startup sound

aryan110 · #1 31st July 2012, 02:43 PM

How to add startup sound in fedora 16 (64 bit machine)?

In windows there is startup sound and we can change that or add our own .wav sound by vsiting control panel -> _______ -> sounds. But how to add startup sound in F16?

julietromeo · #2 2nd August 2012, 08:30 AM

Hi

"Startup Applications" in the Gnome panel shows an application called "Gnome Login Sound". It uses canberra-gtk-play. I never tweaked it, but if you try to edit the associated command line, you may change its parameters using the "--file" flag with the path to your own sound file. Hope this will help!

aryan110 · #3 5th August 2012, 04:40 PM

startup application?

you mean to say just like start button in windows?

If I open "Sound" in "All Setting" all I get to see is - sound effect, hardware, input, output and applications.

kkshethin · #4 5th August 2012, 06:52 PM

alt+f2
gnome-session-properties
edit gnome-login-sound
add --file="/path-to-sound"

aryan110 · #5 5th August 2012, 07:23 PM

I followed all the steps as you had asked me to

alt+f2
gnome-session-properties
edit gnome-login-sound
add --file="/media/7EE28580E2853E01/LINUX/Login Sound/TDKR.wav"

after that I restarted the sytem. Not able to hear the login sound. Problem is with something else or is that I'm not supposed to use .wav?

kkshethin · #6 6th August 2012, 11:11 AM

I cannot say about .wav format. I have used .ogg format. Like --file="/home/kkshethin/Music/login.ogg"

Are you able to play file normally? Are sound setting at the maximum?

aryan110 · #7 6th August 2012, 12:44 PM

I changed my file format from .wav to .ogg and followed all the steps as you mentioned still its not working.

I even tried changing its path (my system is divided into 2 sections windows and fedora and a common storage drive for both. Moved that file from common drive to home folder in fedora). The new path is

--file="/home/wun/Music/TDKR.ogg"

....still no change.

yes, am able to play that and volume is 100%. The same file (.wav) works fine in windows but not here.

kkshethin · #8 6th August 2012, 01:42 PM

No, No
I am asking whether are you able to play that file in fedora normally. Have you downloaded codecs ( I think wav file may require it. Simply changing format from wav to ogg amy not work). An option is to download any free source sound file from the net and try.
There is a link in firefox >Bookmarks>bookmarks toolbar>free content>free sound

aryan110 · #9 6th August 2012, 02:48 PM

yes, its working. I mean .wav and .ogg, I'm able to play them on fedora 16 (64 bit).

julietromeo · #10 24th August 2012, 11:42 AM

Hi aryan110!

Haven't been here for a few days, sorry. Is your problem solved now?

aryan110 · #11 24th August 2012, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by julietromeo

Hi aryan110!

Haven't been here for a few days, sorry. Is your problem solved now?

no. no change. no effect. may be problem with my 64bit OS I guess...

julietromeo · #12 24th August 2012, 08:27 PM

OK, I think I have a workaround. As I told you, the "Startup Applications" contains a "GNOME login sound" command line :

Code:

/usr/bin/canberra-gtk-play --id="desktop-login" --description="GNOME Login"

Unfortunately, no sound is played when we log in. If you try this canberra-gtk-play command in a console, you will find the source of the problem : the required file (desktop-login)... simply does not exist! Isn't that weird?!

It seems that canberra-gtk-play looks for a file called destop-login(.oga) in the /usr/share/sounds/* directories. You should try this :

- choose a startup sound that suits you
- convert it to .ogg or .oga
- rename it to "desktop-login" with the proper extension
- move it to /usr/share/sounds
- log out / log in
- tadaaa!

Does it work for you as it works for me?

aryan110 · #13 25th August 2012, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by julietromeo

It seems that canberra-gtk-play looks for a file called destop-login(.oga) in the /usr/share/sounds/* directories. You should try this :

- choose a startup sound that suits you
- convert it to .ogg or .oga
- rename it to "desktop-login" with the proper extension
- move it to /usr/share/sounds
- log out / log in
- tadaaa!

Nop, its not working.

. But let me tell you all the steps that I followed in details so it will be easy for you to figure out if I missed something

step 1: alt + F2

step 2: type "gnome-session-properties"

step 3: startup applications preferences will open. in that I will select "gnome login sound"

step 4: select "edit" option
[before all this process I copied the sound file from "Music" folder to "/usr/share/sounds /gnome/defaults/alerts/"...... the sound file name was "TDNR.ogg" which I renamed it to "desktop-login.ogg"]

step 5: no change in "Name" and "Comment". "Command" path (default path) changed to - "/usr/share/sounds/gnome/default/alerts/desktop-login.ogg"

step 6: save and exit. logout and login.

kkshethin · #14 26th August 2012, 06:55 AM

I think command line should be edited to

Quote:

/usr/bin/canberra-gtk-play --id="desktop-login" --description="GNOME Login" --file="/usr/share/sounds/gnome/default/alerts/desktop-login.ogg"

Have you done that?

julietromeo · #15 26th August 2012, 08:25 AM

Mmmh actually I didn't change anything to this command line. I still use "/usr/bin/canberra-gtk-play --id="desktop-login" --description="GNOME Login"" (which is the original, default line) and just added my desktop-login.ogg sound file in /usr/share/sounds. Aryan110, I think you shouldn't edit the "gnome login sound" command line, although I thought it would be useful (in my first post).

Note that I'm currently using Fedora 17, maybe something changed between those two versions.