitness='64' buildNumber='19045' distroName='Windows' distroVersion='10.0' familyName='Windows' kernelVersion='19045.6332' prettyName='Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit (Build 19045.6332)'"
isolation.tools.hgfs.disable = "FALSE"
sharedFolder0.present = "TRUE"
sharedFolder0.enabled = "TRUE"
sharedFolder0.readAccess = "TRUE"
sharedFolder0.writeAccess = "TRUE"
sharedFolder0.hostPath = "/home/andrew/vmware/shared"
sharedFolder0.guestName = "shared"
sharedFolder0.expiration = "never"
sharedFolder.maxNum = "1"
hgfs.mapRootShare = "TRUE"
floppy0.present = "FALSE"
vvtd.enable = "TRUE"
vhv.enable = "TRUE"
vpmc.enable = "TRUE"
sound.autoDetect = "TRUE"
sound.fileName = "-1"
usb_xhci:4.present = "TRUE"
usb_xhci:4.deviceType = "hid"
usb_xhci:4.port = "4"
usb_xhci:4.parent = "-1"


From host:

[andrew@bmw ~]$ sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*
                     ПОЛЬЗ-ЛЬ    PID ДОСТУП КОМАНДА
/dev/snd/controlC0:  andrew      959 F.... wireplumber
/dev/snd/controlC1:  andrew      959 F.... wireplumber
/dev/snd/controlC2:  andrew      958 F.... pipewire
                     andrew      959 F.... wireplumber
/dev/snd/pcmC2D0p:   andrew      958 F...m pipewire
/dev/snd/seq:        andrew      958 F.... pipewire
[andrew@bmw ~]$ pactl list cards
Card #46
        Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_01_00.1
        Driver: alsa
        Owner Module: n/a
        Properties:
                api.acp.auto-port = "false"
                api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
                api.alsa.card = "1"
                api.alsa.card.longname = "HDA NVidia at 0x85080000 irq 17"
                api.alsa.card.name = "HDA NVidia"
                api.alsa.path = "hw:1"
                api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
                api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
                api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1"
                api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
                device.api = "alsa"
                device.bus = "pci"
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:01:00.1"
                device.description = "AD107 High Definition Audio Controller"
                device.enum.api = "udev"
                device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci"
                device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_01_00.1"
                device.nick = "HDA NVidia"
                device.plugged.usec = "6189649"
                device.product.id = "0x22be"
                device.product.name = "AD107 High Definition Audio Controller"
                device.subsystem = "sound"
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1"
                device.vendor.id = "0x10de"
                device.vendor.name = "NVIDIA Corporation"
                media.class = "Audio/Device"
                spa.object.id = "4"
                factory.id = "15"
                client.id = "41"
                object.id = "46"
                object.serial = "46"
                object.path = "alsa:acp:NVidia"
                alsa.card = "1"
                alsa.card_name = "HDA NVidia"
                alsa.long_card_name = "HDA NVidia at 0x85080000 irq 17"
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
                alsa.mixer_name = "Nvidia GPU a7 HDMI/DP"
                alsa.components = "HDA:10de00a7,10de1801,00100100"
                alsa.id = "NVidia"
                device.string = "1"
        Profiles:
                off: Выключено (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
                output:hdmi-stereo: Цифровой стерео (HDMI) выход (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5900, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) выход (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) выход (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) выход (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround: Цифровой объёмный 5.1 (HDMI) выход (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 800, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) выход (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 800, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) выход (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) выход (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) выход (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) выход (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) выход (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) выход (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
                pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 4, sources: 0, priority: 1, available: yes)
        Active Profile: off
        Ports:
                hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (type: HDMI, priority: 5900, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 1, not available)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "hdmi"
                                port.availability-group = "Legacy 1"
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                                card.profile.port = "0"
                        Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo, output:hdmi-surround, output:hdmi-surround71
                hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (type: HDMI, priority: 5800, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 2, not available)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "hdmi"
                                port.availability-group = "Legacy 2"
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                                card.profile.port = "1"
                        Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra1, output:hdmi-surround-extra1, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1
                hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (type: HDMI, priority: 5700, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 3, not available)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "hdmi"
                                port.availability-group = "Legacy 3"
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                                card.profile.port = "2"
                        Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra2, output:hdmi-surround-extra2, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2
                hdmi-output-3: HDMI / DisplayPort 4 (type: HDMI, priority: 5600, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 4, not available)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "hdmi"
                                port.availability-group = "Legacy 4"
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                                card.profile.port = "3"
                        Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra3, output:hdmi-surround-extra3, output:hdmi-surround71-extra3

