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#1 2021-02-15 18:42:23

callmer
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Registered: 2021-01-07
Posts: 80

[SOLVED]pulseaudio doesn't work when ALSA works fine

read wiki and some topic too, but can't solve the problem, can't hear anything also pulsemixer not found.

fuser -v /dev/snd/* /dev/dsp*
Specified filename /dev/dsp* does not exist.
                     USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0:  ararat      668 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC1:  ararat      668 F.... pulseaudio
pulseaudio -vvvv
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: setrlimit(RLIMIT_NICE, (31, 31)) failed: Operation not permitted
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: setrlimit(RLIMIT_RTPRIO, (9, 9)) failed: Operation not permitted
D: [pulseaudio] core-rtclock.c: Timer slack is set to 50 us.
D: [pulseaudio] core-util.c: RealtimeKit worked.
I: [pulseaudio] core-util.c: Successfully gained nice level -11.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: This is PulseAudio 14.2
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Compilation CFLAGS: Not yet supported on meson
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Running on host: Linux x86_64 5.10.15-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed, 10 Feb 2021 18:32:40 +0000
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Found 12 CPUs.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Page size is 4096 bytes
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Compiled with Valgrind support: no
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Running in valgrind mode: no
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Running in VM: no
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Running from build tree: no
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Optimized build: yes
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: All asserts enabled.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Machine ID is 1327e5763a8442279454a7df23d541f7.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Session ID is 1.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Using runtime directory /run/user/1000/pulse.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Using state directory /home/ararat/.config/pulse.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Using modules directory /usr/lib/pulse-14.2/modules.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Running in system mode: no
E: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Daemon already running.
E: [pulseaudio] main.c: pa_pid_file_create() failed.

I don't use any other device that could grab pulseaudio, as I got)) Any ideas? Thanks in advance

solution: unmask pulseaudio service and socket and disable mute 

pactl set-sink-volume alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo 100%
 pactl set-sink-mut alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo off

Last edited by callmer (2021-02-17 08:46:47)

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#2 2021-02-15 21:17:48

nd925a
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Re: [SOLVED]pulseaudio doesn't work when ALSA works fine

Not sure if I can help, but some more info couldn't hurt.

What's the output of:

pacman -Qs pulse

Have you checked to make sure AutoMute isn't a thing?

[EDIT]Fixing url link

Last edited by nd925a (2021-02-15 21:18:51)

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#3 2021-02-15 21:24:12

V1del
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Re: [SOLVED]pulseaudio doesn't work when ALSA works fine

did you run the fuser as root? You aren't seeing other users if you don't. What's your output of 

pacmd list-cards
pacmd list-sinks
pacmd list-sink-inputs #During actual playback

FWIW if you'd properly want to check verbose logs you'd have to do 

systemctl --user mask pulseaudio.{service,socket} --now #unmask to revert
pulseaudio -vvvv

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#4 2021-02-16 04:43:55

callmer
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Re: [SOLVED]pulseaudio doesn't work when ALSA works fine

nd925a wrote:

Not sure if I can help, but some more info couldn't hurt.

What's the output of:

pacman -Qs pulse

Have you checked to make sure AutoMute isn't a thing?

[EDIT]Fixing url link

Thanks for reply.

pacman -Qs pulse
local/libpulse 14.2-2
    A featureful, general-purpose sound server (client library)
local/pulseaudio 14.2-2
    A featureful, general-purpose sound server

and automute is disabled

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#5 2021-02-16 04:56:39

callmer
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Re: [SOLVED]pulseaudio doesn't work when ALSA works fine

V1del wrote:

did you run the fuser as root? You aren't seeing other users if you don't. What's your output of 

pacmd list-cards
pacmd list-sinks
pacmd list-sink-inputs #During actual playback

FWIW if you'd properly want to check verbose logs you'd have to do 

systemctl --user mask pulseaudio.{service,socket} --now #unmask to revert
pulseaudio -vvvv

yes fuse is ran with sudo.

