ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

Linux version won't start.

[CPU] Detected 1 CPUs
ALSA lib conf.c(snd_config_hooks_call) Cannot open shared library libasound_module_conf_pulse.so
ALSA lib control.c:951:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL hw:0
AL lib: alsa.c:797: control open (0): No such file or directory
OpenAL device available: ALSA Software on default (default ALSA Software on default)
OpenAL device available: OSS Software (default ALSA Software on default)
OpenAL device available: Wave File Writer (default ALSA Software on default)
Available video driver: x11
Available video driver: dummy
Error initializing SDL video: No available video device
AL lib: ALc.c exit() 1 device(s) and 1 context(s) NOT deleted

Hi, I dealt with this and came here looking for this post.

This is my launch script that fixed it, after looking around on forums for the first line of the error message.

Good luck!

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#!/bin/bash
cd TOME_FOLDER
env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/alsa-lib/libasound_module_conf_pulse.so ./t-engine
cd -

That doesn't work for me, and shouldn't work for you unless you have a different bug - the problem is that it can't initialize the video display for some reason.

Googling around, it looks to me like someone may have forgotten to compile in X11 support, or messed up things in some way at compile time. I'm guessing the Linux version is cross-compiled on OSX?

Hum no it's compiled on an old debian and it works on my normal linux (thus making it hard to find the problem).

I'm sorry to hear it didn't fix it for you. My problem was associated with running 64 bit OS and ToME using 32 bit libraries. I had also installed the library it complains about, but it was already installed. The command for that is:

apt-get install libasound2-plugins:i386

I had the exact same error messages as you, and on solving the problem of the first error message, it just worked.

cttw's solution works for me. i'm on ubuntu 12.04 64 bits. thanks a lot cttw!

for those who try to run tome on a 64bits distro:
had this issue earlier too...

cctw's solution works for me too. I'm also using ubuntu 12.04, 64 bits. Thanks a bunch!

cttw wrote:Hi, I dealt with this and came here looking for this post.

This is my launch script that fixed it, after looking around on forums for the first line of the error message.

Good luck!

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#!/bin/bash
cd TOME_FOLDER
env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/alsa-lib/libasound_module_conf_pulse.so ./t-engine
cd -

I had this problem too (Using Ubuntu 12.04 32 bits)

The command posted by cttw solved the problem. Thanks a lot!

I am getting exact same error as the OP, tried installing cctw's line and still no go. Ubuntu 64-bit. This is the first beta I have had an issue with. Anyone else?

**EDIT**

cctw's launch script did the trick!

Ubuntu 12.04 32
I had the same problem, cctw's starting script helps!
Thank you cctw!

Coming back to tome after a hiatus playing dcss for my roguelike needs, I ran into this problem too. cctw's fix helped on my Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit laptop, but it hasn't worked on my Sabayon desktop, which runs b40 just fine.

EDIT: well, trying again, it works on Sabayon, too. Must've had a typo somewhere.

It would be really great if this fix wasn't needed, because it's not at all user friendly if a new player encounters this issue when trying to run on a 64-bit linux system.

Perhaps a pre-built 64-bit linux version would be appropriate?

tiger_eye wrote:It would be really great if this fix wasn't needed, because it's not at all user friendly if a new player encounters this issue when trying to run on a 64-bit linux system.

Perhaps a pre-built 64-bit linux version would be appropriate?

+1

the not starting under linux issue vanished in b42, thanks for that DG!

B42 starts OK for me under 64bit Linux (as did all previous betas). But I still see the problem with alsalib and the LD_PRELOAD startup script does not help

cctw's solution works for me under b42