Little Problem Under Linux (dod Is Fine)

ikir · June 2005

<div class="IPBDescription">Help Linux players!</div> Hi guys! Finally i managed to run Steam under Linux (Cedega), i am amazed it much faster api emulated on Linux than on native Windows <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /> Also the games pretty flies.

I played DOD for a while all is ok and i'm very happy :-) The only problem is with my favorite alltime game: NS.

The sound is played one per time, at least it seems so. I can ear only begginning of some sound one per time, so the game is quite hard to play.

Any ideas about Cedega congis? Any ideas about Linux configs? Any idea about NS console tweaking?

Thanks to all

PS: sorry if this thread is in the wrong forum.

Paladin · June 2005

That's because of Natural-Selection using mp3 format for most of the sounds.
There are a few things which i changed to get it work almost perfectly

First of all try to disable the background music by switching cl_musicenabled to 0 in NS.
(That fixed it for some people, but didn't work for me.)

If that doesn't work try to use a different sound driver in cedega. Try OSS and ALSA, I can't really remember which one worked for me.
Then try to enable/diable MMap for the respective sound driver (this is also done in the cedega config)

Also you can always try and ask in the <a href='http://transgaming.org/forum/' target='_blank'>Transgaming Forums</a>.
Good luck!

ikir · June 2005

First thanks so much Paladin! You're very kind.

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Then try to enable/diable MMap for the respective sound driver (this is also done in the cedega config)</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

How? Sorry for the stupid question.

Already tried ALSA and ESD, now i'm going to try with OSD.

Paladin · June 2005

Well somewhere in the cedega config you should have somthing looking like this:

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>CODE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='CODE'>[wineoss]
"UseMMap" = "N"
"FullDuplex" = "N"
;; Specify a mapping for what digital audio devices to use
;"dsp0" = "/dev/dsp0"
;"mixer0" = "/dev/mixer0"

[winealsa]
;; This option allows you to configure Cedega to write directly
;; to memory on the sound card rather than having to use the
;; slower route through the kernel.
"UseMMap" = "Y"
;; These options allow you to specify what ALSA sound devices
;; Cedega should use. Appropriate selection of these options
;; can allow you to select a secondary sound card or a plugin.
;"pcm0" = "hw"
;"ctl0" = "hw"</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
<i>(stole this from another site, cause i don't have cedega installed at the moment)</i>

Try to change the value for UseMMap for either alsa or oss, whatever you are using. Also try changing the FullDuplex value.
I can't remember whether i had to switch it off or on, just try both.

daidalos · June 2005

well, I tried switching to alsa with Fullduplex on and off and switching to oss with Fullduplex on and off, but none of the four options worked :/

2ply · June 2005

I run into the same snag, I've tried fixing it to no avail.

I don't even remember how I found this out, but right after connection typing 'retry' in console fixes the sound problem.

Don't ask why, it works and I'm not going to ask why. Very minor inconvenience, but whatever, heh.

ikir · June 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>I don't even remember how I found this out, but right after connection typing 'retry' in console fixes the sound problem.</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Another thing to try thanks.

daidalos · June 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (2ply @ Jun 14 2005, 08:00 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I run into the same snag, I've tried fixing it to no avail.

I don't even remember how I found this out, but right after connection typing 'retry' in console fixes the sound problem.

Don't ask why, it works and I'm not going to ask why. Very minor inconvenience, but whatever, heh.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Well, doesen't work for me, so can anyone please post that part of the cedega config and his system.
A friend of mine told me that this might be, because NS is using compressed wave files or something and that decompressing them would fix that problem. But
1. I don't think I can believe that and
2. I don't have that much free space

curlydave · June 2005

Make sure you use OSS as ALSA is the most buggered thing in existence. I don't know what it does except for mess up sound in every way possible.

Little Problem Under Linux (dod Is Fine)

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