pacmd list-cards
2 card(s) available.
    index: 0
	name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_01_00.1>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	owner module: 6
	properties:
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA NVidia"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA NVidia at 0xa4080000 irq 17"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:01:00.1"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "10de"
		device.vendor.name = "NVIDIA Corporation"
		device.product.id = "10fa"
		device.string = "1"
		device.description = "HDA NVidia"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	profiles:
		output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (priority 5900, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
	active profile: <off>
	ports:
		hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
		hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (priority 5800, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
		hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (priority 5700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
		hdmi-output-3: HDMI / DisplayPort 4 (priority 5600, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
    index: 1
	name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	owner module: 7
	properties:
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xa4418000 irq 146"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "8086"
		device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
		device.product.id = "a348"
		device.product.name = "Cannon Lake PCH cAVS"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.string = "0"
		device.description = "Built-in Audio"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	profiles:
		input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (priority 65, available: unknown)
		output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 6500, available: unknown)
		output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (priority 6565, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (priority 5900, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5965, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 865, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 865, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra4: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra4: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra4: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: no)
		off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
	active profile: <output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo>
	sinks:
		alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo/#0: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
	sources:
		alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor/#0: Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
		alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo/#1: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
	ports:
		analog-input-mic: Microphone (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
		analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
		analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
		hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
		hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (priority 5800, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
		hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (priority 5700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
		hdmi-output-3: HDMI / DisplayPort 4 (priority 5600, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
		hdmi-output-4: HDMI / DisplayPort 5 (priority 5500, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
pacmd list-sinks
1 sink(s) available.
  * index: 0
	name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
	state: RUNNING
	suspend cause: (none)
	priority: 9039
	volume: front-left: 235722 / 360% / 33.36 dB,   front-right: 235722 / 360% / 33.36 dB
	       balance 0.00
	base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: yes
	current latency: 20.22 ms
	max request: 4 KiB
	max rewind: 4 KiB
	monitor source: 0
	sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	            Stereo
	used by: 1
	linked by: 1
	configured latency: 23.22 ms; range is 0.50 .. 2000.00 ms
	card: 1 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3>
	module: 7
	properties:
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "sound"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.name = "ALC294 Analog"
		alsa.id = "ALC294 Analog"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.device = "0"
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xa4418000 irq 146"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "8086"
		device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
		device.product.id = "a348"
		device.product.name = "Cannon Lake PCH cAVS"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.string = "front:0"
		device.buffering.buffer_size = "352800"
		device.buffering.fragment_size = "176400"
		device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
		device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
		device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
		device.description = "Built-in Audio Analog Stereo"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	ports:
		analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
		analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
	active port: <analog-output-speaker>
pacmd list-sink-inputs
1 sink input(s) available.
    index: 10
	driver: <protocol-native.c>
	flags: START_CORKED 
	state: RUNNING
	sink: 0 <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo>
	volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	       balance 0.00
	muted: no
	current latency: 41.54 ms
	requested latency: 23.22 ms
	sample spec: float32le 2ch 44100Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	            Stereo
	resample method: copy
	module: 9
	client: 36 <qutebrowser>
	properties:
		application.icon_name = "chromium-browser"
		media.name = "Playback"
		application.name = "qutebrowser"
		native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
		native-protocol.version = "34"
		application.process.id = "662"
		application.process.user = "ararat"
		application.process.host = "arch"
		application.process.binary = "QtWebEngineProcess"
		application.language = "en_US.UTF-8"
		window.x11.display = ":0"
		application.process.machine_id = "1327e5763a8442279454a7df23d541f7"
		application.process.session_id = "1"
		module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-application-name:qutebrowser"

I disabled automute but unlike list-sink-inputs list-sinks show me that device is muted. Plus I can see only some alsa-properties and names here, maybe that's the problem? If so ow can I configure it?

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#6 2021-02-16 07:24:49

V1del
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Re: [SOLVED]pulseaudio doesn't work when ALSA works fine

pactl set-sink-volume alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo 100%,100%
pactl set-sink-mute alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo off

I suggest you install something like pavucontrol to show you the state of your system.

Last edited by V1del (2021-02-16 09:40:36)

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#7 2021-02-16 09:37:49

callmer
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Posts: 80

Re: [SOLVED]pulseaudio doesn't work when ALSA works fine

V1del wrote:
pactl set-sink-volume alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo 100%,100%
pactl set-sink-mut alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo off

I suggest you install something like pavucontrol to show you the state of your system.

pactl set-sink-volume alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo 100%,100%
Invalid volume specification
pactl set-sink-volume alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo 100%
Connection failure: Connection refused
pa_context_connect() failed: Connection refused
pactl set-sink-mut alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo off
No valid command specified.
pactl set-sink-mut alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo
No valid command specified.

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#8 2021-02-16 09:43:39

V1del
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Re: [SOLVED]pulseaudio doesn't work when ALSA works fine

Ah  it's set-sink-mute of course but the first two are weird, I'm pretty sure that used to work.

