Audio out in Wine blocks audio out in native apps (& vice versa)
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2017 12:53 am
So essentially I use a laptop as an alarm clock, but the alarm clock application is Win32 native. I tried the native Linux alarm clocks, but they lacked certain capabilities I need because I do shift work, and I'm not nearly proficient enough to write an application myself. I tried, but it was really bad.
If I run this Win32 program under Wine, it generally works just fine, but audio from other (native Linux) apps are blocked from using the audio out while the alarm clock app is running.
On the other hand, if I run the alarm clock app while another program such as a web browser or VLC is using the audio out, the Win32 alarm clock app won't make a sound when the alarms are scheduled to go off.
This little problem has been plaguing me for a number of years now... I forget which version started this behavior, but it wasn't doing this back when I was using the original LMDE.
My current fix is to run Windows 10 in order to ensure that the alarms sound off when they are supposed to. While this isn't the worse kludge in the world, the laptop really does run a lot smoother under Linux. Websites render faster and smoother, the GUI is much more responsive, I can actually update the system on my schedule... You get the idea.
I hate to admit it, but I'm starting to fall for Cortana. She's a real pip! It would still be nice to understand what's going on with the audio out in Wine though, because having Windows on my nightstand is more than a little annoying. Highlighting text, then middle clicking on a prompt is absolutely soul crushing.
BTW, I'm using the 32 bit version of Wine 1.6.2 because I can never get the 64 bit version to work... at all, and I have 4 different machines and it is reproducible on all of them, and it shows up whenever any Win32 app requires audio out, so I don't think it's just the Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03) that my laptop is using, and it's not limited to this specific alarm clock program.
Yes, I Googled this. No matter how I word it, Google just gives me generic results for "no sound in wine" and that's not helpful. Any thoughts?
If I run this Win32 program under Wine, it generally works just fine, but audio from other (native Linux) apps are blocked from using the audio out while the alarm clock app is running.
On the other hand, if I run the alarm clock app while another program such as a web browser or VLC is using the audio out, the Win32 alarm clock app won't make a sound when the alarms are scheduled to go off.
This little problem has been plaguing me for a number of years now... I forget which version started this behavior, but it wasn't doing this back when I was using the original LMDE.
My current fix is to run Windows 10 in order to ensure that the alarms sound off when they are supposed to. While this isn't the worse kludge in the world, the laptop really does run a lot smoother under Linux. Websites render faster and smoother, the GUI is much more responsive, I can actually update the system on my schedule... You get the idea.
I hate to admit it, but I'm starting to fall for Cortana. She's a real pip! It would still be nice to understand what's going on with the audio out in Wine though, because having Windows on my nightstand is more than a little annoying. Highlighting text, then middle clicking on a prompt is absolutely soul crushing.
BTW, I'm using the 32 bit version of Wine 1.6.2 because I can never get the 64 bit version to work... at all, and I have 4 different machines and it is reproducible on all of them, and it shows up whenever any Win32 app requires audio out, so I don't think it's just the Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03) that my laptop is using, and it's not limited to this specific alarm clock program.
Yes, I Googled this. No matter how I word it, Google just gives me generic results for "no sound in wine" and that's not helpful. Any thoughts?