[SOLVED] No output sound in "Left 4 Dead 2" when mumble is started

When I play L4D2 without mumble running I get sound but when I have mumble running I get no sound.
Mumble is configured to use pulseaudio, though I'm not sure about Steam -- pavucontrol reports it is using SDL and I thought that SDL now supported PA?
I've tried to launch steam with
SDL_AUDIODRIVER=pulse
and with
SDL_AUDIODRIVER=pulseaudio
but it doesn't help. It seems like the issue is probably with PA, since I'm able to play sounds from audacious while using Steam.
Last edited by badhat (2014-06-05 04:16:35)

It seems like mumble is pretty key, somehow. With just audacious playing I see:
myhost% fuser -v /dev/snd/*
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: myuser 7365 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC1: myuser 7365 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC2: myuser 7365 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: myuser 7365 F...m pulseaudio
With mumble running I see:
myhost% fuser -v /dev/snd/*
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: myuser 7365 F.... pulseaudio
myuser 20153 F.... mumble
/dev/snd/controlC1: myuser 7365 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC2: myuser 7365 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: myuser 20153 F...m mumble
/dev/snd/pcmC2D0c: myuser 7365 F...m pulseaudio
/dev/snd/timer: myuser 7365 f.... pulseaudio
myuser 20153 f.... mumble
EDIT: sigh, I'm an idiot. I had input set to PA within mumble, but I had output set to alsa. Yep.
Thanks for your help. Hopefully you don't hurt yourself too bad when you bang your head against your desk after reading.
Last edited by badhat (2014-06-05 04:15:52)

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