Version: (using Devel) Installed from: Compiled sources Compiler: GCC-4.2.3 OS: Linux With an OSS driver (NVidia NVsound driver), phonon Xine backend doesn't make any sound.
On Saturday 31 May 2008, Rosetzky Cedric wrote: > With an OSS driver (NVidia NVsound driver), phonon Xine backend doesn't > make any sound. Did you activate OSS in the backend tab? Per default OSS is disabled on Linux...
If it's the "Show OSS devices" option, yes it's activated.
Ok, then you need to give me all information you can gather since I've not seen an OSS driver in use since many years.
Hmm yes, but what kind of informations do you need?
Are you still there???
Any news?
Sorry, I didn't look into this issue for some time, but while reviewing some of my 4.0 -> 4.1 changes I saw an issue and recalled your bugreport. Please try the following: open $KDEHOME/share/config/phonon_platform_kde and add [Settings] showOssDevices=true The file shouldn't exist - there's no code that writes it...
I created the file and added the option, but there was no change. No new device is shown, and there is no sound using amarok 2 or the KDE notifications system. Here is the console output, when trying to play a sound in the notifications config screens of systemsettings : systemsettings(20544)/phonon (audiodevicelist) Phonon::AudioDeviceEnumerator::availablePlaybackDevices: () systemsettings(20544)/phonon (audiodevicelist) Phonon::AudioDeviceEnumerator::availablePlaybackDevices: () systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::AudioPort::AudioPort: use output plugin: "pulseaudio" systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::AudioPort::AudioPort: ----------------------------------------------- audio_port created systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::AudioOutput::setOutputDevice: new audio port is invalid systemsettings(20544)/phonon (audiodevicelist) Phonon::AudioDeviceEnumerator::availablePlaybackDevices: () systemsettings(20544)/phonon (audiodevicelist) Phonon::AudioDeviceEnumerator::availablePlaybackDevices: () systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::AudioPort::AudioPort: use output plugin: "jack" systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::AudioPort::AudioPort: ----------------------------------------------- audio_port created systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::AudioOutput::setOutputDevice: new audio port is invalid systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::event: ################################ Event: TransitionTypeChanged systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::event: ################################ Event: SetTickInterval systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::event: ################################ Event: SetPrefinishMark systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::Backend::connectNodes: systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::AudioOutput::graphChanged: systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::event: ################################ Event: UpdateVolume systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineThread::event: XineThread Rewire event: systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineThread::event: true -> true systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::setMrl: "file:///home/loacoon/Program-Files/KDE4/share/sounds/KDE-Sys-List-Match-No.ogg" , 1 systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::event: ################################ Event: MrlChanged systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::createStream: MediaObject is connected to 1 nodes systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::createStream: creating xine_stream with null audio port systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::MediaObject::play: PLAY systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::MediaObject::startToFakeBuffering: start faking systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::MediaObject::startToFakeBuffering: fake state change: reached BufferingState after LoadingState systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::createStream: creating xine_stream with null video port systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::createStream: XINE_PARAM_EARLY_FINISHED_EVENT: 1 systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::event: calling xineOpen from MrlChanged systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineEngine::xineEventListener: XINE_EVENT_UI_CHANNELS_CHANGED systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineEngine::xineEventListener: XINE_EVENT_UI_CHANNELS_CHANGED systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineEngine::xineEventListener: XINE_EVENT_UI_CHANNELS_CHANGED systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::xineOpen: xine_open succeeded for m_mrl = file:///home/loacoon/Program-Files/KDE4/share/sounds/KDE-Sys-List-Match-No.ogg systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::getStreamInfo: available titles changed: 0 systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::getStreamInfo: available chapters changed: 0 systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::getStreamInfo: available angles changed: 0 systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::event: ################################ Event: PlayCommand systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::MediaObject::handleAvailableTitlesChanged: 0 systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::MediaObject::handleStateChange: end faking systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::event: ################################ Event: UiChannelsChanged systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::event: available subtitles changed: 0 systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::event: available audio channels changed: 1 systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::event: current angle changed: 0 systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::event: current chapter changed: 0 systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::event: current title changed: 0 systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::event: ################################ Event: UiChannelsChanged systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::event: ################################ Event: UiChannelsChanged systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::MediaObject::handleStateChange: reached PlayingState after BufferingState systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::event: ################################ Event: MediaFinished systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::event: MediaFinishedEvent m_useGaplessPlayback = true systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::event: ################################ Event: GaplessSwitch systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineStream::event: no GaplessSwitch systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::MediaObject::handleStateChange: reached StoppedState after PlayingState systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::MediaObject::handleFinished: emit finished() systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::Backend::disconnectNodes: systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::AudioOutput::graphChanged: systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineThread::event: XineThread Rewire event: systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineThread::event: true -> true systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::AudioPortData::~AudioPortData: ----------------------------------------------- audio_port destroyed systemsettings(20544)/phonon (xine backend) Phonon::Xine::XineEngine::xineEventListener: XINE_EVENT_QUIT
Maybe I should have added it into a text file... I didn't see it was that long, sorry...
