FATAL ERROR: No sound devices available! Check your OpenAL installation

**DIGI Byte** · 12-17-2010, 04:04 PM

could you find out what type of audio card it is? maybe its unsupported by your system or even the game, hence the emulation

**Luis** · 12-17-2010, 04:12 PM

Sorry about the link, I just fixed it.

And as for OpenAL not recognizing your card properly, I found there are more people with this kind of problem. Let's just try with OpenAL-soft for starters, see if it works. If not, we'll see what we can work out.

**Kombucho** · 12-17-2010, 06:39 PM

well it works now , thank you Smile

(12-17-2010, 04:04 PM)DIGI Byte Wrote: could you find out what type of audio card it is? maybe its unsupported by your system or even the game, hence the emulation

but if i can insert it into my motherboard then its supported ?

**ElitexvxRampage** · 02-08-2011, 08:02 AM

Ok, so i am getting this ERROR message to. I am stuck installing OpenAL Sad

I am using InstallShield and it says "1607: Unable to install InstallScripting Runtime." :S

**Bek** · 02-09-2011, 07:53 AM

Download the installer again, make sure you get the right version for your operating system.

**tappi** · 03-18-2011, 03:23 AM

I have the same problem and I can't find a solution for it.

The game gives the error 'FATAL ERROR: Failed! Check your OpenAL installation'.

I don't have a game settings file in the amnesia folder in my documents, only the log file.

I installed the openal sdk mentioned in this thread and tried the examples, and they worked.

I'm running a windows vista 64-bit, my speakers are connected through the SPDIF interface, but the problem persists even if i connect my headphones and change the default output device to the normal 'speakers' interface through the windows playback devices dialog.

Any help?

**tappi** · 03-18-2011, 04:19 PM

Hmm I found a way to bypass the issue. If I play something at the same time as I launch amnesia, amnesia will start without an error, ie. if i have winamp playing some song or i'm watching a video that has sound i can play the game.

**whizz88** · 08-10-2012, 06:56 PM

(12-16-2010, 08:42 PM)Kombucho Wrote: I have tried everything that could be related in the troubleshooting topic . i have open al installed , but what else can i do ?

Hey there i found the answer to your problem, you need to connect a sound device, earphones, speakers just so that the game can detect an audio preference . just plug any old earphones in and you will be good to go (y)