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Bug 2723 - XAudio 2Create() failed at initialization
Summary: XAudio 2Create() failed at initialization
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: SDL
Classification: Unclassified
Component: audio (show other bugs)
Version: 2.0.3
Hardware: x86_64 Windows 7
: P2 normal
Assignee: Ryan C. Gordon
QA Contact: Sam Lantinga
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Reported: 2014-09-08 19:46 UTC by rswhite4
Modified: 2017-08-14 05:06 UTC (History)
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Description rswhite4 2014-09-08 19:46:10 UTC 
In Code::Blocks (Code::Blocks 13.12) and with MinGW (gcc (GCC) 4.8.1) I get the error
 > XAudio2: XAudio2Create() failed at initialization
all the time.
The responsible code is this:
 > if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO | SDL_INIT_AUDIO) != 0) {
 >	std::cerr << "SDL init failed: " << SDL_GetError() << std::endl;
 >	exit(1);
 > }
If I check SDL_GetError after that, I get the error message above.
But it works with Visual Studio 13

If I do not abort and proceed with:
 > int flags = MIX_INIT_OGG | MIX_INIT_MP3;
 > int initted = Mix_Init(flags);
 > if ((initted & flags) != flags) {
 > 	std::cerr << "Failed to init SDL_mixer: " << Mix_GetError() <<  std::endl;
 > 	exit(1);
 > }
 >
 > if (Mix_OpenAudio(22050, MIX_DEFAULT_FORMAT, MIX_DEFAULT_CHANNELS, 4096) != 0) {
 > 	std::cerr << "Error by Mix_OpenAudio: " << Mix_GetError() << std::endl;
 > 	exit(1);
 > }
The sound (an *.ogg file with a length of several minutes) plays only the first few seconds and repeat that gain and gain.
The code to play the sample is:
 > Mix_FadeInMusic(_music, 1, 1);
The Mix_Music pointer '_music' is (of course) valid.
Comment 1 rswhite4 2014-09-08 19:48:57 UTC 
Sorry, I mistyped:
The code to play the sample is:
 > Mix_FadeInMusic(_music, 1, -1);
Comment 2 rswhite4 2014-09-08 21:19:54 UTC 
Sorry, I changed the title. It seems that SDL and SDL_OpenAudio is the culprit.
Comment 3 Sam Lantinga 2017-08-14 05:06:26 UTC 
We're removing XAudio2 in favor of WASAPI after the 2.0.6 release.