Card #47
        Name: alsa_card.usb-046d_HD_Pro_Webcam_C920_7CCB427F-02
        Driver: alsa
        Owner Module: n/a
        Properties:
                api.acp.auto-port = "false"
                api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
                api.alsa.card = "0"
                api.alsa.card.longname = "HD Pro Webcam C920 at usb-0000:00:14.0-3, high speed"
                api.alsa.card.name = "HD Pro Webcam C920"
                api.alsa.path = "hw:0"
                api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
                api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
                api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio0"
                api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
                device.api = "alsa"
                device.bus = "usb"
                device.bus-id = "usb-046d_HD_Pro_Webcam_C920_7CCB427F-02"
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:14.0-usb-0:3:1.2"
                device.description = "HD Pro Webcam C920"
                device.enum.api = "udev"
                device.form_factor = "webcam"
                device.icon_name = "camera-web-analog-usb"
                device.name = "alsa_card.usb-046d_HD_Pro_Webcam_C920_7CCB427F-02"
                device.nick = "HD Pro Webcam C920"
                device.plugged.usec = "6355145"
                device.product.id = "0x082d"
                device.product.name = "HD Pro Webcam C920"
                device.serial = "046d_HD_Pro_Webcam_C920_7CCB427F"
                device.subsystem = "sound"
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-3/1-3:1.2/sound/card0"
                device.vendor.id = "0x046d"
                device.vendor.name = "Logitech, Inc."
                media.class = "Audio/Device"
                spa.object.id = "2"
                factory.id = "15"
                client.id = "41"
                object.id = "47"
                object.serial = "47"
                object.path = "alsa:acp:C920"
                alsa.card = "0"
                alsa.card_name = "HD Pro Webcam C920"
                alsa.long_card_name = "HD Pro Webcam C920 at usb-0000:00:14.0-3, high speed"
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_usb_audio"
                alsa.mixer_name = "USB Mixer"
                alsa.components = "USB046d:082d"
                alsa.id = "C920"
                device.string = "0"
        Profiles:
                off: Выключено (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
                input:analog-stereo: Аналоговый стерео вход (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 65, available: yes)
                input:iec958-stereo: Цифровой стерео (IEC958) вход (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 55, available: yes)
                pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 1, available: yes)
        Active Profile: input:analog-stereo
        Ports:
                analog-input-mic: Микрофон (type: Mic, priority: 8700, latency offset: 0 usec, availability unknown)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "mic"
                                device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
                                card.profile.port = "0"
                        Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo
                iec958-stereo-input: Цифровой вход (S/PDIF) (type: SPDIF, priority: 0, latency offset: 0 usec, availability unknown)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "spdif"
                                card.profile.port = "1"
                        Part of profile(s): input:iec958-stereo

