Pulseaudio over network

sDoky · 2010-06-24 20:06:37

Hi, I have a Thinkpad R400 and I also have an ArchLinux i686 home server connected via spdif to my home sound system. When I used debian Lenny, I got really old pulseaudio server, GUI, everything - it worked though. It worked only if I was logged in via X server (graphically) locally or remotely. So I installed Arch (thinking using the same OSes can ease things ... I was so naive) and I cannot get this pulse sound server running. First of all I cannot start pavucontrol over ssh tunnel, it has to be from within logged in session. my /etc/hosts.allow:

ALL:ALL

I would like to have the pulseaudio started as a daemon, not having to start X at all. I am unable to start it though. It just says FAILED and gives no reason at all. please tell me what should I do, what how-to should I abide or... Thank you

ngoonee · 2010-06-24 23:58:59

I believe you can either start pulseaudio as its own user or as root (which is known as the system-wide-daemon). For the former, for network access you have to copy some cookie over (check the pulseaudio website's wiki). The latter isn't recommended for security issues, and I think you still have to copy a cookie.

You probably don't want to start pavucontrol over the SSH tunnel though, since that WILL require X running on the home server, as far as I know. I think you can start pavucontrol on your local machine to control the home server, assuming you've set your pulseaudio configs correctly (ie. the IP of the home server).

sDoky · 2010-06-25 08:16:27

Well to be honest I am pretty desperate in starting the system-wide daemon. It doesn't give me any reason. Although if I edit the /etc/rc.d/pulseaudio and change the execute parameter fail=1 to fail=0 ti starts, but doesn't work. Also I am unable to set the proper output - it always falls back to Analog output, though I want digital out. Another thing - I cannot start pavucontrol on the system-wide daemon to set the right output. I would like to know what config files is it using to set it manually.

ngoonee · 2010-06-25 10:26:16

Sorry, I can't help you without more details than that, particularly what exactly you've done. If you're that desparate best to ask on the pulseaudio mailing list, but even there a post like the one you just put up won't get you anywhere.

List config file changes, etc. Don't just say "I followed such-and-such link", noone is gonna read it to try and point out where its wrong.

sDoky · 2010-06-25 17:39:48

Okay, server side /etc/pulse/daemon.conf

 daemonize = yes
 fail = no
 allow-module-loading = no
 allow-exit = no
 use-pid-file = no
 system-instance = yes
 enable-shm = no
 shm-size-bytes = 64 # setting this 0 will use the system-default, usually 64 MiB
; lock-memory = no
; cpu-limit = no

; high-priority = yes
; nice-level = -11

; realtime-scheduling = yes
; realtime-priority = 5

 exit-idle-time = -20
; scache-idle-time = 20

; dl-search-path = (depends on architecture)

; load-default-script-file = yes
; default-script-file =

; log-target = auto
; log-level = notice
; log-meta = no
; log-time = no
; log-backtrace = 0

; resample-method = speex-float-3
; enable-remixing = yes
; enable-lfe-remixing = no

; flat-volumes = yes

; rlimit-fsize = -1
; rlimit-data = -1
; rlimit-stack = -1
; rlimit-core = -1
; rlimit-as = -1
; rlimit-rss = -1
; rlimit-nproc = -1
; rlimit-nofile = 256
; rlimit-memlock = -1
; rlimit-locks = -1
; rlimit-sigpending = -1
; rlimit-msgqueue = -1
; rlimit-nice = 31
; rlimit-rtprio = 9
; rlimit-rttime = 1000000

; default-sample-format = s16le
; default-sample-rate = 44100
; default-sample-channels = 2
; default-channel-map = front-left,front-right

; default-fragments = 4
; default-fragment-size-msec = 25

server side /etc/pulse/system.pa

### Automatically load driver modules depending on the hardware available
.ifexists module-udev-detect.so
load-module module-udev-detect
.else
### Alternatively use the static hardware detection module (for systems that
### lack HAL support)
load-module module-detect
.endif

### Load several protocols
.ifexists module-esound-protocol-unix.so
load-module module-esound-protocol-unix
.endif
load-module module-native-protocol-unix

### Automatically restore the volume of streams and devices
load-module module-stream-restore
load-module module-device-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

### Make sure we always have a sink around, even if it is a null sink.
load-module module-always-sink

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

### Enable positioned event sounds
load-module module-position-event-sounds

### Automatically restore volumes
load-module module-volume-restore table="/var/pulse/volume-restore.table"

load-module module-native-protocol-tcp auth-anonymous=1
#load-module module-native-protocol-tcp

server side /etc/pulse/default.pa

.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

### Automatically restore the volume of streams and devices
load-module module-device-restore
load-module module-stream-restore
load-module module-card-restore

### Automatically augment property information from .desktop files
### stored in /usr/share/application
load-module module-augment-properties

### 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
#load-module module-alsa-source device=hw:1,0
#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 module-udev-detect.so
load-module module-udev-detect
.else
### Alternatively use the static hardware detection module (for systems that
### lack udev support)
load-module module-detect
.endif

### Automatically load driver modules for Bluetooth hardware
.ifexists module-bluetooth-discover.so
load-module module-bluetooth-discover
.endif

### Load several protocols
.ifexists module-esound-protocol-unix.so
load-module module-esound-protocol-unix
.endif
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
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

### 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 module-gconf.so
.nofail
load-module module-gconf
.fail
.endif

### 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

### Make sure we always have a sink around, even if it is a null sink.
load-module module-always-sink

### Honour intended role device property
load-module module-intended-roles

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

### If autoexit on idle is enabled we want to make sure we only quit
### when no local session needs us anymore.
load-module module-console-kit

### Enable positioned event sounds
load-module module-position-event-sounds

### Cork music streams when a phone stream is active
load-module module-cork-music-on-phone

# X11 modules should not be started from default.pa so that one daemon
# can be shared by multiple sessions.

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

### Register ourselves in the X11 session manager
#load-module module-x11-xsmp

### Publish connection data in the X11 root window
#.ifexists module-x11-publish.so
#.nofail
#load-module module-x11-publish
#.fail
#.endif

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

please tell me what else should I post. Also, is it necessary to have the cookie synced over network (nfs, sshfs etc...) or is it OK if I just copy it?

ngoonee · 2010-06-26 01:26:03

Sigh, did you not read 'config-file changes'? In any case, I don't think you even bothered to read the pulseaudio wiki as I requested you to do in the first reply.

http://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/FAQ#Howd … thenetwork

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#1 2010-06-24 20:06:37

Pulseaudio over network

#2 2010-06-24 23:58:59

Re: Pulseaudio over network

#3 2010-06-25 08:16:27

Re: Pulseaudio over network

#4 2010-06-25 10:26:16

Re: Pulseaudio over network

#5 2010-06-25 17:39:48

Re: Pulseaudio over network

#6 2010-06-26 01:26:03

Re: Pulseaudio over network

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