Simulator doesn't play audio files

[xalif]

I am using VMware with the Debian image provided on this site.  I have built rockbox images for the Toshiba Gigabeat using this setup and the SVN code (and they work fine on my gigabeat).  However, when I build the simulator, it doesn't actually play the audio files.  It just stays on 0:00 time.  I am able to fast forward to later times, but it never actually plays anything.  Any ideas?  I saw an archived post about this, but nobody ever posted a resolution to the problem in that thread.
-xalif

[XavierGr]

Strange my VMware image plays audio (though it is the last version), thing is that I am not sure if I "apt-get-ed" a package to enable that myself.

[iPodFoo]

I have the same problem. It could be something to do with the sound card not being accessed. I have an Audigy Platinum eX. I checked the 'bios' setting as debian boots but wasnt anything of use in there. The audio tab shows up on vmware though so if you find a fix let me know!  

-xavierGr: What package is ed?

[xalif]

My vmware setup does provide audio by echoing characters to /dev/audio directly though.  So, it has to be communicating with the soundcard just fine.  If anyone knows of any packages missing or whatever...any help would be appreciated

[xalif]

On this note, has anyone else been able to use the simulator for the Toshiba Gigabeat successfully?  (with audio playing in the simulator)?   If so, using what setup (vmware, cygwin, etc?)
Thanks again.
-xalif

[scorche]

Try to apt-get alsa.

Also make sure that there is an adapter listed in VMware for audio.

[XavierGr]

-xavierGr: What package is ed?

Sorry to be confusing there, I just tried to make the "apt-get" command a verb in past tense (-'ed'). (Like a pun)

But scorche is right, try to install alsa and configure your VMware to use your audio card.

[xalif]

Try to apt-get alsa.

Also make sure that there is an adapter listed in VMware for audio.

Still no luck.  It only listed 'alsa-base' as the available package for apt-get.  Does that still have everything, or is there a newer/better sources file for the updates that would contain a different alsa driver?

VMware is setup to use my audio device/adapter (and has been since I started).  

Any other ideas/suggestions?  I appreciate the responses so far, and I would really like to get this working right
-xalif

[Flake]

Sorry, I have a little bit a similar question. How can I build Win32 version of simulator using VMware with the Debian image provided on this site? Or I should use cygwin?

And I don't have sound either.

[Nate!]

Are custom themes/wps showing up also?  Doh, this may be off topic.  I tried compiling the Gigabeat sim also and it scrolls in Eterm that it's doing everything correctly, but nothing appears visually or audibly except for the Gigabeat background.  If that makes sense.

[xalif]

Flake & Nate, you should really start your own thread if you want responses to these problems since they're not really related to this thread.

Just so everyone else knows, the problem I had was the alsa driver.  The currently installed versions did not support my audio adapter.  If anyone else has this problem, look at the alsa website and try following the specific instructions for your adapter.  

Thanks for all your responses and help

-xalif

P.S.  I now decided not to use the supplied Debian image anyway though  I decided to incorporate the Rockbox development setup into my Ubuntu setup  Works great.