Card #48
        Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_08_00.0
        Driver: alsa
        Owner Module: n/a
        Properties:
                api.acp.auto-port = "false"
                api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
                api.alsa.card = "2"
                api.alsa.card.longname = "HDA Creative at 0x86904000 irq 19"
                api.alsa.card.name = "HDA Creative"
                api.alsa.path = "hw:2"
                api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
                api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
                api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio2"
                api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
                device.api = "alsa"
                device.bus = "pci"
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:08:00.0"
                device.description = "CA0132 Sound Core3D [Sound Blaster Recon3D / Z-Series / Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus] (SB1570 SB Audigy Fx)"
                device.enum.api = "udev"
                device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci"
                device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_08_00.0"
                device.nick = "HDA Creative"
                device.plugged.usec = "7092580"
                device.product.id = "0x0012"
                device.product.name = "CA0132 Sound Core3D [Sound Blaster Recon3D / Z-Series / Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus] (SB1570 SB Audigy Fx)"
                device.subsystem = "sound"
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/0000:08:00.0/sound/card2"
                device.vendor.id = "0x1102"
                device.vendor.name = "Creative Labs"
                media.class = "Audio/Device"
                spa.object.id = "6"
                factory.id = "15"
                client.id = "41"
                object.id = "48"
                object.serial = "48"
                object.path = "alsa:acp:Creative"
                alsa.card = "2"
                alsa.card_name = "HDA Creative"
                alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Creative at 0x86904000 irq 19"
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
                alsa.mixer_name = "Creative Sound Blaster Z"
                alsa.components = "HDA:11020011,11020023,00100918"
                alsa.id = "Creative"
                device.string = "2"
        Profiles:
                off: Выключено (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
                output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Аналоговый стерео дуплекс (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 6565, available: yes)
                output:analog-stereo+input:iec958-stereo: Аналоговый стерео выход + Цифровой стерео (IEC958) вход (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 6555, available: yes)
                output:analog-stereo: Аналоговый стерео выход (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 6500, available: yes)
                output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Цифровой стерео (IEC958) выход + Аналоговый стерео вход (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 5565, available: yes)
                output:iec958-stereo+input:iec958-stereo: Цифровой стерео дуплекс (IEC958) (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 5555, available: yes)
                output:iec958-stereo: Цифровой стерео (IEC958) выход (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5500, available: yes)
                output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo: Аналоговый объёмный 2.1 выход + Аналоговый стерео вход (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1365, available: yes)
                output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo: Аналоговый объёмный 4.1 выход + Аналоговый стерео вход (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1365, available: yes)
                output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo: Аналоговый объёмный 5.1 выход + Аналоговый стерео вход (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1365, available: yes)
                output:analog-surround-21+input:iec958-stereo: Аналоговый объёмный 2.1 выход + Цифровой стерео (IEC958) вход (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1355, available: yes)
                output:analog-surround-41+input:iec958-stereo: Аналоговый объёмный 4.1 выход + Цифровой стерео (IEC958) вход (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1355, available: yes)
                output:analog-surround-51+input:iec958-stereo: Аналоговый объёмный 5.1 выход + Цифровой стерео (IEC958) вход (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1355, available: yes)
                output:analog-surround-21: Аналоговый объёмный 2.1 выход (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1300, available: yes)
                output:analog-surround-41: Аналоговый объёмный 4.1 выход (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1300, available: yes)
                output:analog-surround-51: Аналоговый объёмный 5.1 выход (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1300, available: yes)
                output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo: Аналоговый объёмный 4.0 выход + Аналоговый стерео вход (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1265, available: yes)
                output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo: Аналоговый объёмный 5.0 выход + Аналоговый стерео вход (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1265, available: yes)
                output:analog-surround-40+input:iec958-stereo: Аналоговый объёмный 4.0 выход + Цифровой стерео (IEC958) вход (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1255, available: yes)
                output:analog-surround-50+input:iec958-stereo: Аналоговый объёмный 5.0 выход + Цифровой стерео (IEC958) вход (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1255, available: yes)
                output:analog-surround-40: Аналоговый объёмный 4.0 выход (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1200, available: yes)
                output:analog-surround-50: Аналоговый объёмный 5.0 выход (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1200, available: yes)
