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detto

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Registered: 2006-01-23

Posts: 510

BASICS - PulseAudio - No Sound

Hello!

I have a fresh Arch installation and everything works fine, but I lost my sound.
That's right, it worked at first but now it doesn't. Didn't change anything regarding sound packages, only had a reboot inbetween.

pavucontrol shows me all my devices (I have an USB DAC in use) and the mixer is unmuted.
The volume meters/bars are also acting when sound is played back, but it just won't reach my headphones, it's total silence.

I don't know where to look anymore but will provide any information needed to solve this.
Really want to keep using Arch again.

Cheers!

Last edited by detto (2014-10-30 20:01:09)

detto

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Registered: 2006-01-23

Posts: 510

Re: BASICS - PulseAudio - No Sound

If I play an audio file in a mediaplayer (mp3 opened in parole) I have no sound but during the playback when I move the volume slider in parole, I hear clacking sound. This clacking sound gets louder the higher I move the volume slider.

edit: just replugged the USB into the very same port and it works.

So far I see this as solved, but I wonder what happens when I reboot my machine.
Well, if it won't work then, I might come back here.

Last edited by detto (2014-10-25 17:03:28)

detto

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Registered: 2006-01-23

Posts: 510

Re: BASICS - PulseAudio - No Sound

I'm back. My sound doesn't work anymore.

It's not Arch specific though as a fresh installation of Lubuntu has the exact same problem.
I can play an audio file with

aplay -D plughw:1,0 /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav

and I hear distorted crap.

Replugging the USB port doesn't help anymore, switching USB port doesn't help either.
It is something related to alsa (I GUESS!) because Lubuntu has the same problem withouth an installed pulseaudio package.

Can anybody help me out fix this?