I can verify that running:
$ python
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pygame/examples/sound.py
plays without error on my Kubuntu distro
(x86_64 Linux kernel 3.19.0-18, pulseaudio 6.0). Must be a RPi
issue?
~
Michael
On Wed : Jun 3, 2015 10:38:41 AM you wrote:
> Well, this is strange. In
>
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pygame/examples there is
sound.py. This
> must have worked for someone once, and
it doesn't include anything about
> creating a window. When I run it for the
first time it makes a click but
> doesn't play the sound. It produces the
xcb_connection_has_error()
> message but seems to ignore it.
>
> Adding pygame.display.set_mode((1,1)) to
my program (which otherwise now
> is very similar to sound.py) doesn't
help. This is driving me nuts!
>
> Regards - Philip
>
> On 02/06/2015 13:58, diliup
gabadamudalige wrote:
> > to do most things with pygame you
need to initialize a pygame window.
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 3:50 AM, B W
<stabbingfinger@xxxxxxxxx
> >
<mailto:stabbingfinger@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >
> > Hi, you cannot use the dummy video
driver if you want sound. At
> > least I have not figured out a way
to do it. You need at least a
> > 1x1 window.
> >
> > Gumm
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 2:11 PM,
Philip Le Riche
> > <philip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:philip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >
> > Just trying to get started with
pygame and stuck at square 1.
> > All I want to do is play sounds on
a Raspberry Pi (Raspbian).
> > No screen. Nothing visual. So I do:
> >
> > import pygame, os, sys
> > from pygame.locals import *
> >
> > os.environ["SDL_VIDEODRIVER"] =
"dummy"
> >
> > pygame.mixer.init()
> > sound =
pygame.mixer.Sound("Exclamation.wav")
> > sound.play(loops = 0)
> > while pygame.mixer.music.get_busy()
== True:
> > continue
> >
> > Having saved it in file try.py, I
do
> >
> > python try.py
> >
> > and get
> >
> > xcb_connection_has_error() returned
true
> >
> > Yes, I've done an apt-get update
and upgrade. I can make
> > sounds with Sonic Pi but this
produces nothing. Googling the
> > error seemed to give no relevant
results. Can someone give me
> > a hint please?
> >
> > Regards - Philip
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.diliupg.com
> > http://soft.diliupg.com/
> >
> >
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