Sound effects, but no music. No CD involved. Help?

[Infranscia]

I'm running Wine 1.1.16 on Ubuntu 8.10 'Intrepid' x86. I'm playing a game, and like the subject line says, I get sound effects, but not music. I tried downloading sound drivers for Ubuntu, but it still doesn't work. The game uses no CD.

The game in particular that I'm interested in getting to work uses MIDIs in a folder labeled 'music,' but this problem also occurs in games that have music built into the program, both MP3 and MIDI. I don't know about other formats.


On another note, I am extremely new to Linux. For one thing, I don't know how to access the command line, much less how to use it. So if your suggestion involves the command line, I'm going to need to be told how to use that as well. ^_^;

[froyn1980]

1) The "command prompt" in linux is called the shell. In your Ubuntu it is found under Applications -> Terminal
From there it works pretty much the same as the Windows command prompt, just a different language.

2) Does the sound fully work on your system? (Example, you can play an MP3 and hear it)

3) Are you using ALSA or OSS?

[vitamin]

The game in particular that I'm interested in getting to work uses MIDIs in a folder labeled 'music,'

Most Linux sound drivers don't have MiDi support. You can use tmidity to emulate it.
Simplest way to run it:
1. Configure Wine to use ALSA
2. In a separate terminal start tmidity (don't remember all command line switches you'll need)
3. Start your game

[Infranscia]

Thanks for telling me where the command prompt is.

I did get MIDI to work after downloading some drivers. MP3, too. So it does work under Linux, but not under Wine.

What are OSS and ALSA? How do I know which I'm using? And how do I configure them?

Is tmidity built into Ubuntu or would I need to download it? Where would I find it?

[Michael72]

I think that tmidity it is a misprint. It is necessary timidity.
You can install it by typing:

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sudo apt-get install timidity

I in wine have no sound when mov-files are played back. There can be for you a same problem? My operating system: Kubuntu 8.04.1 i, the version of wine: wine-1.1.17

[Infranscia]

I actually don't get movies at all, at least not AVIs. I'll try upgrading to 1.1.17, see if it makes a difference, at least in movies.

EDIT: But not before installing Timidity. And I'll have to see if I can figure out uninstallation, anyways... The guide says to 'navigate to the same source folder that you used to install Wine using the terminal.' First, I think I just downloaded the BIN file to the temporary folder. Second, I don't know how to navigate in the terminal. ^_^;

DOUBLE EDIT: Okay, I think I've installed 1.1.17. I've installed Timidity, and figured out where ALSO and OSS are, trying both sound sets. Still no music. Still no movie.