[Qemu-devel] [Bug 393430] Re: kvm: use PulseAudio instead of ALSA

[Clint Byrum]

Bump, fairly old issue here. I wonder if anybody is still affected on
recent releases of Ubuntu (including 10.04 but also 11.10 and precise.)

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Title:
  kvm: use PulseAudio instead of ALSA

Status in QEMU:
  Incomplete
Status in “kvm” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete
Status in “kvm” package in Debian:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: kvm

  kvm in jaunty prefers to use OSS drivers rather than ALSA:
  # dpkg -l | grep kvm
  ii  kvm            1:84+dfsg-0ubuntu11            Full virtualization on i386 
and amd64 hardwa
  # kvm -audio-help | grep ^Name
  Name: oss
  Name: alsa
  Name: sdl
  Name: pa
  Name: none
  Name: wav
  #

  Because of that, once a virtual machine with working audio card
  starts, the kvm grabs the audio card entirely for itself. Any
  subsequent operations on audio card either from the host machine, or
  from the other audio-enabled virtual machines lock up (apparently
  awaiting on on access to the audio card).

  The bug is echo of the corresponding debian bug:
  http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=508018

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