Hmm, you seem to have another problem. I guess HAL is unable to list real OSS devices. Please check whether lshal lists your soundcard. Please attach all relevant lshal output.
I can's see the full list, it's too long and console cuts it. Is there a way to have the this list uncut?
By the way, Kinfocenter finds it in the PCI part. But the Sound part says that there is no informations about my sound card...
I also tried the Gstreamer backend. It's buggy and the sound is crappy as hell, but it works.
run $ lshal > hal-dump and attach the resulting file to this report. All OSS issues on the KDE side should be fixed since today (i.e. when there's no ALSA devices OSS devices will show up automatically).
I changed my computer and switched to ALSA, I can't verify, sorry.
I'm using oss v4.1rc2 on kubuntu 8.10 kde 4.1.3 Audio card - M-Audio Revolution 5.1 The only sound I can get in amarok2/System sounds is with gstreamer phonon backend. But this backend is not usable because sound become crappy on even momentary high processor load. So xine is the only hope - amarok 1.4 works quite good with it. The relevant part of lshal output: udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1412_1724' info.linux.driver = 'oss_envy24ht' (string) info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_10de_6c' (string) info.product = 'VT1720/24 [Envy24PT/HT] PCI Multi-Channel Audio Controller' (string) info.subsystem = 'pci' (string) info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1412_1724' (string) info.vendor = 'VIA Technologies Inc.' (string) linux.hotplug_type = 2 (0x2) (int) linux.subsystem = 'pci' (string) linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.0/0000:01:09.0' (string) pci.device_class = 4 (0x4) (int) pci.device_protocol = 0 (0x0) (int) pci.device_subclass = 1 (0x1) (int) pci.linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.0/0000:01:09.0' (string) pci.product = 'VT1720/24 [Envy24PT/HT] PCI Multi-Channel Audio Controller' (string) pci.product_id = 5924 (0x1724) (int) pci.subsys_product_id = 13873 (0x3631) (int) pci.subsys_vendor = 'VIA Technologies Inc.' (string) pci.subsys_vendor_id = 5138 (0x1412) (int) pci.vendor = 'VIA Technologies Inc.' (string) pci.vendor_id = 5138 (0x1412) (int)
Created attachment 28577 [details] full lshal output
Created attachment 28580 [details] phonondevicesrc
To Sergei Andreev: the problem in your case is that you are using OSS4. This should actually go to a different report as OSS and OSS4 are different things. HAL reports way to little information. It doesn't even tell that your card is a soundcard. Apparently HAL has no support for reporting OSS4 based devices. I won't add extra support for OSS4 myself, once HAL reports it Phonon should be able to make use of it. You might want to file a report at the HAL bugtracker about this. But I'd expect that there's a report for it already...
Hmm. I didn't know it has to be mentioned. But now that you say that, I was using OSS v4 too.
OK, good to know. I'll keep this filed as a OSS4 problem then, waiting for other parts below KDE/Phonon to get support before I can revisit this.
HAL will not support OSS4 until OSS4 supports sysfs and udev. http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/hal/2008-March/011061.html
What a great vicious circle we have here... Conclusion : Use ALSA ;). Oh, since I'm here : Something about this issue? https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=171955
>Conclusion : Use ALSA ;) Not with ubuntu 8.10 cause my pet alsa bug was closed only in newest 1.0.18 BTW in freebsd and opensolaris there is no such a thing like alsa :)
I agree with Danny on the HAL list that as long as OSS4 doesn't know how to behave properly on Linux it's an unstable toy and not to be used for production/by end-users. I myself am using a self-compiled libasound on KUbuntu Intrepid (need to fix the bugs there myself). It's really not hard to do: download, ./configure --prefix=/usr; make; sudo make install OpenSolaris and FreeBSD use HAL these days too, no? I expect this port to have the relevant code to list OSS devices. And in that case Phonon should work just fine.
>OpenSolaris and FreeBSD use HAL these days too, no? I expect this port to have the relevant code to list OSS devices. As far as I know Sun forked oss v4 for their own needs
KDE 4.2rc1: phonon Xine backend works with OSS 4.2svn And the only issue - to get kmix work with oss :)