Все команды пробовал запускать и от имени обычного пользователя, и от root — конечный результат всё равно один — звука (в игре) нет.

Есть идеи?

Ну это дело можно порезать на отдельные файлы и слушать, великий гугол вам поможет.

I don't have performance problem. I was wrong stating that GDI in windows has less tearing than X in Linux. The huge quality difference is in video display. The reason of the low quality under Linux is that it renders video directly to the screen (thus with tearing) while my windows applications use overlay. The trick is that overlay surfaces are flipped on VBlank, so the video display is free from tearing.
My problem is TEARING. Windows has it, X has it, but video under windows doesn't have it. My goal is to eliminate tearing from X
Thanks in advance!

Compiz won't help for video performance. To get better performance, be sure to select Xv as your video output module in your video player : this way you will get overlay.

You should also disable compiz, since compiz has some problem with overlay.

And if you

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