Re: [orca-list] VirtualBox

[Henning Oschwald <listmail hoschwald de>]

Hi,

On Pungenday, day 52 of Confusion 3174, Christian wrote:
> Hi all, yes, I know that this is a little off topic. But just wanted
> to hear if anyone of you who use VirtualBox have lost sound in the
> latest version?

no, can't confirm.

> I installed it on my Ubuntu hardy system and there is no sound.

What do you mean by "no sound?" Is there no sound in the virtualized OS
or also in your host system?

As far as I know, Hardy uses PulseAudio, so PA might have occupied your
sound card. Try switching VirtualBox's audio output to "pulse":

  VBoxManage modifyvm <name_of_your_virtual_machine> -audio pulse

If PulseAudio isn't used, "alsa" is the recommended choice:

  VBoxManage modifyvm <name_of_your_virtual_machine> -audio alsa

cheers

  Henning