quake 4 sound problem?

[drews_blunted]

I have quake 4 installe and the sound is giving me weird problems it is like a distorted static noise it doesn't sound correct at all. I briefly had a similar problem in doom3 but i changed the sound over to openal and it worked! i tryed doing the same thing in quake 4 but my sound was still distorted. Is there any way to start quake 4 in openal mode, or has anyone had any problems with their quake 4 installation! Anyhelp would be good!

I have 100% working hardware all drivers installed working 100%.

:KS

[drews_blunted]

On second look i think i need quake 4 running with oss sound, because thats what got my doom 3 working! anyone know if there is a quake4 config file for game options? :p

[seethru]

quake4 +set s_device oss

[drews_blunted]

no this did not work for me, i do not understand why the sound is still glitchy. is there a way to turn openal on for sound?:KS

[drews_blunted]

Opening IP socket: localhost:-1
------ Common Initialization Complete -------
terminal support enabled ( use +set in_tty 0 to disabled )
pid: 13775
detecting video ram ( set sys_videoRam to force ) ..
found XNVCtrl extension 1.6
2204 MHz CPU
1520 MB System Memory
256 MB Video Memory
Async thread started
snd_pcm_writei short write: 4085 out of 4096
guid set to N/cnb8FVuic
snd_pcm_writei short write: 2021 out of 2048
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 4085 out of 4096
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 1290 out of 4096
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 129 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 258 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 301 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 301 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 258 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 602 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 215 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 344 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 258 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 301 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 559 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 258 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 301 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 258 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 301 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 215 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 602 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 258 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 301 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 258 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 301 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 559 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 258 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 301 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 387 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 172 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 559 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 258 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 301 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 258 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 301 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 645 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 172 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 258 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 301 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 258 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 688 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 172 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 258 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 301 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 258 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 559 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 301 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 258 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 301 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 258 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 559 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 258 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 301 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 387 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 172 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 387 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 430 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 301 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 258 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 301 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 258 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 559 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 387 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 172 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 301 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 258 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 559 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 258 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 387 out of 1024
------------ Game Map Shutdown --------------
---------------------------------------------
--------------- BSE Shutdown ----------------
---------------------------------------------
Shutting down sound hardware
----------- Alsa Shutdown ------------
close pcm
dlclose
--------------------------------------
idRenderSystem::Shutdown()
Shutting down SDL subsystem
--------------- Game Shutdown ---------------
rvStatAllocator: dump of usage stats
0 total bytes handed out in 0 requests
begin game: 0; end game: 0
player hit: 0; player kill: 0
player death: 0;
damage dealt: 0; damage taken: 0
stat team: 0
flag capture: 0;
flag drop: 0; flag return: 0
------------ Game Map Shutdown --------------
---------------------------------------------
Shutdown event system
---------------------------------------------
shutdown terminal support

[mkjensen]

For stereo sound:
quake4 +set s_alsa_pcm surround51 +set s_numberofspeakers 2

[seethru]

Opening IP socket: localhost:-1
------ Common Initialization Complete -------
terminal support enabled ( use +set in_tty 0 to disabled )
pid: 13775
detecting video ram ( set sys_videoRam to force ) ..
found XNVCtrl extension 1.6
2204 MHz CPU
1520 MB System Memory
256 MB Video Memory
Async thread started
snd_pcm_writei short write: 4085 out of 4096
guid set to N/cnb8FVuic
snd_pcm_writei short write: 2021 out of 2048
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 4085 out of 4096
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 1290 out of 4096
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 989 out of 1024

------------ Game Map Shutdown --------------
---------------------------------------------
--------------- BSE Shutdown ----------------
---------------------------------------------
Shutting down sound hardware
----------- Alsa Shutdown ------------
close pcm
dlclose
--------------------------------------
idRenderSystem::Shutdown()
Shutting down SDL subsystem
--------------- Game Shutdown ---------------
rvStatAllocator: dump of usage stats
0 total bytes handed out in 0 requests
begin game: 0; end game: 0
player hit: 0; player kill: 0
player death: 0;
damage dealt: 0; damage taken: 0
stat team: 0
flag capture: 0;
flag drop: 0; flag return: 0
------------ Game Map Shutdown --------------
---------------------------------------------
Shutdown event system
---------------------------------------------
shutdown terminal support

you wouldn't happen to be running xcompmgr when not playing games would you...?