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#9 2021-02-16 09:51:11

callmer
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Re: [SOLVED]pulseaudio doesn't work when ALSA works fine

V1del wrote:

Ah  it's set-sink-mute of course but the first two are weird, I'm pretty sure that used to work.

here

pactl set-sink-mute alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo off
Connection failure: Connection refused
pa_context_connect() failed: Connection refused

(((

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#10 2021-02-16 10:44:30

V1del
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Re: [SOLVED]pulseaudio doesn't work when ALSA works fine

Well that just doesn't make much sense, what did you do between the first pactl and the ones following after it, reads like your pulse server died? 

sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*
systemctl --user status pulseaudio
printenv

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#11 2021-02-16 13:39:49

callmer
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Re: [SOLVED]pulseaudio doesn't work when ALSA works fine

V1del wrote:

Well that just doesn't make much sense, what did you do between the first pactl and the ones following after it, reads like your pulse server died? 

sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*
systemctl --user status pulseaudio
printenv
sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*


systemctl --user status pulseaudio
● pulseaudio.service
     Loaded: masked (Reason: Unit pulseaudio.service is masked.)
     Active: inactive (dead)

Feb 15 22:16:30 arch systemd[478]: Starting Sound Service...
Feb 15 22:16:32 arch systemd[478]: Started Sound Service.
Feb 16 08:56:14 arch systemd[478]: pulseaudio.service: Current command vanished from the unit file, execution of the command list won't be resumed.
Feb 16 08:56:14 arch systemd[478]: pulseaudio.service: Failed to migrate controller cgroups from /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/app.slice/pulsea>
Feb 16 08:56:14 arch systemd[478]: Stopping pulseaudio.service...
Feb 16 08:56:14 arch systemd[478]: pulseaudio.service: Got notification message from PID 668, but reception is disabled.
Feb 16 08:56:14 arch systemd[478]: pulseaudio.service: Succeeded.
Feb 16 08:56:14 arch systemd[478]: Stopped pulseaudio.service.

SHELL=/bin/bash
WINDOWID=14680078
COLORTERM=truecolor
I3SOCK=/run/user/1000/i3/ipc-socket.523
GTK_MODULES=canberra-gtk-module
XDG_SEAT=seat0
PWD=/home/ararat/scala/projects/test
LOGNAME=ararat
XDG_SESSION_TYPE=tty
XAUTHORITY=/home/ararat/.Xauthority
DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID=i3/kitty/523-1-arch_TIME382478
WINDOWPATH=1
MOTD_SHOWN=pam
HOME=/home/ararat
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
KITTY_WINDOW_ID=1
INVOCATION_ID=8a7d35f64eb049099b786973590f2914
XDG_SESSION_CLASS=user
TERMINFO=/usr/lib/kitty/terminfo
TERM=xterm-kitty
USER=ararat
DISPLAY=:0
SHLVL=3
XDG_VTNR=1
XDG_SESSION_ID=1
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000
JOURNAL_STREAM=8:17874
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/default/bin:/usr/bin/site_perl:/usr/bin/vendor_perl:/usr/bin/core_perl
DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus
MAIL=/var/spool/mail/ararat
_=/usr/bin/printenv
OLDPWD=/home/ararat

Last edited by callmer (2021-02-16 13:44:50)

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#12 2021-02-16 13:45:29

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Re: [SOLVED]pulseaudio doesn't work when ALSA works fine

Well yes... run the systemctl command with unmask instead of mask again, we've established that the issue is your volume setting and not an inherent problem with pulse.

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#13 2021-02-16 17:30:16

callmer
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Re: [SOLVED]pulseaudio doesn't work when ALSA works fine

V1del wrote:

Well yes... run the systemctl command with unmask instead of mask again, we've established that the issue is your volume setting and not an inherent problem with pulse.

I have an issue now too, but I want to not bother you too much with my noobiness and search for it by my own, I'll let you know.

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#14 2021-02-17 04:53:20

callmer
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Re: [SOLVED]pulseaudio doesn't work when ALSA works fine

Ok, now it's another problem, so I'll open another topic for this. Thanks.

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#15 2021-02-17 06:11:57

callmer
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Re: [SOLVED]pulseaudio doesn't work when ALSA works fine

V1del wrote:

Well yes... run the systemctl command with unmask instead of mask again, we've established that the issue is your volume setting and not an inherent problem with pulse.

well now pulse audio is unmasked 

systemctl --user status pulseaudio
● pulseaudio.service - Sound Service
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pulseaudio.service; disabled; vend>
     Active: inactive (dead)

But I can't hear anything even after reboot. Maybe this may also help 

pulseaudio
^CE: [alsa-sink-ALC294 Analog] alsa-sink.c: Error opening PCM device front:0: Device or resource busy

edit: also I still can't use pulsemixer 

pulsemixer
bash: pulsemixer: command not found

Edit: Maybe that's because it's inactive (dead), ok I'll work on that way and post.

Last edited by callmer (2021-02-17 06:34:50)

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#16 2021-02-17 08:33:14

V1del
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Re: [SOLVED]pulseaudio doesn't work when ALSA works fine

Pulsemixer needs to be installed to be found it's not an inherent dependency of pulse.

The error you have with manually starting pulseaudio is now that something is blocking the device, recheck sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/* and in general use 

systemctl --user start pulseaudio

so that it is properly integrated into the session logic.

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