Frederic Bouvier:

It comes to me that the bulk of all problem reports, especially from Windows users, have it's cause in an obsolete sound driver. These messages should direct them to the right solution before complaining.

diff --git a/simgear/sound/sample_openal.cxx b/simgear/sound/sample_openal.cxx
index 471ba5e25ce57949394d98cfd29e275296b921d1..fa74a9063727652191ba8e79b1967ce4880474e5 100644 (file)
--- a/simgear/sound/sample_openal.cxx
+++ b/simgear/sound/sample_openal.cxx
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ SGSoundSample::SGSoundSample( const char *path, const char *file,
     // Bind buffer with a source.
     alGenSources(1, &source);
     if (alGetError() != AL_NO_ERROR) {
-        throw sg_exception("Failed to gen source.");
+        throw sg_exception("Failed to gen source.\nPlease update your sound driver and try again.");
     }
 
     alSourcei( source, AL_BUFFER, buffer );
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ SGSoundSample::SGSoundSample( unsigned char *_data, int len, int _freq,
     // Bind buffer with a source.
     alGenSources(1, &source);
     if (alGetError() != AL_NO_ERROR) {
-        throw sg_exception("Failed to gen source.");
+        throw sg_exception("Failed to gen source.\nPlease update your sound driver and try again.");
     }
 
     alSourcei( source, AL_BUFFER, buffer );