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#1 2008-01-04 21:31:59

colbert
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Registered: 2007-12-16
Posts: 809

Can't seem to play games/have other audio playing same time

In Ubuntu this was working fine, but it must be something I haven't set up on Arch yet. Playing quake or ET, the games load and run just fine but are absent of any sound if I have amarok playing or am in a Skype call, for example. Multiple progs playing audio is just fine otherwise (can play video/amarok/youtube/etc. at once no probs). But the games won't do it.

TIA for any help smile

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#2 2008-01-04 21:46:32

Gilneas
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Registered: 2006-10-22
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Re: Can't seem to play games/have other audio playing same time

This wiki article should help:

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/All … nd_at_once

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#3 2008-01-05 00:08:42

colbert
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Registered: 2007-12-16
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Re: Can't seem to play games/have other audio playing same time

Thanks, I just followed the Skype howto on the Arch wiki via that link you gave me, Gilneas. It's still not working. In the skype howto, I added the .asoundrc content to my .asoundrc, restarted skype with the new script using alsa-oss, and my output is:

bobby@dabox:~$ askype 
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:805:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL dmix6
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:805:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL ch51dup
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL duplex
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL dsp
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL dsp1
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL 10to20
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL skype
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:497:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:805:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL skypeout
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:497:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL skypedsnoop
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL asymed
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:805:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL dmix6
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:805:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL ch51dup
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL duplex
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL dsp
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL dsp1
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL 10to20
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL skype
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:497:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:805:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL skypeout
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:497:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL skypedsnoop
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL asymed
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:805:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL dmix6
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:805:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL ch51dup
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL duplex
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL dsp
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL dsp1
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL 10to20
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL skype
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:497:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:805:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL skypeout
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:497:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL skypedsnoop
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL asymed
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:497:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:497:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:805:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL dmix6
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:805:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL ch51dup
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL duplex
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL dsp
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL dsp1
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL 10to20
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL skype
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:497:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:805:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL skypeout
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:497:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL skypedsnoop
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL asymed
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:805:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL dmix6
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:805:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL ch51dup
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL duplex
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL dsp
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL dsp1
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL 10to20
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL skype
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:497:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:805:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL skypeout
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:497:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL skypedsnoop
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL asymed
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:805:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL dmix6
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:805:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL ch51dup
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL duplex
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL dsp
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL dsp1
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL 10to20
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL skype
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:497:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:805:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL skypeout
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:497:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL skypedsnoop
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL asymed
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:497:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:497:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream

And here's the sound options in Skype I can choose:

skype.jpg

I still can't run amarok and skype, or ET and skype. Really baffled as it worked mint in Ubuntu, could run 10 apps at once with sound from all. hmm

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#4 2008-01-05 07:59:34

Dheart
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From: Sofia, Bulgaria
Registered: 2006-10-26
Posts: 956

Re: Can't seem to play games/have other audio playing same time

The newest version of skype uses alsa.
You can select that at the settings. Also I suppose that you should clear your .asounrc, because it would seam there are too many errors.

My victim you are meant to be
No, you cannot hide nor flee
You know what I'm looking for
Pleasure your torture, I will endure...

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#5 2008-01-06 00:17:09

colbert
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Registered: 2007-12-16
Posts: 809

Re: Can't seem to play games/have other audio playing same time

Dheart,

I am using the newest version of Skype, it is using alsa. After exhaustive testing and configuring yesterday with some experts in #alsa on freenode, it's clear the culprit is ET/Quake, as Skype runs just fine with other apps like vlc, xine, amarok, etc. using sound simultaneously, but ET/Quake are hogging the sound entirely no matter the device I use.

I'm going to make a new post here more with ET sound.

Last edited by colbert (2008-01-06 00:20:39)

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