Bug 484851

Summary:	Kalarm fails to play any audio
Product:	[Applications] kalarm	Reporter:	Arialo <arialothecatto>
Component:	sound	Assignee:	David Jarvie <djarvie>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	arialothecatto, kdedev
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	3.8.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:	https://invent.kde.org/pim/kalarm/-/commit/a3ce5043f2074829156f414cc32075579b3bbf94	Version Fixed/Implemented In:	24.08
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Arialo 2024-04-01 06:45:27 UTC

SUMMARY
Kalarm does not play any sounds with any audio files. I cannot reproduce this on any other system with the same audio files.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open kalarm
2. Open an alarm and hit "try", alternatively the alarm will not play naturally either.

OBSERVED RESULT
Kalarm plays no sound and if observed in the terminal it gives the output: org.kde.pim.kalarm: AudioPlayer::play: Failed to play sound with canberra: File or data corrupt

EXPECTED RESULT
Kalarm plays the audio file with no issue

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Arch linux, kernel 6.8.2-arch2-1
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.0.0
Qt Version: 6.6.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Kalarm works in a manjaro VM with the same audio file and alarm.ics file.

Comment 1 David Jarvie 2024-04-01 20:31:23 UTC

What audio format are the files which you have tested? 

Is it the same version of KAlarm in the Manjaro VM?

Comment 2 TraceyC 2024-07-02 17:58:13 UTC

I am not able to reproduce the problem in KDE Neon, KAlarm 3.8.1.2
I created a new alarm and used "/usr/share/sounds/oxygen/stereo/alarm-clock-elapsed.ogg"
When I click Try I hear the sound

Can you attach the sound file you're trying to use to this bug report?

Comment 3 David Jarvie 2024-07-09 19:37:20 UTC

KAlarm has now been converted to use the VLC library to play sound files, which will hopefully fix this bug. The fix will be in KAlarm version 3.9, which will be in the KDE Gear 24.08 release.

Commit https://invent.kde.org/pim/kalarm/-/commit/a3ce5043f2074829156f414cc32075579b3bbf94