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eduardosm

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Registered: 2011-02-26

Posts: 18

PulseAudio stops sounding when I switch to other display (Ctrl+Alt+F1)

Hello.
When I am playing any sound and I switch to a display (Ctrl+Alt+F1, Ctrl+Alt+F2...) where I have not loged in or a am not loged with my default user account, the sound stops, and when I switch back, I continues sounding.
Anyone have an idea of what could be causing this?

Thanks.

cybertorture

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Registered: 2010-05-05

Posts: 339

Re: PulseAudio stops sounding when I switch to other display (Ctrl+Alt+F1)

Yes it is consolekit. Basically your "seat" is not active when you switch consoles. If i am not mistaken it is default behavior of pulseaudio.

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eduardosm

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Registered: 2011-02-26

Posts: 18

Re: PulseAudio stops sounding when I switch to other display (Ctrl+Alt+F1)

Thanks for the reply.
Is there a way to change that behavior?

Edit: After killing console-kit-daemon, sound works on all displays, but I think that it is not the best solution.

Last edited by eduardosm (2011-12-02 21:29:57)