Backtrack 5 VMware sound problem...help please

[binbashLetsgetsmashed]

Hi all,

I have downloaded the backtrack 5 VMware and everything has gone fine,all working well appart from the sound.

I have added "pulseaudio" to the start up to which now i get a GUI for this.
VMware sound setting is set to use the host card etc...in windows the sound is fine.

Can any one help me here

Thanks so much

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[xCaptKirk]

I've got the same issue. Your are not alone.

[KBakTrax]

I couldn't get an mp3 to play when I first booted BackTrack 5 in Virtual Box (which is the only audio file that I've tried to play so far with BackTack)

I tried installing banshee then the Ubuntu restricted extras since they have the mp3 codec that seemed to be missing. This let me play the mp3 but there was alot of noise/cracking in the background, then I tried the pulse audio fix and that seemed to get it to play smoothly.

I'm fairly new to both Linux and BackTrack so I'm sure that someone will tell me that was a stupid thing to to but it worked for me, here's the code for the command prompt

apt-get install banshee
apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

Then for the pluse audio:
http://forum.intern0t.net/gnu-linux/...fix-gnome.html

Don't know if that will help you guys or not but did the trick for me.

[yamadog]

I couldn't get an mp3 to play when I first booted BackTrack 5 in Virtual Box (which is the only audio file that I've tried to play so far with BackTack)

I tried installing banshee then the Ubuntu restricted extras since they have the mp3 codec that seemed to be missing. This let me play the mp3 but there was alot of noise/cracking in the background, then I tried the pulse audio fix and that seemed to get it to play smoothly.

I'm fairly new to both Linux and BackTrack so I'm sure that someone will tell me that was a stupid thing to to but it worked for me, here's the code for the command prompt

apt-get install banshee
apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

Then for the pluse audio:
http://forum.intern0t.net/gnu-linux/...fix-gnome.html

Don't know if that will help you guys or not but did the trick for me.

Thank you. this worked for me,on BT5 KDE