Workstation User’s Manual
178 VMware, Inc.
Using an ALSA Sound Device that Does Not Appear in Virtual Machine Settings
FollowthisproceduretouseanALSAsounddevicethatdoesnotappearinVirtual
MachineSettings.
To use an ALSA sound device that does not appear in Virtual Machine Settings
1 DeterminethenameoftheALSAsounddevice.
Usingthealsa-utilspackage,atacommandprompt,enteraplay -Ltolist
ALSAsounddevicesonyoursystem.
2 SelectVM>Settings.
3OntheHardwaretab,sel
ectSoundCard.
4M
akesuretheConnectedandConnectatpoweroncheckboxesarechecked.
5 SelectSpecifyhostsoundcardandenterthenameoftheALSAsounddeviceto
use,forexamplefront:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
6ClickSave.
Overriding the ALS Library Version Requirement
IfyourhostsystemdoesnotmeetALSArequirementsorfor someotherreasoncann
ot
useALSA,WorkstationusestheOSSAPIforsoundplaybackandrecording.
Dependingonthesoundcardinthehostcomputer,thesoundqualitymightnotbeas
goodwithanolderversionoftheALSAlibrary.VMwarerecommendsthatyou
upgradethehostsystemtousenewersounddriversandli
braries.
IfthehostsystemhasanolderversionoftheALSAlibrary,youcanoverridethe
requirementforversion1.0.16.
To override the ALSA library version requirement
1Openthe.vmxvirtualmachineconfigurationfilewithatexteditor.
2Addtheoptionsound.skipAlsaVersionCheck = "TRUE".
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