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OpenAL: The sound device could not be opened major issue.

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Post by 7local Fri Dec 30, 2016 6:07 am

I don't know what the issue is! OpenBVE was working fine for the past two years now this error has come and won't leave me alone! The error is "The openAL sound device could not be opened." I have reinstalled OpenAL 53 times already and there is STILL no getting around this error. I can still play OpenBVE but I can't hear anything from the game, and not only that every time I load up route viewer it will freeze for three minutes then give me the OpenAL issue. I have tried restarting, I have tried running the game as admin, still nothing. OpenAL shows up installed in my control panel. Every other game works on my computer except OpenBVE. Can anyone help??

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Post by Quork Fri Dec 30, 2016 10:16 am

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Post by 7local Fri Dec 30, 2016 11:53 am

Windows 10. I have the latest OPENBVE Version from here.

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Post by leezer3 Fri Dec 30, 2016 3:07 pm

That sounds rather like a Windows 10 update has broken your sound drivers.


Windows 10 has the habit of 'helpfully' updating your drivers in the background, no matter which option you select. ( Evil or Very Mad )
Sometimes these break things which had been working perfectly well.....


Try downloading and installing the latest drivers for your soundcard from your motherboard / PC manufacturer.

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Post by 7local Fri Dec 30, 2016 5:08 pm

Are you sure that's the only solution? What if I download the old sound drivers from the AMD website?

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Post by leezer3 Fri Dec 30, 2016 11:11 pm

7local wrote:Are you sure that's the only solution? What if I download the old sound drivers from the AMD website?

AMD provided drivers would be fine.

Whilst this isn't necessarily the case, a common 'problem' is that Windows Update under 10 decides to install a new driver in the background.
http://betanews.com/2015/07/26/windows-10s-automatic-updates-for-nvidia-drivers-could-break-your-computer/

Plenty more examples of this if you google around, including Realtek and others.

A reinstall with the latest drivers usually helps if this is the case Smile
If not, it can't do any harm. (I know, famous last words!)

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Post by 7local Sat Dec 31, 2016 2:21 am

Ok last thing before I try this;

At random times OPENBVE will load with the sounds but only a VERY few times. Is that anything.

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Post by 7local Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:31 am

Yep, didn't work and I'm starting to get pissed. Sad

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Post by 7local Sun Feb 12, 2017 9:31 pm

Anybody else have an idea on how to fix this?

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Post by leezer3 Mon Feb 13, 2017 12:31 pm

The best answer I can give you is that my Windows 10 VMs work OK.

Without being able to reproduce this, and without anyone else reporting the problem, I'm a little stuck.
Does 1.4.3 work?

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Post by 7local Mon Feb 13, 2017 2:35 pm

Nope, nothing works.

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Post by Stevegr Tue Feb 14, 2017 8:53 pm

7 Local, that suggests you are in Queensland.

So can I suggest asking the Bve Terminal forum.

http://www.bve-terminus.org/forum/

They maybe able to help as a member is local to you.

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