[drews_blunted]

quake4 +set s_alsa_pcm surround51 +set s_numberofspeakers 2
that did not work for me, same errors as before.

xcompmgr was not even installed on my system i just installed it still made no diffrence.

Is anyone else having issues with the sound in quake 4?

[seethru]

yes, I had that exact issue, which I ended up fixing just with a simple restart.
What soundcard are you using?

[dpw2atox]

im having the exact same issue. i have an A8N-SLI deluxe motherboard.

[geppy]

All of you guys complaining about how id couldn't get ALSA working really need to think about that. Do you think they'd release a client that sucked as much as that?

No.

It's your own damned fault for using an OS that enables dmix. dmix is like ESD for ALSA, and it probably sucks a fair bit more than ESD. If you want to fix the problem, either use OSS, or edit your /etc/asound.conf or ~/.asoundrc so that you don't have to put up with dmix any more.

Then file a bug report and tell the Ubuntu guys to use JACK + oss2jack + ALSA2JACK. ;)

[Mastodront]

I'm getting the exact problem as some of you :( With the default settings the sound works but sounds terrible, if I choose to use oss I don't get any sounds at all :(

[Mastodront]

Wait, lcaros posted this in the q4 installer thread

quake4 +set s_driver oss +set s_numberOfSpeakers 2

Now it seems to work fine here :)

[RawMustard]

All of you guys complaining about how id couldn't get ALSA working really need to think about that. Do you think they'd release a client that sucked as much as that?

No.

It's your own damned fault for using an OS that enables dmix. dmix is like ESD for ALSA, and it probably sucks a fair bit more than ESD. If you want to fix the problem, either use OSS, or edit your /etc/asound.conf or ~/.asoundrc so that you don't have to put up with dmix any more.

Then file a bug report and tell the Ubuntu guys to use JACK + oss2jack + ALSA2JACK. ;)

And instead of just bashing away at your keyboard without really inputting anything usefull, why don't you tell us mortal folks exactly how we're suppose to do what you said?

[GazaM]

geppy... dmix is like ESD for ALSA, in that it enables software sound mixing... but quality wise dmix is very good. I have a feeling you may be one of those people who likes to impose their beliefs on others (in this case you like the JACK sound system)... im not flaming you I'm just saying that dmix is not bad at all and just because you prefer JACK does not make dmix 'rubbish'. The problem of Doom 3 engine ALSA quality is there even with dmix disabled by me, so I have a feeling that it may be a rushed implementation. I am glad they even decided to give us linux users a client in the first place so I am not bothered too much by this... although it would be nice to have proper ALSA support for the next Wolfenstein which is using a new engine.

[drews_blunted]

Im glad to see there is others having the same issue, personaly i have a asus motherboard and i have a built in sound card. I doubt it is my sound card seeing as it works PERFECTLY with doom3? and im assuming quake 4 isnt too much diffrent. Hopefully we can get a linux guru in here to help us out! mad brownie points for whoever knows the answer!:p :KS

[chronusdark]

Wait, lcaros posted this in the q4 installer thread

quake4 +set s_driver oss +set s_numberOfSpeakers 2

Now it seems to work fine here :)

worked for me too...like a charm despite the fact that im using dmix

[parabolize]

I have not tried this (I don't even got the game yet) but...
q4 fax (http://zerowing.idsoftware.com/linux/quake4/#head-a0995b8d4f543e7cd8ceec66965708479f9ad7dc)

[summ0n3r]

I tried the +set s_driver oss command for a while and didn't get it to work. I remembered having to use 'killall esd' to get my sound working properly in q3. After a 'killall esd', my sound works perfectly. :)

My symptom before that was no sound at all, and I'm using Ubuntu 5.04.:)

[tauko]

here i've the same problem. If I tell quake to use the alsa driver then it sounds very bad. In the log there are a lot of errors form alsa shown on other posts (dropping frames?).

If I use the oss driver it doesn't sound anything.

What settings have the people who can make it work ok?

- multimedia chooser system (on the gnome system->preferences menu)
- packets installed on the system (libsdl1.2-debian-alsa?)....