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Gueatu

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Registered: 2022-11-11

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Dummy Output Pulseaudio ( snd_hda_intel) "pa_pid_file_create() failed"

I have a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon 7th Gen

here's what I have so far:

]$ pulseaudio -vvv
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 16.1

D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Compilation CFLAGS: Not yet supported on meson
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Running on host: Linux x86_64 6.0.8-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu, 10 Nov 2022 21:14:24 +0000
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Found 8 CPUs.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Page size is 4096 bytes
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Compiled with Valgrind support: yes
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 32f7a40e2afebd1021124cae63543881.
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/wesley/.config/pulse.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Using modules directory /usr/lib/pulseaudio/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.
[wesley@archlinux ~]$
[wesley@archlinux ~]$ lsmod | grep snd_hda_intel
snd_hda_intel          61440  0
snd_intel_dspcfg       36864  4 snd_hda_intel,snd_sof,snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_soc_skl
snd_hda_codec         188416  5 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_soc_hdac_hda
snd_hda_core          118784  10 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_ext_core,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_soc_hdac_hda,snd_soc_skl,snd_sof_intel_hda
snd_pcm               172032  12 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,soundwire_intel,snd_sof,snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_compress,snd_soc_core,snd_sof_utils,snd_soc_skl,snd_hda_core,snd_pcm_dmaengine
snd                   131072  12 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_sof,snd_timer,snd_compress,thinkpad_acpi,snd_soc_core,snd_pcm
[wesley@archlinux ~]$ pacmd list-cards
0 card(s) available.
[wesley@archlinux ~]$ pacmd list-sinks
1 sink(s) available.
  * index: 0
        name: <auto_null>
        driver: <module-null-sink.c>
        flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
        state: SUSPENDED
        suspend cause: IDLE
        priority: 1000
        volume: front-left: 66191 / 101% / 0.26 dB,   front-right: 66191 / 101% / 0.26 dB
                balance 0.00
        base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
        volume steps: 65537
        muted: no
        current latency: 0.00 ms
        max request: 344 KiB
        max rewind: 344 KiB
        monitor source: 0
        sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
        channel map: front-left,front-right
                     Stereo
        used by: 0
        linked by: 0
        configured latency: 0.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 2000.00 ms
        module: 11
        properties:
                device.description = "Dummy Output"
                device.class = "abstract"
                device.icon_name = "audio-card"

any help is superbly appreciated, many thanks in advance

Last edited by Gueatu (2022-11-11 16:30:09)

Gueatu

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Registered: 2022-11-11

Posts: 2

Re: Dummy Output Pulseaudio ( snd_hda_intel) "pa_pid_file_create() failed"

$ modprobe --show-depends snd_hda_intel
insmod /lib/modules/6.0.8-arch1-1/kernel/sound/soundcore.ko.zst
insmod /lib/modules/6.0.8-arch1-1/kernel/sound/core/snd.ko.zst
insmod /lib/modules/6.0.8-arch1-1/kernel/sound/core/snd-timer.ko.zst
insmod /lib/modules/6.0.8-arch1-1/kernel/sound/core/snd-pcm.ko.zst
insmod /lib/modules/6.0.8-arch1-1/kernel/sound/core/snd-hwdep.ko.zst
insmod /lib/modules/6.0.8-arch1-1/kernel/sound/hda/snd-hda-core.ko.zst
insmod /lib/modules/6.0.8-arch1-1/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-codec.ko.zst
insmod /lib/modules/6.0.8-arch1-1/kernel/sound/hda/snd-intel-sdw-acpi.ko.zst
insmod /lib/modules/6.0.8-arch1-1/kernel/sound/hda/snd-intel-dspcfg.ko.zst
insmod /lib/modules/6.0.8-arch1-1/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko.zst