Steps to Repro
1. Install scratch
sudo apt-get install scratch
At the time of writing, this installs version 1.4.0.6~dfsg1-2.
2. click "Sounds"
3. click to play meow (this works)
4. click dropdown next to meow, pick record
Expected result
Sound recorder starts, user can record sound.
Actual Result
Scratch crashes. I see the following in the console:
squeakvm: /build/buildd/squeak-vm-4.4.7.2357/unix/vm-sound-OSS/sqUnixSoundOSS.c:355: dspOpen: Assertion `dsp->fd < 0' failed. Aborted
Other information
I'm using 32-bit Ubuntu desktop version 12.10.
Initally, playing the "meow" sounded choppy, but this alleviated the choppiness: http://askubuntu.com/a/237799/2273 .
This looks relevant: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/scratch/+bug/1071497
Trying to set VMOPTIONS and WRAPPER ( http://forum.world.st/sound-recording-in-Ubuntu-11-04-etoys-td3625746.html ) didn't help.
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