I have recently upgraded to CentOS 5 Kernel 2.6.18-53.1.19.el5. I've posted the output of my wow sound log below...looks like it cant create a hardware buffer and it wont revert to software, but why? im using the newest creative x-fi linux x64 drivers v1.18. Sorry for the dumb question but whats pulseaudio and what would its process be if it were running? -------------------------------- 5/10 19:59:28.729 => Version 2.4.1 (8125) Mar 28 2008 5/10 19:59:28.748 5/10 19:59:28.750 => Setting up Game Sound: 5/10 19:59:28.752 - SESound Engine Init 5/10 19:59:28.754 - FMOD Memory Init 5/10 19:59:28.755 - FMOD System Create 5/10 19:59:28.762 - FMOD version 00040907 detected 5/10 19:59:28.764 - Hardware is DISABLED 5/10 19:59:28.765 - Reverb is DISABLED 5/10 19:59:28.767 - 2 Output drivers detected 5/10 19:59:28.769 --- [0] System Default 5/10 19:59:28.771 --- [1] CTALSA Mixer 5/10 19:59:28.773 - Using [0] System Default for Game Output 5/10 19:59:28.775 - Using 32 channels. 5/10 19:59:28.777 - DSPBufferSize = AUTO DETECT 5/10 19:59:28.779 - Detected Control Panel Speaker Mode = STEREO 5/10 19:59:28.780 - Setting WoW Speaker Mode to STEREO 5/10 19:59:28.784 -########################################################################################### 5/10 19:59:28.786 -# NOTICE: FMOD System Init failed! 5/10 19:59:28.787 -# Control Panel Speaker Mode STEREO FAILED to initialize! 5/10 19:59:28.789 -# Reverting to STEREO 5/10 19:59:28.791 -# This most commonly happens when SURROUND is selected. 5/10 19:59:28.792 -# SURROUND is actually 5.0 (no subwoofer). 5/10 19:59:28.794 -# Many sound drivers do not support SURROUND even though you can select it in the control panel 5/10 19:59:28.795 -# Some speaker modes will fail to initialize if the sound driver is running in EMULATED mode. 5/10 19:59:28.797 -########################################################################################### 5/10 19:59:28.799 - Setting WoW Speaker Mode to STEREO 5/10 19:59:28.802 -######## FMOD ERROR! (err 56) Error creating hardware sound buffer. 5/10 19:59:28.802 .\SoundEngine.cpp(2863) 5/10 19:59:28.804 -########################################################################################### 5/10 19:59:28.805 -# NOTICE: FMOD System Init failed! 5/10 19:59:28.807 -# Reverting to most compatible configuration (Hardware DISABLED,STEREO,MixMode2 DISABLED,Control Panel default output device) 5/10 19:59:28.808 -########################################################################################### 5/10 19:59:28.812 -######## FMOD ERROR! (err 56) Error creating hardware sound buffer. 5/10 19:59:28.812 .\SoundEngine.cpp(2890) 5/10 19:59:28.813 -########################################################################################### 5/10 19:59:28.815 -######## FMOD ERROR! (err 56) Error creating hardware sound buffer. 5/10 19:59:28.815 -######## ERROR INITIALIZING. ALL GAME SOUND DISABLED. 5/10 19:59:28.815 .\SoundEngine.cpp(2891) 5/10 19:59:28.817 -########################################################################################### 5/10 19:59:28.818 => Game Sound Init Failed. 5/10 19:59:28.820 5/10 19:59:28.824 => User Settings Report: 5/10 19:59:28.826 - ========= PLAYBACK ========= 5/10 19:59:28.841 - Enable All Sound [1] 5/10 19:59:28.843 - Enable SFX [1] 5/10 19:59:28.844 --- Enable Error Speech [1] 5/10 19:59:28.846 --- Enable Emote Sounds [1] 5/10 19:59:28.850 - Enable Music [1] 5/10 19:59:28.851 --- Loop Music [0] 5/10 19:59:28.853 - Enable Ambient Sounds [1] 5/10 19:59:28.855 - Sound at Character [1] 5/10 19:59:28.856 - Sound in Background [0] 5/10 19:59:28.858 - Enable Reverb [0] 5/10 19:59:28.860 - 5/10 19:59:28.862 - ========== VOLUME ========== 5/10 19:59:28.863 - Master Volume [1.00] 5/10 19:59:28.865 - SFX Volume [1.00] 5/10 19:59:28.866 - Music Volume [0.40] 5/10 19:59:28.868 - Ambience Volume [0.60] 5/10 19:59:28.870 - 5/10 19:59:28.871 - =========== MISC =========== 5/10 19:59:28.873 - Sound Channels [32] 5/10 19:59:28.874 - Use Hardware [0] 5/10 19:59:28.876 - Mix Mode 2 [0] 5/10 19:59:28.877 - DSP Buffer Size [AUTO] 5/10 19:59:28.879 - Armor Foley SFX (Self) [1] 5/10 19:59:28.880 - Armor Foley SFX (Others) [1] 5/10 19:59:28.882 => End of User Settings Report 5/10 19:59:45.661 5/10 19:59:45.672 => Shutting Down Game Sound 5/10 19:59:45.680 => Done Shutting Down Game Sound
