Steam can’t capture sound when using speexrate_medium or speexrate_best

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#4547 · opened 2016-07-14 by vfjpl · updated 2019-07-18 · 6 comments · github

Vvfjpl 2016-07-14 github

Your system information

Steam client version:
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Manjaro
Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] No
Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

When using alsa with defaults.pcm.rate_converter "speexrate_best", steam can't capture from dsnoop.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

Select "Alsa default" from steam sound options
Create /etc/asound.conf with default.pcm.rate_converter "speexrate_medium" or "speexrate_best"
Steam can't capture dsnoop

Please provide info if this bug is affecting you or not.

Ggdrewb-valve maintainer 2016-07-14 github

It's not clear that this is a Steam problem, but it may be.

Vvfjpl 2016-07-23 github

Is it Steam related problem? If not can you report it somwhere else? If not, where I can do it? This one is really annoying for my…

Ggdrewb-valve maintainer 2016-07-23 github

I don't believe the Steam team has looked yet. If they have any info they'll post it here, but it's unclear when that'll be.

Vvfjpl 2016-10-30 github

Any news?

EEriner 2017-01-22 github

I am experiencing as well.

EEriner 2017-01-22 github

Some relevant error logs:

ALSA lib dlmisc.c:254:(snd1_dlobj_cache_get) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib32/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_�.so
ALSA lib pcm_rate.c:1362:(snd_pcm_rate_open) Cannot find rate converter
AL lib: (EE) ALCcaptureAlsa_open: snd_pcm_hw_params(self->pcmHandle, hp) failed: No such file or directory
AL lib: (EE) UpdateDeviceParams: Failed to set 16000hz, got 48000hz instead
ALSA lib dlmisc.c:254:(snd1_dlobj_cache_get) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib32/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_����x/��e_medium.so
ALSA lib pcm_rate.c:1362:(snd_pcm_rate_open) Cannot find rate converter
AL lib: (EE) ALCcaptureAlsa_open: snd_pcm_hw_params(self->pcmHandle, hp) failed: No such file or directory
ALSA lib dlmisc.c:254:(snd1_dlobj_cache_get) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib32/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_�I���{��.so
ALSA lib pcm_rate.c:1362:(snd_pcm_rate_open) Cannot find rate converter
AL lib: (EE) ALCcaptureAlsa_open: snd_pcm_hw_params(self->pcmHandle, hp) failed: No such file or directory

Yes, the library name is garbled like that. I haven't run it through a hexdump, however my guess is that this was supposed to be /usr/lib32/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_speexrate_medium.so, as I have that directive set in my alsa configuration. String corruption happening somewhere, can't find shared object because libasound_module_rate_�I��{��.so obviously doesn't exist?

Reproduction steps in OP are accurate.

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