[ERROR] Failed to initialize audio driver. Will continue without audio
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Description
Description
Hi. I build retroarch from https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch.git
Retroarch open successfully and work ok but i dont have sound
in games i tried with various cores.
I tried all the sound settings but nothing.
Steps to reproduce the bug
Build retroarch from https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch.git in Devuan Stable.
$ ./retroarch -v
[INFO] [Audio]: Set audio input rate to: 48000.00 Hz.
....
[ERROR] Failed to initialize audio driver. Will continue without audio.
[ERROR] failed_to_start_audio_driver
$ ./retroarch --features
ALSA: Audio driver: yes
OSS: Audio driver: yes
Version/Commit
2103280fdd
Environment information
System: Host: enous Kernel: 5.10.0-18-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: awesome 4.3 Distro: Devuan GNU/Linux 4 (chimaera)
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the failure with ./retroarch -v and inspect the reported audio-driver initialization path, using --features to confirm ALSA and OSS support. Compare the available audio setup on Devuan Stable with the selected RetroArch driver; done means games produce sound without the initialization errors.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, linux
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100