[opensuse] Sound under VMWare
I have VMWare Server 1.0.7 running on openSUSE 10.3 on an AMD64 x 2 box, hosting WinXP SP 3. Everything works fine except for the microphone (the speakers work OK). For test purposes I've used a small WinXP partition and have configured the microphone there with no problems - so the hardware is OK. I don't know if the microphone is working under openSUSE since I don't really know how to test it. One thing I have noticed is that the default device is described as Realtek AC97 Audio on the Windows installation, but as Creative SoundBlaster PCI in the virtual installation. YaST2 describes the sound card as IXP SB400 AC'97. Does anyone have any ideas? I've a feeling that this might be the wrong place to ask, but after the success in getting USB to work I thought I'd try my luck. If anyone has a suggestion as to a better place to post, I'll take the advice. Thanks in advance. Cheers Peter -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
I used to use this version of vmware (and sound worked just fine) but 2.0 is out and works pretty well. Meybe try an upgrade.... Peter Bradley wrote:
I have VMWare Server 1.0.7 running on openSUSE 10.3 on an AMD64 x 2 box, hosting WinXP SP 3. Everything works fine except for the microphone (the speakers work OK). For test purposes I've used a small WinXP partition and have configured the microphone there with no problems - so the hardware is OK.
I don't know if the microphone is working under openSUSE since I don't really know how to test it.
One thing I have noticed is that the default device is described as Realtek AC97 Audio on the Windows installation, but as Creative SoundBlaster PCI in the virtual installation. YaST2 describes the sound card as IXP SB400 AC'97.
Does anyone have any ideas?
I've a feeling that this might be the wrong place to ask, but after the success in getting USB to work I thought I'd try my luck. If anyone has a suggestion as to a better place to post, I'll take the advice.
Thanks in advance.
Cheers
Peter
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Ysgrifennodd Wendell Nichols:
I used to use this version of vmware (and sound worked just fine) but 2.0 is out and works pretty well. Meybe try an upgrade....
Thanks. Trying that now. Cheers Peter -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Ysgrifennodd Wendell Nichols:
I used to use this version of vmware (and sound worked just fine) but 2.0 is out and works pretty well. Meybe try an upgrade....
OK. I've done that. Now when I try to run vmware it tries to open a web browser on port 8333. The certificate, apparently is out of date, so the page won't open: and anyway I'm not interested in any Web pages. All my vmware icons and menu entries have disappeared and I can't find any way of accessing my virtual machine. So, basically, I'm in real trouble. Does anyone have any ideas how I can get things back again? Cheers Peter -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Ysgrifennodd Peter Bradley:
OK. I've done that. Now when I try to run vmware it tries to open a web browser on port 8333. The certificate, apparently is out of date, so the page won't open: and anyway I'm not interested in any Web pages.
All my vmware icons and menu entries have disappeared and I can't find any way of accessing my virtual machine.
So, basically, I'm in real trouble.
Does anyone have any ideas how I can get things back again?
Cheers
Peter
Oops! Spoke too soon. I see that it's fine if I just accept the certificate. This is completely different from how things worked before. I'll have to play with it for a while before I get around to testing the sound settings. Sorry about the trigger-happy parent. I was totally unprepared for how differently the new version works. I'll post again about the sound settings when I've had a play. Cheers Peter -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Ysgrifennodd Peter Bradley:
I'll post again about the sound settings when I've had a play.
No. Just the same, unfortunately. I think it might be more appropriate to post in a VMWare forum now. I don't think it can be a problem with SUSE. Thanks Peter -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Friday, 2008-10-17 at 20:10 +0100, Peter Bradley wrote:
I have VMWare Server 1.0.7 running on openSUSE 10.3 on an AMD64 x 2 box, hosting WinXP SP 3. Everything works fine except for the microphone (the speakers work OK). For test purposes I've used a small WinXP partition and have configured the microphone there with no problems - so the hardware is OK.
Ok.
I don't know if the microphone is working under openSUSE since I don't really know how to test it.
I think this is what you should figure out first. Just start one of the mixer utilities and play with the settings till the microphone is heard. Unless the host system sees the microphone, the guest will not.
One thing I have noticed is that the default device is described as Realtek AC97 Audio on the Windows installation, but as Creative SoundBlaster PCI in the virtual installation. YaST2 describes the sound card as IXP SB400 AC'97.
Yast sees the real hardware, while XP sees the "faked" or virtual hardware that vmware presents it. All vmware clients will see that "soundblaster".
Does anyone have any ideas?
I haven't need of a microphone under vmware, so I haven't tried. I don't know wether it should work or not.
I've a feeling that this might be the wrong place to ask, but after the success in getting USB to work I thought I'd try my luck. If anyone has a suggestion as to a better place to post, I'll take the advice.
