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eleetselad Lurker
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Oct 31, 2009 2:05 PM

Sound not working on Ubuntu 9.10 (VMware Fusion 3.0.0 on an iMac)

 

I'm running VMware Fusion 3.0.0 on an iMac.  I have created an Ubuntu 9.10 (released version) Virtual Appliance.  All seems fine except there is no SOUND.

 

 

Any suggestions for a fix?  Thanks!  

 

 

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1. Oct 31, 2009 4:37 PM in response to: eleetselad
Re: Sound not working on Ubuntu 9.10 (VMware Fusion 3.0.0 on an iMac)

I just created a new ubuntu 9.10 VM with Fusion 3 on a MBP 3.1. It works fantastically well -- seamless windows appear nicer and faster than any windows version that I've tried.

 

But, when I tried to play an MP3 file with the rhythmbox music player, it played ~60x fast-- a 3 min song finished at ultrasonic squirrel speeds in 3 sec.

 

I'll try another music player, but internet radio in RB seemed chopped too.

 

Otherwise, it's Ubuntu 9.10 is so nice I'm tempted to switch to it and run VMware workstation to host windows.....

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2. Nov 1, 2009 4:33 AM in response to: eleetselad
Re: Sound not working on Ubuntu 9.10 (VMware Fusion 3.0.0 on an iMac)

I've experienced the same problem!

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3. Nov 1, 2009 11:19 AM in response to: eleetselad
Re: Sound not working on Ubuntu 9.10 (VMware Fusion 3.0.0 on an iMac)

Same here, with Ubuntu 9.10 and Fusion 3: BTW, the sound problem was also present with the respective beta releases of Ubuntu and Fusion.

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4. Nov 1, 2009 12:48 PM in response to: Sven G
Re: Sound not working on Ubuntu 9.10 (VMware Fusion 3.0.0 on an iMac)

Uninstall PulseAudio and enable esound.  That got the sound back for me (MBP early 2008, Snow Leopard, Ubuntu 9.10, VMware Fusion 3)

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5. Nov 1, 2009 1:07 PM in response to: bobsg5
Re: Sound not working on Ubuntu 9.10 (VMware Fusion 3.0.0 on an iMac)

Can you provide a specific 'sudo apt-get remove' command that will do this.  I've tried doing this without success.  Thanks.

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6. Nov 1, 2009 1:14 PM in response to: eleetselad
Re: Sound not working on Ubuntu 9.10 (VMware Fusion 3.0.0 on an iMac)

 

To answer my own question .... after 'sudo apt-get remove pulseaudio'

 

 

 

 

 

a quick test reveals system sounds and at least some audio playback is working.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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7. Nov 1, 2009 1:27 PM in response to: eleetselad
Re: Sound not working on Ubuntu 9.10 (VMware Fusion 3.0.0 on an iMac)

 

One immediate side-effect to removing pulseaudio ...

 

 

System/Preferences/Sound pops up the attached Screenshot.  Is there a way to configure pulseaudio without breaking ability to configure sound?

 

 

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8. Nov 1, 2009 8:05 PM in response to: bobsg5
Re: Sound not working on Ubuntu 9.10 (VMware Fusion 3.0.0 on an iMac)

Thanks this brought karmic sound to my koala.  Everything is now working in 9.10 for me, Tools, Unity and now sound.

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9. Nov 2, 2009 6:04 AM in response to: eleetselad
Re: Sound not working on Ubuntu 9.10 (VMware Fusion 3.0.0 on an iMac)

Getting rid of pulse audio fixed sound here. Thanks!

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10. Nov 3, 2009 5:36 PM in response to: bobsg5
Re: Sound not working on Ubuntu 9.10 (VMware Fusion 3.0.0 on an iMac)

sudo apt-get remove pulseaudio says it'll also remove ubuntu-desktop, which depends on pulseaudio; apt-cache show ubuntu-desktop says "it is recommended that (ubuntu-desktop) not be removed;" and this post in the Ubuntu forum makes the case that pulseaudio is replacing in esound in GNOME, and GNOME will become more dependent on pulseaudio over time.

 

So it doesn't seem like removing pulseaudio is a good idea in the long run, although it may resolve the problems people are having in the short term.

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11. Nov 3, 2009 6:09 PM in response to: eleetselad
Re: Sound not working on Ubuntu 9.10 (VMware Fusion 3.0.0 on an iMac)

 

Hmmm. My system sounds seem to be working OK with a default install of 9.10 + VMware Tools. Is it just in playing full MP3 files, etc. that the issues show up?

 

 

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12. Nov 3, 2009 6:24 PM in response to: GCWF
Re: Sound not working on Ubuntu 9.10 (VMware Fusion 3.0.0 on an iMac)

Sound was non-functional on my Ubuntu x86 9.10 fresh install.  I occasionally heard short buzzes but nothing coherent.  I received no warnings removing pulseaudio and adding esound fixed sound so I could hear the login chime, all alert sounds afterwards.

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13. Nov 4, 2009 4:44 AM in response to: eleetselad
Re: Sound not working on Ubuntu 9.10 (VMware Fusion 3.0.0 on an iMac)

So, essentially it looks like this is something that must be solved in the (not too) long term on the VMware Fusion side (as PulseAudio is going to stay there on the Ubuntu side)...?

 

P.S.: I've just tried Ubuntu 9.10 in the newly released Parallels Desktop 5 (trial), and there sound - and thus PulseAudio - works as expected right form the beginning: so it shouldn't be too difficult to fix it also in Fusion.

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14. Nov 7, 2009 12:35 PM in response to: Sven G
Re: Sound not working on Ubuntu 9.10 (VMware Fusion 3.0.0 on an iMac)

Didn't work for my upgrade to Koala on a Lenovo ThinkPad X61. I uninstalled and tried before and after rebooting. I guess I need to search around more for some diagnostic information... Good thing it's just a scratch monkey, but such problems do keep me from relying on VMware for anything serious. Educational purposes only, in my case?

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