pulseaudio will no longer launch/autorun my user-configured server

Iragator · 07-31-2019, 08:09 AM

Hi,
I am new to linux and have just finished setting up my windows VM with GPU passthrough on Virt-Manager.

I had my 127.0.0.1 server working fine...

until the [fire na] static hugepages attacked. I tried setting them up and failed miserably. The next thing I knew, pulseaudio wasn't working properly on the host. (and the guest obviously)

Things I have tried:

Code:

# pulseaudio
# pulseaudio --k
# pulseaudio -D
# pulseaudio --kill
# pulseaudio --start
# the x-11 start command
#[insert grep command that I cannot remember that shows you active pulseaudio channels]

aditionally i have tried:
- removing the pulse temp file
- uninstalling pulseaudio, then reinstalling
- purge uninstalling, then reinstalling

PS: for clarity on what I had working and what I am trying to get to work again is the audio section at the bottom of this guide, but before any comments - https://forum.level1techs.com/t/play...k-guide/108981

- I am on Debian 10

aus9 · 10-24-2019, 08:47 PM

Hi since no-one has given a reply to an oldish post until you get a better reply lets start off with some facts?

one...run from a terminal
pulseaudio -h

this will show you at commands need to be exact to have any effect.
pulseaudio --k should have been pulseaudio -k

Two Have you changed from system setting to user settings.....I have to assume no unless you say so.

Three that means that system files in Debian with luck are at /etc/pulse and the client.conf will show a default of
; autospawn = yes

So you copy the files to your home dir called
.config/pulse/

Note the leading dot, easier to see in a terminal

Code:

ls .config/pulse/

As its likely you are not going to see any configs in that home dir I will leap ahead and give you a fairly easy way of copying?

Code:

cd .config/pulse
cp /etc/pulse/*conf .
cp /etc/pulse/default.pa .
ls -al

Now you have the option to uncomment client.conf and remove the ; and change the line to autospawn = no
so that when you kill the daemon, it will not restart, this session until you tell it to.

As you are a windows user? do a full reboot
then run

Code:

pulseaudio -vvv

and post the results.....assuming your hardware matches the link.....I don't run windows in a VM so can not help there