[SOLVED] pactl Connection failure: Connection refused

teh_misteik · 2024-03-29 11:40:41

Hello, I am trying to control the volume in dwm window manager because there is currently no sound. And whenever I try:

pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ 50%

I get this error:

Connection failure: Connection refused
pa_context_connect() failed: Connection refused

Please help me

Last edited by teh_misteik (2024-03-31 09:02:02)

V1del · 2024-03-29 13:58:32

How are you starting dwm? If via startx make sure you follow the notes in https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xinit#xinitrc to setup your systemd and dbus session properly

teh_misteik · 2024-03-29 14:50:34

V1del wrote:

How are you starting dwm? If via startx make sure you follow the notes in https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xinit#xinitrc to setup your systemd and dbus session properly

Yes i am starting it with startx. but nothing useful there. can you explain a bit more about what i should do with my xinitrc file?

V1del · 2024-03-29 19:17:18

The wiki wrote:

Note: At the very least, ensure that the last if block in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc is present in your ~/.xinitrc file to ensure that the scripts in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d are sourced.

Is the part you have to pay attention to

teh_misteik · 2024-03-30 07:07:41

V1del wrote:

The wiki wrote:
Note: At the very least, ensure that the last if block in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc is present in your ~/.xinitrc file to ensure that the scripts in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d are sourced.
Is the part you have to pay attention to

Yes, it is present. If you mean

if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ] ; then
 for f in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/?*.sh ; do
  [ -x "$f" ] && . "$f"
 done
 unset f
fi

then it is present.

Here is my .xinitrc file, if you would like to inspect it:

#!/bin/sh

userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
sysresources=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xresources
sysmodmap=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap

# merge in defaults and keymaps

if [ -f $sysresources ]; then







    xrdb -merge $sysresources

fi

if [ -f $sysmodmap ]; then
    xmodmap $sysmodmap
fi

if [ -f "$userresources" ]; then







    xrdb -merge "$userresources"

fi

if [ -f "$usermodmap" ]; then
    xmodmap "$usermodmap"
fi

# start some nice programs

if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ] ; then
 for f in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/?*.sh ; do
  [ -x "$f" ] && . "$f"
 done
 unset f
fi

xwallpaper --zoom ~/Pictures/wallpapers/wallpaper.jpg
xcompmgr -c -C -t-5 -l-5 -r4.2 -o.55 &
exec dwm

seth · 2024-03-30 07:55:00

because there is currently no sound

Please post your complete system journal for the boot:

sudo journalctl -b | curl -F 'file=@-' 0x0.st

Also the outputs of

pacman -Qs 'wire|pulse'
find /etc/systemd -type l -exec test -f {} \; -print | awk -F'/' '{ printf ("%-40s | %s\n", $(NF-0), $(NF-1)) }' | sort -f

teh_misteik · 2024-03-30 10:26:19

seth wrote:

because there is currently no sound
Please post your complete system journal for the boot:
sudo journalctl -b | curl -F 'file=@-' 0x0.st
Also the outputs of
pacman -Qs 'wire|pulse'
find /etc/systemd -type l -exec test -f {} \; -print | awk -F'/' '{ printf ("%-40s | %s\n", $(NF-0), $(NF-1)) }' | sort -f

My system journal:
http://0x0.st/XzKI.txt

pacman -Qs 'wire|pulse'

local/kpipewire 6.0.2-3 (plasma)
    Components relating to pipewire use in Plasma
local/libcanberra 1:0.30+r2+gc0620e4-3
    A small and lightweight implementation of the XDG Sound Theme Specification
local/libpipewire 1:1.0.4-3
    Low-latency audio/video router and processor - client library
local/libpulse 17.0-3
    A featureful, general-purpose sound server (client library)
local/libraw1394 2.1.2-3
    Provides an API to the Linux IEEE1394 (FireWire) driver
local/libwireplumber 0.5.0-2
    Session / policy manager implementation for PipeWire - client library
local/linux 6.8.2.arch2-1
    The Linux kernel and modules
local/pipewire 1:1.0.4-3
    Low-latency audio/video router and processor
local/pipewire-session-manager 1:1.0.4-3
    Session manager for PipeWire (default provider)
local/wireless_tools 30.pre9-3
    Tools allowing to manipulate the Wireless Extensions
local/wireplumber 0.5.0-2
    Session / policy manager implementation for PipeWire

find /etc/systemd -type l -exec test -f {} \; -print | awk -F'/' '{ printf ("%-40s | %s\n", $(NF-0), $(NF-1)) }' | sort -f

dhcpcd@eno1.service                      | multi-user.target.wants
getty@tty1.service                       | getty.target.wants
p11-kit-server.socket                    | sockets.target.wants
pipewire-session-manager.service         | user
pipewire.socket                          | sockets.target.wants
remote-fs.target                         | multi-user.target.wants
systemd-userdbd.socket                   | sockets.target.wants
wireplumber.service                      | pipewire.service.wants

V1del · 2024-03-30 11:15:54

You need to install pipewire-pulse for pipewire's pulse integration to work

teh_misteik · 2024-03-31 09:01:43

V1del wrote:

You need to install pipewire-pulse for pipewire's pulse integration to work

thanks! everythings ok now!

Arch Linux

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[SOLVED] pactl Connection failure: Connection refused

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