[Bug 21585] New: Alsa: wine stops other alsa output

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21585

Summary: Alsa: wine stops other alsa output
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.1.37
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]

When starting an application that uses sound, other Alsa clients stop
outputting.

Specifically, if I run mplayer in one terminal, and then try to run either Eve,
Ventrilo, or winecfg from another terminal, mplayer keeps progressing but stops
outputting sound.

I can run multiple mplayers concurrently and the sounds overlap.  I can also
run aplay of a random wav file at the same time, so it seems like Alsa is
properly dmixing.  mplayer is using alsa (AO: [alsa])

When I start the wine app, sound doesn't work for it either, until I close the
original application (mplayer) and restart the wine application.

For example, mplayer, then winecfg = total silence, the Test Sound button does
nothing.  If I run only winecfg, I can use the Test Sound button (and it
works).  The alsa detection seems to work fine all the time, and detects the
wave out device as dmix:0.

When the Test Sound button plays, this is in the console: 
ALSA lib pcm.c:7234:(snd_pcm_recover) underrun occured

This problem also occurs if I run two wine applications (Eve and Ventrilo at
the same time).

I see this in the console too, all the time:
fixme:mixer:ALSA_MixerInit No master control found on HDA ATI HDMI, disabling
mixer

2.6.32-gentoo-r2, x86_64
ATI, fglrx 10.1
wine 1.1.37
On-board audio (snd_hda_intel module)
No pulseaudio, esd, or anything like that.
Happens on a new .wine folder too (moved the old one to .wine-bak, etc).

Thanks.

[Bug 21585] Alsa: wine stops other alsa output

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21585

--- Comment #1 from Vitaliy Margolen   2010-02-03 08:38:21 ---
Works fine here. Looks like an Alsa problem to me.

[Bug 21585] Alsa: wine stops other alsa output

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21585

--- Comment #2 from [e-mail]  2010-02-07 02:17:04 ---
(In reply to comment #1)
> Works fine here. Looks like an Alsa problem to me.

I imagine it works fine for lots of people, but is specific to my combination
of hardware and software.  Since it only happens on wine applications, and not
other Alsa apps, I thought to look here first.

Is there any set of tests I can run or ways to get a better insight into what
the problem could be (whether wine, alsa, or me)?

[Bug 21585] Alsa: wine stops other alsa output

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21585

[e-mail] changed:

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           Platform|x86                         |x86-64

--- Comment #3 from [e-mail]  2010-02-07 12:11:11 ---
A little more info:

If I start the wine app first (winecfg, wine Eve, whatever), and then start
another alsa-supported app (mplayer, but not wine), sound works for both of
them.  The problem only happens when another program (including wine) is
producing sound already when wine starts up.

There is also a slight hiss/pop when the wine-app starts up, which sounds the
same as a Mute/Unmute for my speakers.

[Bug 21585] Alsa: wine stops other alsa output

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21585

[e-mail] changed:

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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |INVALID

--- Comment #4 from [e-mail]  2010-02-07 14:54:47 ---
Okay - I found an old sound blaster card and tried using that instead of the
onboard sound, and that fixed the problem.  For whatever reason, there is
probably a driver issue with the onboard sound, such that certain operations
fail.

For others having similar issues, my mobo is an Asus M4A77TD-Pro, the sound
device is a VT1708S, HDA-Intel - HDA ATI SB.  I tried both the HD setting and
the AC97 setting in the BIOS (and neither worked).  If anyone else runs into
weird problems like this, look into the onboard sound.

Thanks

[Bug 21585] Alsa: wine stops other alsa output

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21585

Vitaliy Margolen  changed:

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             Status|RESOLVED                    |CLOSED

--- Comment #5 from Vitaliy Margolen   2010-02-07 20:41:29 ---
Closing invalid. You should submit bug to kernel.