Help with PulseAudio

Rasi · 2008-03-13 07:08:12

Hey, i wanted to install PulseAudio, but now i dont have sound at all... Maybe someone knows whats wrong.

Here are my config files:

#/etc/asound.conf start:
pcm.!default {
    type pulse
}
ctl.!default {
    type pulse
}

pcm.dsp0 {
    type plug
    slave.pcm "dmixer"
}

pcm.pulse {
    type pulse
}
ctl.pulse {
    type pulse
}
        
pcm.dmixer {
    type dmix
    ipc_key 1024
    slave {
        pcm "hw:0,0"
        period_time 0
        period_size 1024
        buffer_size 8192
        rate 48000   #many new cards are 48000 only
    }
    bindings {
        0 0
        1 1
    }
}

ctl.dmixer {
    type hw
    card 0
}

#end.

#!/usr/bin/pulseaudio -nF
#
# This file is part of PulseAudio.
#
# PulseAudio is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
# under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
#
# PulseAudio is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
# General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
# along with PulseAudio; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
# Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.

.nofail

### Load something into the sample cache
#load-sample-lazy x11-bell /usr/share/sounds/gtk-events/activate.wav
load-sample-lazy pulse-hotplug /usr/share/sounds/startup3.wav
#load-sample-lazy pulse-coldplug /usr/share/sounds/startup3.wav
#load-sample-lazy pulse-access /usr/share/sounds/generic.wav

#.fail

### Load audio drivers statically (it's probably better to not load
### these drivers manually, but instead use module-hal-detect --
### see below -- for doing this automatically)
#load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:0
#load-module module-alsa-source device=hw:0
#load-module module-oss device="/dev/dsp" sink_name=output source_name=input
#load-module module-oss-mmap device="/dev/dsp" sink_name=output source_name=input
#load-module module-null-sink
#load-module module-pipe-sink

### Automatically load driver modules depending on the hardware available
.ifexists /usr/lib/pulse-0.9/modules//module-hal-detect.so
load-module module-hal-detect auth-anonymous=1
.else
### Alternatively use the static hardware detection module (for systems that
### lack HAL support)
load-module module-detect
.endif

### Load several protocols
load-module module-esound-protocol-unix socket=/tmp/.esd/socket
load-module module-native-protocol-unix

### Network access (may be configured with paprefs, so leave this commented
### here if you plan to use paprefs)
#load-module module-esound-protocol-tcp
load-module module-native-protocol-tcp auth-anonymous=1
#load-module module-zeroconf-publish

### Load the RTP reciever module (also configured via paprefs, see above)
#load-module module-rtp-recv

### Load the RTP sender module (also configured via paprefs, see above)
#load-module module-null-sink sink_name=rtp format=s16be channels=2 rate=44100 description="RTP Multicast Sink"
#load-module module-rtp-send source=rtp.monitor

### Automatically restore the volume of playback streams
load-module module-volume-restore

### Automatically restore the default sink/source when changed by the user during runtime
load-module module-default-device-restore

### Automatically move streams to the default sink if the sink they are
### connected to dies, similar for sources
load-module module-rescue-streams

### Automatically suspend sinks/sources that become idle for too long
load-module module-suspend-on-idle

### Load X11 bell module
#load-module module-x11-bell sample=x11-bell

### Publish connection data in the X11 root window
.ifexists /usr/lib/pulse-0.9/modules//module-x11-publish.so
load-module module-x11-publish
.endif

### Register ourselves in the X11 session manager
# Deactivated by default, to avoid deadlock when PA is started as esd from gnome-session
# Instead we load this via /etc/xdg/autostart/ and "pactl load-module" now
# load-module module-x11-xsmp

### Load additional modules from GConf settings. This can be configured with the paprefs tool.
### Please keep in mind that the modules configured by paprefs might conflict with manually
### loaded modules.
.ifexists /usr/lib/pulse-0.9/modules//module-gconf.so
load-module module-gconf
.endif

### Make some devices default
#set-default-sink output
#set-default-source input

ok... i have a volume control now.. but trying with amarok, i dont have output... mpd also refuses to work, which i have set up for pulse audio..

Last edited by Rasi (2008-03-13 08:15:12)

BC · 2008-03-13 15:27:30

Is pulse in your DAEMONS array?

Also, comment out:

.ifexists /usr/lib/pulse-0.9/modules//module-x11-publish.so
load-module module-x11-publish
.endif

Rasi · 2008-03-13 19:50:19

Well, commected those lines out and restarted Pulse... Amarok still crashes when hitting Play and mpd also refuses to work with pulse-output... Alsa Output still works fine tho...

This is what amarok gives me:

carnager@localhost $ *** PULSEAUDIO: Unable to create stream.
amarokapp: pcm_pulse.c:112: pulse_stop: Zusicherung »pcm->stream« nicht erfüllt

Last edited by Rasi (2008-03-13 19:52:13)

BC · 2008-03-13 21:05:02

You in the pulse-access group?

Rasi · 2008-03-13 22:40:33

carnager@localhost $ groups
wheel video audio optical storage scanner users pulse-access

*sigh*

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#1 2008-03-13 07:08:12

Help with PulseAudio

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Re: Help with PulseAudio

#3 2008-03-13 19:50:19

Re: Help with PulseAudio

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Re: Help with PulseAudio

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