[Bug 958] OSS audio problems (err:wave:OSS_OpenDevice Can't set format to 8 (16))

[Wine Bugs]

http://bugs.winehq.com/show_bug.cgi?id=958

------- Additional Comments From [e-mail]  2003-22-06 06:39 -------
Bug comments restored from Gmane.org:

When running certain MPEG videos in Media Player 6.4.07.1112 (using Windows '95 
DLLs), I get the following message, along with the sound cutting in and out as 
the message repeats:

err:wave:OSS_OpenDevice Can't set format to 8 (16) 
fixme:dsound:IDirectSoundImpl_SetCooperativeLevel (0x4044d708,00010023,2):stub 
fixme:dsound:IDirectSoundImpl_SetCooperativeLevel (0x4044d708,00010023,2):stub

It seems Win95 is trying to set the audio format to 8-bit, but Wine's emulation 
is force-set at 16-bit.  Is that what's happening?  I will attach one MPEG that 
gives me this error.

Let me know if you need any specific traces.

------- Additional Comments From roz <at> one.net  2002-08-10 11:45 ------- 
Too big to attach (17MB).  You can download it at the URL if you want to see 
what I mean.  The file plays fine in Xmovie.

------- Additional Comments From roz <at> one.net  2002-08-12 21:10 ------- 
This isn't peculiar to Media Player afterall.  I am seeing the same err:wave:OSS 
message at the opening "cash-drawer opening" sound in Quicken 2001.

------- Additional Comments From johane <at> lysator.liu.se  2002-08-13 02:28 ------- 
What is your soundcard and the driver you are using for it?

------- Additional Comments From roz <at> one.net  2002-08-13 23:10 ------- 
My soundcard is the ESS ES1978 Maestro 2E (laptop integral sound).  I am using 
the "maestro" kernel module.

------- Additional Comments From roz <at> one.net  2002-09-09 16:46 ------- 
*** This bug has been confirmed by popular vote. ***

------- Additional Comments From johane <at> lysator.liu.se  2002-10-01 09:03 ------- 
This should be somewhat improved for directsound apps now.