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@op

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Registered: 2011-04-05

Posts: 49

Pulseaudio and other errors while booting

Hi.
Everytime I boot my laptop, a Thinkpad X220 I get these errors in my /var/log/errors.log:

Jan 30 20:28:57 archlap pulseaudio[946]: [pulseaudio] module-alsa-card.c: Failed to find a working profile.
Jan 30 20:28:57 archlap pulseaudio[946]: [pulseaudio] module.c: Failed to load module "module-alsa-card" (argument: "device_id="29" name="platform-thinkpad_acpi" card_name="alsa_card.platform-thinkpad_acpi" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1""): initialization failed.
Jan 30 20:29:14 archlap kernel: [    2.971324] watchdog: INTCAMT: cannot register miscdev on minor=130 (err=-16).
Jan 30 20:29:14 archlap kernel: [    2.971411] watchdog: error registering /dev/watchdog (err=-16).
Jan 30 20:29:14 archlap kernel: [    2.971469] mei: unable to register watchdog device.
Jan 30 20:29:15 archlap /usr/sbin/crond[578]: (CRON) INFO (Syslog will be used instead of sendmail.): File or directory not found
Jan 30 20:29:16 archlap NetworkManager[596]: <error> [1327951756.143867] [nm-device-ethernet.c:752] real_update_permanent_hw_address(): (usb0): unable to read permanent MAC address (error 0)
Jan 30 20:29:23 archlap pulseaudio[828]: [pulseaudio] module-alsa-card.c: Failed to find a working profile.
Jan 30 20:29:23 archlap pulseaudio[828]: [pulseaudio] module.c: Failed to load module "module-alsa-card" (argument: "device_id="29" name="platform-thinkpad_acpi" card_name="alsa_card.platform-thinkpad_acpi" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1""): initialization failed.
Jan 30 20:29:32 archlap pulseaudio[928]: [pulseaudio] module-alsa-card.c: Failed to find a working profile.
Jan 30 20:29:32 archlap pulseaudio[928]: [pulseaudio] module.c: Failed to load module "module-alsa-card" (argument: "device_id="29" name="platform-thinkpad_acpi" card_name="alsa_card.platform-thinkpad_acpi" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1""): initialization failed.
Jan 30 20:29:32 archlap pulseaudio[992]: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Daemon already running.

Maybe somebody can give me some advice to fix these errors. The only thing I found on the internet was this launchpad entry: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour … bug/773443 but it has expired.
Also there is an NetworkManager error which I can't correlate. Who can help?

some system information:
lspci:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:16.3 Serial controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family KT Controller (rev 04)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev b4)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev b4)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev b4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation QM67 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205 (rev 34)
0d:00.0 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd MMC/SD Host Controller (rev 07)

uname -a

Linux archlap 3.2.2-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Jan 26 08:40:20 CET 2012 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

rc.conf modules and daemons

MODULES=(thinkpad_acpi tp_smapi sdhci sdhci_pci)
DAEMONS=(hwclock syslog-ng dbus tlp @networkmanager netfs @crond gdm @sensors @cupsd)

lsmod

Module                  Size  Used by
aes_generic            26138  1 
fuse                   66922  2 
ipv6                  288511  24 
coretemp                5590  0 
ext2                   63387  1 
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     24121  1 
snd_hda_codec_conexant    47186  1 
btusb                  11385  0 
bluetooth             151999  1 btusb
uvcvideo               64311  0 
videodev               82101  1 uvcvideo
v4l2_compat_ioctl32     8316  1 videodev
arc4                    1410  2 
media                  10597  2 videodev,uvcvideo
i915                  418631  3 
cdc_ncm                 8941  0 
usbnet                 15618  1 cdc_ncm
mii                     4059  1 usbnet
iwlwifi               247876  0 
cdc_wdm                 8469  0 
cdc_acm                16300  0 
evdev                   9530  8 
snd_hda_intel          23343  3 
i2c_i801                8187  0 
mac80211              228367  1 iwlwifi
psmouse                61311  0 
drm_kms_helper         26137  1 i915
snd_hda_codec          89160  3 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_codec_hdmi
drm                   188362  4 drm_kms_helper,i915
serio_raw               4429  0 
snd_hwdep               6389  1 snd_hda_codec
tpm_tis                 9311  0 
snd_pcm                74780  4 snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_hdmi
pcspkr                  1819  0 
iTCO_wdt               11885  0 
i2c_algo_bit            5263  1 i915
e1000e                144248  0 
cfg80211              172260  2 mac80211,iwlwifi
tpm                    12698  1 tpm_tis
snd_page_alloc          7153  2 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel
i2c_core               20492  6 i2c_algo_bit,drm,drm_kms_helper,i2c_i801,i915,videodev
intel_agp              10904  1 i915
iTCO_vendor_support     1961  1 iTCO_wdt
snd_timer              19544  1 snd_pcm
mei                    32414  0 
intel_gtt              14519  3 intel_agp,i915
thermal                 7799  0 
wmi                     8475  0 
tpm_bios                5089  1 tpm
battery                 6453  0 
ac                      2344  0 
processor              25582  0 
button                  4470  1 i915
video                  11164  1 i915
sdhci_pci              10884  0 
sdhci                  23242  1 sdhci_pci
mmc_core               80910  2 sdhci,sdhci_pci
thinkpad_acpi          62600  0 
nvram                   5869  1 thinkpad_acpi
snd                    59214  13 thinkpad_acpi,snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_codec_hdmi
soundcore               6210  1 snd
rfkill                 15498  4 thinkpad_acpi,cfg80211,bluetooth
ext4                  417116  2 
crc16                   1359  2 ext4,bluetooth
jbd2                   71243  1 ext4
mbcache                 5881  2 ext4,ext2
sd_mod                 28307  4 
ahci                   20037  3 
libahci                19559  1 ahci
libata                166654  2 libahci,ahci
scsi_mod              133443  2 libata,sd_mod
ehci_hcd               40698  0 
usbcore               146241  8 ehci_hcd,cdc_acm,cdc_wdm,usbnet,cdc_ncm,uvcvideo,btusb
usb_common               954  1 usbcore

natestar13

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From: Tampa, FL

Registered: 2012-01-16

Posts: 55

Re: Pulseaudio and other errors while booting

Check the ALSA Wiki for troubleshooting.  https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ad … chitecture

Do you get any errors when you try to manually start alsa?

