Re: No sound in games using sdl-mixer

[宋文武]

Alex Kost <address@hidden> writes:

> 宋文武 (2015-10-03 06:33 +0300) wrote:
>
>> Alex Kost <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>> Hello, I have tried several games that use sdl-mixer (wesnoth, pingus,
>>> gnujump, extremetuxracer) and I didn't get any sound from them.  Does
>>> anyone have this issue?
>>>
>>> My audio system is OK, I can play various formats using "aplay", "mpv",
>>> etc., I just don't have sound in those games.
>>>
>>> It's just my guess that "sdl-mixer" is the problem, actually I'm
>>> absolutely clueless how to debug it.
>> I have no issue with sound on GuixSD.
>>
>> You can launch those games with 'SDL_AUDIODRIVER',
>> set to 'alsa' or 'pulse'.
>>
>> Hope it helps.
>
> Wow!  This is it, thank you very much!!  Now I'm happy :-)
>
> (I'm also on GuixSD) So I didn't get it: do you also use SDL_AUDIODRIVER
> or does it just work for you?
No, it just work for me.
>
> If "no sound" is the default, I think we should probably do something
> about it.
What values of 'SDL_AUDIODRIVER' work for you?