[Vmware-package-maintainers] Bug#437801: vmware-package: cannot connect sound on vmware-player, complains about /usr/lib/vmware/licenses/site not found

[Marc Haber]

On Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 03:07:54PM -0400, Robert Edmonds wrote:
> Marc Haber wrote:
> > I see that snd_pcm_oss seems to be unused in both instances.
> 
> Hm, wouldn't it only be in use when sound is playing via /dev/dsp?

Probably, yes.

> > > (particularly, snd_pcm_oss and snd_mixer_oss seem to be what provide
> > > the /dev/dsp and /dev/mixer OSS interface.)
> > 
> > Both modules are loaded here. Do you take any measures to have libaoss
> > pre-loaded, or does it work right out of the box for you?
> 
> I don't even have alsa-oss installed.

This is byzantine for me. Looks like Vmware workstation behaves
differently when using sound than VMware player. Or I am doing
something wrong.

Greetings
Marc

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