- #GZDOOM SOUND NOT WORKING UPDATE#
- #GZDOOM SOUND NOT WORKING WINDOWS 10#
- #GZDOOM SOUND NOT WORKING PC#
- #GZDOOM SOUND NOT WORKING WINDOWS#
If you used Option #1- In the large window on the right (where you see a number of files that have a red "ab" on them), right-click on your mouse and select "New String Value". So now, anyone in the same spot I was will know.Īdditional info- If you find that there is no SDL_AUDIODRIVER to select, it's easy to create. what the hell it was and where the hell it was). So hopefully this post will help anyone else who's not as savvy with this kind of thing, and keep them from finding what I did on my search (95% of the time, post after post mentioned the SDL_AUDIODRIVER, but no one gave the most important bit. I have no idea why that key was changed or when, but it clearly was since everything was working a few months ago.
#GZDOOM SOUND NOT WORKING WINDOWS#
Hit "OK" to close all of the windows and then restart your PC. On the "Variable value" line, change it to read "dsound" (without the quotes). Now hit the "Edit" button under that same window. In that window, scroll down a bit in the "System Variables" window and click the "SDL_AUDIODRIVER" line. In that one, choose "Environment Variables". On the right side of the new window that comes up, choose "Advanced System Settings". Right-click on "This PC" and choose "Properties". On the left in this new window, you'll see things like "This PC", "Downloads", "Desktop", etc. Left-click on that folder with your mouse, and a new window should open up with a host of info (a "Folders" section, a "Devices and Drives" section, etc.). While on your computer's desktop, you should see a small, yellow folder along the bottom of your screen. If all goes well, things should be back to normal in DOSBox.
#GZDOOM SOUND NOT WORKING PC#
Just to be safe, restart your PC to make sure the change has taken effect. Click "OK" and close the registry editor window. At that address in your computer's registry, double click on "SDL_AUDIODRIVER" file in the bigger window on the right and change the "Value data" line to read "dsound" (without the quotes). From there, follow the path above until you reach the needed address (select "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE," then "SYSTEM," then "CurrentControlSet," then "Control", then "Session Manager," and finally "Environment"). When that comes up, type in "regedit" without the quotes. Right click on the Start button and select the "Run" option. How you do this is simple, and I'll give you two means to get to where you need to go. The Immortal's music played, the selection sounds in Ultimate Doom played, and all was right in the world. And once I made that change, I had sound effects in DOSBox again.
#GZDOOM SOUND NOT WORKING UPDATE#
I had to change the SDL_AUDIODRIVER key there from "directsound" to "dsound" because at some point, an update reset the value. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment The Immortal and Ultimate Doom were the games that showed me I had no Sound Blaster support for them, and DOSBox was telling me "MIXER: Can't open audio: No available audio device, running in nosound mode" when it started up. Sound Blaster and GUS emulation was just gone, but General MIDI music was running fine.
#GZDOOM SOUND NOT WORKING WINDOWS 10#
So, at some point, my best guess is that Windows 10 got an update that messed with a particular setting that resulted in every DOSBox game not having sound effects anymore. So, here I am, and here's the lesson I learned from all of my searching. After coming face to face with a really annoying and unexpected problem and figuring out what was wrong, someone mentioned that I should post this little tutorial here.
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