                output:iec958-ac3-surround-51+input:analog-stereo: Цифровой объёмный 5.1 (IEC958/AC3) выход + Аналоговый стерео вход (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 365, available: yes)
                output:iec958-ac3-surround-51+input:iec958-stereo: Цифровой объёмный 5.1 (IEC958/AC3) выход + Цифровой стерео (IEC958) вход (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 355, available: yes)
                output:iec958-ac3-surround-51: Цифровой объёмный 5.1 (IEC958/AC3) выход (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 300, available: yes)
                input:analog-stereo: Аналоговый стерео вход (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 65, available: yes)
                input:iec958-stereo: Цифровой стерео (IEC958) вход (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 55, available: yes)
                pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 2, sources: 3, priority: 1, available: yes)
        Active Profile: output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
        Ports:
                analog-input-mic: Микрофон (type: Mic, priority: 8700, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 1, available)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "mic"
                                port.availability-group = "Legacy 1"
                                device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
                                card.profile.port = "0"
                        Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-ac3-surround-51+input:analog-stereo
                analog-input-linein: Линейный вход (type: Line, priority: 8100, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 2, availability unknown)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "line"
                                port.availability-group = "Legacy 2"
                                card.profile.port = "1"
                        Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-ac3-surround-51+input:analog-stereo
                iec958-stereo-input: Цифровой вход (S/PDIF) (type: SPDIF, priority: 0, latency offset: 0 usec, availability unknown)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "spdif"
                                card.profile.port = "2"
                        Part of profile(s): input:iec958-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:iec958-stereo, output:analog-surround-21+input:iec958-stereo, output:analog-surround-40+input:iec958-stereo, output:analog-surround-41+input:iec958-stereo, output:analog-surround-50+input:iec958-stereo, output:analog-surround-51+input:iec958-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:iec958-stereo, output:iec958-ac3-surround-51+input:iec958-stereo
                analog-output-lineout;output-speaker: Линейный выход / Динамик (type: Line, priority: 9010, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 3, availability unknown)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "line"
                                port.availability-group = "Legacy 3"
                                card.profile.port = "3"
                        Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:iec958-stereo, output:analog-surround-21, output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-21+input:iec958-stereo, output:analog-surround-40, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40+input:iec958-stereo, output:analog-surround-41, output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-41+input:iec958-stereo, output:analog-surround-50, output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-50+input:iec958-stereo, output:analog-surround-51, output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-51+input:iec958-stereo
                analog-output-lineout;output-headphones: Линейный выход / Наушники (type: Line, priority: 9009, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 3, availability unknown)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "line"
                                port.availability-group = "Legacy 3"
                                card.profile.port = "4"
                        Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:iec958-stereo, output:analog-surround-21, output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-21+input:iec958-stereo, output:analog-surround-40, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40+input:iec958-stereo, output:analog-surround-41, output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-41+input:iec958-stereo, output:analog-surround-50, output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-50+input:iec958-stereo, output:analog-surround-51, output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-51+input:iec958-stereo
                analog-output-headphones;output-speaker: Наушники / Динамик (type: Headphones, priority: 9910, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 4, availability unknown)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "headphones"
                                port.availability-group = "Legacy 4"
                                device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
                                card.profile.port = "5"
                        Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:iec958-stereo
                analog-output-headphones;output-headphones: Наушники / Наушники (type: Headphones, priority: 9909, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 4, not available)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "headphones"
                                port.availability-group = "Legacy 4"
                                device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
                                card.profile.port = "6"
                        Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:iec958-stereo
                iec958-stereo-output: Цифровой выход (S/PDIF) (type: SPDIF, priority: 0, latency offset: 0 usec, availability unknown)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "spdif"
                                card.profile.port = "7"
                        Part of profile(s): output:iec958-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:iec958-stereo

