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#226 RC#4: No sounds under Windows Vista

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2007-04-22
2007-04-10
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I'm getting no sounds at all under Windows Vista.

The system specs are:
Core 2 Duo E6600
2Gb 533MHZ DDR2 RAM
GeForce 8800GTS (640Mb model)
Creative Labs X-Fi Sound Card

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  • Andrew Apted

    Andrew Apted - 2007-04-10

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    First thing to try is installing the latest OpenAL
    driver from Creative's website, here:

    http://developer.creative.com/landing.asp?cat=1&sbcat=31&top=38

    If it still doesn't work, please post your EDGE.LOG
    file here.

    For what it's worth, EDGE RC#5 should be out soon,
    and it has new sound code (no longer using OpenAL).

     
  • TheDarkArchon

    TheDarkArchon - 2007-04-10

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    Already tried updated OpenAL, still didn't get any sound.

     
  • TheDarkArchon

    TheDarkArchon - 2007-04-10

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    Also, I've attached my last EDGE.log
    File Added: EDGE.LOG

     
  • TheDarkArchon

    TheDarkArchon - 2007-04-10
     
  • Andrew Apted

    Andrew Apted - 2007-04-11

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    Weird, according to your EDGE.LOG OpenAL is being
    initialized without any problem, just that there
    is no sound.

    One more thing you can try: run EDGE with the -bestaudio
    option (from the command line).

     
  • TheDarkArchon

    TheDarkArchon - 2007-04-11

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    No joy. I'm sure this is because my X-Fi isn't identified by EDGE (The log confirms this) for some reason and that it's trying to fall back on DirectSound for sound and failing because it was removed from DirectX 10.

     
  • TheDarkArchon

    TheDarkArchon - 2007-04-18

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    It's fixed in RC#5

     
  • TheDarkArchon

    TheDarkArchon - 2007-04-18
    • status: open --> open-fixed
     
  • TheDarkArchon

    TheDarkArchon - 2007-04-18
    • status: open-fixed --> closed-fixed
     
  • TheDarkArchon

    TheDarkArchon - 2007-04-21

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    Going to have to re-open this one: The release build of RC#5 is silent for me.

     
  • TheDarkArchon

    TheDarkArchon - 2007-04-21
    • status: closed-fixed --> open-fixed
     
  • Andrew Apted

    Andrew Apted - 2007-04-22

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    Damn, wonder how that happened?? I'm sure there
    weren't any changes (or only trivial changes) to
    the sound code since the last binary I sent you.

    In the Sound Options menu, you can change the
    sound settings (sample rate, bits, stereo) that
    EDGE tries to set during startup. Maybe your
    current settings just don't work. You'll need
    to quit EDGE and restart for the new setting to
    take affect.

    Failing that, please post the EDGE.LOG file.

     
  • Andrew Apted

    Andrew Apted - 2007-04-22
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  • Nobody/Anonymous

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    I have discovered a solution to the problem. Atleast for the final version of 1.29. Simply right click the .exe or shortcut, go to compatability, and use the compatability feature with Windows XP Service Pack 2.

     

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