Re: trouble with Quake3+ALSA+debian

[Waldemar Brodkorb <waldemar.brodkorb@web.de>]

Hello James,

* James wrote:

> We have a fairly stock Debian/testing system.  Layered over this is the 
> 0.9.0beta6 ALSA packages (driver,lib,utils) and Quake3 Arena.  We also 
> have a via686a sound card built on an Aopen-63k-pro motherboard.
> 
> The sound for all applications (xmms, kscd, realplay, etc.) works as 
> expected except for Quake3.  I have read about the problems with Quake 
> in this newsgroup, but I would like to ask again for current knowledge.
> 
> We receive the message that it cannot find the /dev/dsp device.  This 
> is strange because all the required modules are loaded and seem to be 
> working as they should.
> 
> Does anyone know what can be done to correct this problem? I have 
> attached the relevant configuration files. 
> 
> Also, is 0.9.0beta6 more current than 0.5.11 ?

Yes, but try 0.5.11, I know that Q3A works with ALSA 0.5.x and
VIA686a onboard soundchip.
0.9.x is alpha software, many changes in the code. 

-- 
bye

Waldemar