I don't have specific ALSA parameters. This is automatic configuration.

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#9 2025-09-17 20:33:11

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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation: Failed to open Alsa sound device "default

Your default devices don't make sense if this isn't custom ALSA configuration, check /etc/asound.conf and ~/.asoundrc and similar. Assuming pipewire-alsa is installed which it seems to be it should be the default "default" device (and said device denoted with 

default
    Default ALSA Output (currently PipeWire Media Server)

. But this doesn't appear to be the case here.

In any case, align the sound properties and make them 

sound.autoDetect = "TRUE"
sound.fileName = "-1"

on the linux vm as well I presume (the "correct" thing to use there on the sound.fileName would be "pipewire" to make it work with the rest of the system, but let the autodetection do it's thing) I'd be surprised if VMware didn't have native pulse/pipewire support

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#10 2025-09-17 20:59:27

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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation: Failed to open Alsa sound device "default

Thanks for replies!

On host:
/etc/asound.conf is not exists
~/.asoundrc is not exists

When I put

sound.autoDetect = "TRUE"
sound.fileName = "-1"

to Arch Linux.vmx

I got:

Failed to open Alsa sound device "default:CARD=Creative": Device or resource busy. Alsa sound will not be used.

during VM's startup.

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#11 2025-09-17 21:25:49

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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation: Failed to open Alsa sound device "default

Not sure why this would discriminate the client, but there's clearly *something* fishy about the host configuration: 

pacman -Qs 'wire|pulse|jack'

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#12 2025-09-17 21:37:56

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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation: Failed to open Alsa sound device "default

[andrew@bmw ~]$ pacman -Qs 'wire|pulse|jack'
local/broadcom-wl-dkms 6.30.223.271-45
    Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA wireless driver
local/gtk-vnc 1.5.0-1
    VNC viewer widget for GTK
local/iw 6.17-1
    nl80211 based CLI configuration utility for wireless devices
local/iwd 3.9-1
    Internet Wireless Daemon
local/jack2 1.9.22-1
    The JACK low-latency audio server
local/kpipewire 6.4.5-1 (plasma)
    Components relating to pipewire use in Plasma
local/lib32-libpipewire 1:1.4.8-2
    Low-latency audio/video router and processor - 32-bit - client library
local/lib32-libpulse 17.0+r43+g3e2bb8a1e-1
    A featureful, general-purpose sound server (32-bit client libraries)
local/lib32-libraw1394 2.1.2-5
    Provides an API to the Linux IEEE1394 (FireWire) driver (32 bit)
local/lib32-pipewire 1:1.4.8-2
    Low-latency audio/video router and processor - 32-bit
local/libcanberra 1:0.30+r2+gc0620e4-4
    A small and lightweight implementation of the XDG Sound Theme Specification
local/libpipewire 1:1.4.8-2
    Low-latency audio/video router and processor - client library
local/libpulse 17.0+r43+g3e2bb8a1e-1
    A featureful, general-purpose sound server (client library)
local/libraw1394 2.1.2-4
    Provides an API to the Linux IEEE1394 (FireWire) driver
local/libwireplumber 0.5.11-1
    Session / policy manager implementation for PipeWire - client library
local/linux 6.16.7.arch1-1
    The Linux kernel and modules
local/pipewire 1:1.4.8-2
    Low-latency audio/video router and processor
local/pipewire-audio 1:1.4.8-2
    Low-latency audio/video router and processor - Audio support
local/pipewire-pulse 1:1.4.8-2
    Low-latency audio/video router and processor - PulseAudio replacement
local/pipewire-session-manager 1:1.4.8-2
    Session manager for PipeWire (default provider)
local/plasma-pa 6.4.5-1 (plasma)
    Plasma applet for audio volume management using PulseAudio
local/pulse-native-provider 1:1.4.8-2
    PulseAudio sound server (default provider)
local/pulseaudio-qt 1.7.0-1
    Qt bindings for libpulse
local/vlc-plugin-firewire 3.0.21-28
    Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework - FireWire plugins
local/vlc-plugin-jack 3.0.21-28
    Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework - JACK plugin
local/vlc-plugin-pulse 3.0.21-28
    Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework - PulseAudio plugins
local/wireplumber 0.5.11-1
    Session / policy manager implementation for PipeWire
local/wpa_supplicant 2:2.11-3
    A utility providing key negotiation for WPA wireless networks

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#13 2025-09-17 21:48:48

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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation: Failed to open Alsa sound device "default

https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x8 … wire-jack/
https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x8 … wire-alsa/

But there's no PA nor PMS

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#14 2025-09-17 21:58:04

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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation: Failed to open Alsa sound device "default

So do I need to install: pipewire-jack, pipewire-alsa ?

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#15 2025-09-17 22:10:06

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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation: Failed to open Alsa sound device "default

pipewire-alsa will definitely not hurt when trying to interface things with pipewire and ALSA, but in this case I'd expect the Windows VM to fail as well without it present.

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#16 2025-09-17 22:23:10

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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation: Failed to open Alsa sound device "default

- Just installed pipewire-alsa.
- pipewire-jack-1:1.4.8-2 and jack2-1.9.22-1 are in conflict (jack) Should I remove jack2?
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Installing pipewire-alsa is helpful. Thanks for help!

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