There is also a virtual list in opensuse, too :-) - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkj6a9sACgkQtTMYHG2NR9XjFwCfZ6D1TeiAX+n7zMmjepFO5idR yfwAn2PzHA6QY0xud1wtjYfpNwMMZxA9 =K6XQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Ysgrifennodd Carlos E. R.:
I think this is what you should figure out first. Just start one of the mixer utilities and play with the settings till the microphone is heard. Unless the host system sees the microphone, the guest will not.
Yes. That sounds like a good starting place. In fact it proved to be a very good starting place. I don't seem to be able to get the mike volume very high, but at least it's there and I managed to make a passable voice recording. So thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Cheers Peter -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday, 2008-10-19 at 12:49 +0100, Peter Bradley wrote:
Ysgrifennodd Carlos E. R.:
I think this is what you should figure out first. Just start one of the mixer utilities and play with the settings till the microphone is heard. Unless the host system sees the microphone, the guest will not.
Yes. That sounds like a good starting place.
In fact it proved to be a very good starting place. I don't seem to be able to get the mike volume very high, but at least it's there and I managed to make a passable voice recording.
So thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
I tried myself alsamixergui, and I found a surprise: instead of my card settings, I see just two settings from "card: pulseaudio". All my settings have disappeared. The gnome volume control fails with «Failed to start Volume Control: Failed to execute child process "pavucontrol" (no such file or directory)». I'm testing "gamix" now, but I can't make my microphone work. I too have a problem. Ah! got it working, but also too low. [...] Ah, I think I got it working better after fiddling with most of the settings. Well, what I was looking for was for a setting, that pushed the amplification for the mike, like "extra amplification". In gamix it is a small button in the "mic column" and the hint says "Mic boost (+20db)". The colors are so badly chosen that it is almost impossible to see if a button is active or not. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkj7KjsACgkQtTMYHG2NR9UYXgCgigSRf+WjienN8tw+lriDiKDj EAkAnRHD/4Xtw6gXmBzV0dbPl0/xvU3c =ssry -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Ysgrifennodd Carlos E. R.: <snip />
I'm testing "gamix" now, but I can't make my microphone work. I too have a problem. Ah! got it working, but also too low. [...] Ah, I think I got it working better after fiddling with most of the settings.
I don't know whether to apologise for causing you trouble at this point, or take pride in the fact that I've motivated you to find something out.
Well, what I was looking for was for a setting, that pushed the amplification for the mike, like "extra amplification". In gamix it is a small button in the "mic column" and the hint says "Mic boost (+20db)".
Yeah. I tried that. Didn't seem to have any effect.
The colors are so badly chosen that it is almost impossible to see if a button is active or not.
Sounds pretty much like my experience with KMix. The 'lights' have two states ('lit' and 'not lit'), but it's not immediately obvious - to me - which is which. Also there are lights at the top and bottom of each slider with no indication as to what each does and why you might want it on/off. However, I downloaded Audacity and played with that. Miraculously it produces a louder mic output than KMix and also louder than anything I can get in the VM hosting Windows XP. So Audacity does it for me. Cheers Peter -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday, 2008-10-19 at 20:35 +0100, Peter Bradley wrote:
Ysgrifennodd Carlos E. R.:
<snip />
I'm testing "gamix" now, but I can't make my microphone work. I too have a problem. Ah! got it working, but also too low. [...] Ah, I think I got it working better after fiddling with most of the settings.
I don't know whether to apologise for causing you trouble at this point, or take pride in the fact that I've motivated you to find something out.
:-) The second. Actually, it was something I had pending but hadn't bothered to check out after upgrading to 11.0.
Well, what I was looking for was for a setting, that pushed the amplification for the mike, like "extra amplification". In gamix it is a small button in the "mic column" and the hint says "Mic boost (+20db)".
Yeah. I tried that. Didn't seem to have any effect.
The colors are so badly chosen that it is almost impossible to see if a button is active or not.
Sounds pretty much like my experience with KMix. The 'lights' have two states ('lit' and 'not lit'), but it's not immediately obvious - to me - which is which. Also there are lights at the top and bottom of each slider with no indication as to what each does and why you might want it on/off.
Exactly.
However, I downloaded Audacity and played with that. Miraculously it produces a louder mic output than KMix and also louder than anything I can get in the VM hosting Windows XP.
So Audacity does it for me.
Good. Yes, audacity is a good program, I liked it. And good to learn that it works with your VM. By the way, I don't very much like vmware 2... I prefer version 1, due to forcing to work in a browser. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkj7t8oACgkQtTMYHG2NR9Ui0ACgiHz5xqA2jztLZD5j+wsZIvDp v9cAnA4O+oUmyV00CnRoxNVtdWFHvReB =49Ki -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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