sudo /usr/share/alsa-base/snddevices
Since these disappear after a reboot, I created a nice alias in my .bashrc:
alias vmsound=' sudo /usr/share/alsa-base/snddevices'
Friday, May 29, 2009
Debian Lenny / VMWare - not auto detecting sound card
I have been having problems with my VMWare guests, (Windows XP), auto detecting my sound card. I finally traced it down to missing sound devices, as described here. The fix is to run:
Since these disappear after a reboot, I created a nice alias in my .bashrc:
Since these disappear after a reboot, I created a nice alias in my .bashrc:
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Thank you very much!!!.
I was almost desperate not being able to find a cure for this.
Just an appointment. Make sure sound in your virtual machine is not configured as "Auto detect" but "/dev/dsp". If not, you should edit your-virtual-machine.vmx file and change:
sound.file="/dev/dsp"
sound.autodetect="FALSE"
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