# /etc/rc.d/alsa force-restart

Also, please post the output of "aplay -l"

As far as the network manager error, its seems to be an old bug that has been fixed already (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour … bug/686320 and https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=112784).  Are you using the latest networkmanager?

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@op

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Registered: 2011-04-05

Posts: 49

Re: Pulseaudio and other errors while booting

Hi natestar13,

there are erros when I restart alsa manually (german localization...):

:: Trying to TERM or KILL processes that are blocking ALSA...                                                                                                                            [BUSY] Kann Status von "/dev/snd/by-path:" nicht ermitteln: Ungültige Adresse
Kann Status von "pci-0000:00:1b.0" nicht ermitteln: Ungültige Adresse
Kann Status von "platform-thinkpad_acpi" nicht ermitteln: Ungültige Adresse
Kann Status von "/dev/snd/by-path:" nicht ermitteln: Ungültige Adresse
Kann Status von "pci-0000:00:1b.0" nicht ermitteln: Ungültige Adresse
Kann Status von "platform-thinkpad_acpi" nicht ermitteln: Ungültige Adresse

Means something like, "can't get state of <...>: invalid address"
aplay -l

**** Liste der Hardware-Geräte (PLAYBACK) ****
Karte 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], Gerät 0: CONEXANT Analog [CONEXANT Analog]
  Sub-Geräte: 1/1
  Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
Karte 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], Gerät 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Sub-Geräte: 1/1
  Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
Karte 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], Gerät 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
  Sub-Geräte: 1/1
  Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
Karte 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], Gerät 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
  Sub-Geräte: 1/1
  Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0

"Karte" means "card" and "Gerät" means "device"...

Networkmanager version is 0.9.2.0-2, it's the curruent version I guess.
I'll check out the Alsa Wiki at first.

Last edited by @op (2012-01-31 17:55:12)

rokim

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Registered: 2011-06-24

Posts: 1

Re: Pulseaudio and other errors while booting

Have you solved the problem yet? I got exactly the same error on my Thinkpad X220i.

cfr

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From: Cymru

Registered: 2011-11-27

Posts: 7,168

Re: Pulseaudio and other errors while booting

I think it has to do with needing to configure your default sound card. On mine card29 is something else - I'm not sure what, but it isn't what I want for sound. card0 is the one I need for sound.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ad … sound_card may help. Maybe not, though. It looks as though I tried to use this and ended up disabling it. I never did get PulseAudio to work. (Which is too bad because I think it might be needed to get the internal microphone working - has anybody managed that?)

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purzel

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Registered: 2012-01-05

Posts: 54

Re: Pulseaudio and other errors while booting

Hi!

I think I have the same problem! I'm using a creative soundblaster 5.1 usb soundcard. Sound in alsa works, put pulseaudio is totally broken!

/etc/rc.d/alsa force-restart

Specified filename /dev/snd/by-id: does not exist.
Specified filename usb-Creative_Technology_Ltd_SB_X-Fi_Surround_5.1_Pro_00000CZ9-00 does not exist.
Specified filename /dev/snd/by-path: does not exist.
Specified filename pci-0000:00:1a.0-usb-0:1.1:1.0 does not exist.
Specified filename pci-0000:00:1b.0 does not exist.
Specified filename platform-thinkpad_acpi does not exist.
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0c:    4432m
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p:    4432m
/dev/snd/pcmC1D0c:    4432m
/dev/snd/pcmC1D0p:    4432m
Specified filename /dev/snd/by-id: does not exist.
Specified filename usb-Creative_Technology_Ltd_SB_X-Fi_Surround_5.1_Pro_00000CZ9-00 does not exist.
Specified filename /dev/snd/by-path: does not exist.
Specified filename pci-0000:00:1a.0-usb-0:1.1:1.0 does not exist.
Specified filename pci-0000:00:1b.0 does not exist.
Specified filename platform-thinkpad_acpi does not exist.
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0c:    4432m
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p:    4432m
/dev/snd/pcmC1D0c:    4432m
/dev/snd/pcmC1D0p:    4432m
                                                                                                                                                    [DONE] 
:: Saving ALSA Levels                                                                                                                               [DONE] 
:: Restoring ALSA Levels                                                                                                                            [DONE]

And this is what I get from from $ pulseaudio

W: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Stale PID file, overwriting.
E: [pulseaudio] module-alsa-card.c: Failed to find a working profile.
E: [pulseaudio] module.c: Failed to load module "module-alsa-card" (argument: "device_id="29" name="platform-thinkpad_acpi" card_name="alsa_card.platform-thinkpad_acpi" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1""): initialization failed.

aplay -l

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: CONEXANT Analog [CONEXANT Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Pro [SB X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Pro [SB X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro], device 1: USB Audio [USB Audio #1]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

This problem is killing me! The usb sound card only works in 5.1 with pulseaudio. And stereo is kind of lame for movie-night!

Also searching the internet up and down reveals no clue except for people who claim a simple reboot did the trick. For me no combination of killing/restarting alsa/pulseaudio did anything to change the above error from pulseaudio.

cheers!

Last edited by purzel (2012-04-12 10:27:40)