No sound on Linux after upgrade to OpenAL 1.13
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 5:24 pm
I ran into an issue on my Debian i386 linux laptop running the released (Build 376). I had no sound. Log file had the following:
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2011-11-02 17:05:50
Myth II 32-Bit Build 376 running under Linux -----------------------------------
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Loading poweruser.txt... not found.
Scanning for software devices...
Found 1 to use
Scanning for OpenGL devices...
Found 1 to use
Mesa DRI Intel(R) IGD x86/MMX/SSE2 | Tungsten Graphics, Inc | OpenGL 1.4
WARNING: OpenAL library not found. Sound will be disabled.
Loading Patch Files...
Patch 1.2
Patch MariusNet
Patch 1.3
Patch 1.4
Patch 1.4 Interface
Patch 1.5
Patch 1.7 Templates
===========================
I had OpenAL 1.13 installed. I downgraded to 1.12 and the sound issue is resolved.I noticed that the Debian package moved libopenal.so.1 from /usr/lib to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/
I reinstalled 1.13 and put a symbolic link from /usr/lib/libopenal.so.1 to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libopenal.so.1 and sound works as expected.
Is this a static link in the program? Nevertheless, this appears to be a temporary solution.
==============================================
2011-11-02 17:05:50
Myth II 32-Bit Build 376 running under Linux -----------------------------------
-----------
Loading poweruser.txt... not found.
Scanning for software devices...
Found 1 to use
Scanning for OpenGL devices...
Found 1 to use
Mesa DRI Intel(R) IGD x86/MMX/SSE2 | Tungsten Graphics, Inc | OpenGL 1.4
WARNING: OpenAL library not found. Sound will be disabled.
Loading Patch Files...
Patch 1.2
Patch MariusNet
Patch 1.3
Patch 1.4
Patch 1.4 Interface
Patch 1.5
Patch 1.7 Templates
===========================
I had OpenAL 1.13 installed. I downgraded to 1.12 and the sound issue is resolved.I noticed that the Debian package moved libopenal.so.1 from /usr/lib to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/
I reinstalled 1.13 and put a symbolic link from /usr/lib/libopenal.so.1 to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libopenal.so.1 and sound works as expected.
Is this a static link in the program? Nevertheless, this appears to be a temporary solution.