No audio on ArchBang/Arch Linux

Altiris · 10-06-2013, 01:31 PM

Out of nowhere when I started my PC I dont have any audio. If I run "pulseaudio --start" nothing returns (which means its starting correct?). I can also kill pulseaudio. However if I run "pulseaudio -vvv" I get this in the output

Code:

I: [pulseaudio] main.c: setrlimit(RLIMIT_NICE, (31, 31)) 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 4.0
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Compilation host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Compilation CFLAGS: -march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wall -W -Wextra -Wno-long-long -Wno-overlength-strings -Wunsafe-loop-optimizations -Wundef -Wformat=2 -Wlogical-op -Wsign-compare -Wformat-security -Wmissing-include-dirs -Wformat-nonliteral -Wpointer-arith -Winit-self -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wfloat-equal -Wmissing-prototypes -Wredundant-decls -Wmissing-declarations -Wmissing-noreturn -Wshadow -Wendif-labels -Wcast-align -Wstrict-aliasing -Wwrite-strings -Wno-unused-parameter -ffast-math -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fno-common -fdiagnostics-show-option
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Running on host: Linux x86_64 3.11.2-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Sep 27 07:35:36 CEST 2013
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Found 4 CPUs.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Page size is 4096 bytes
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Compiled with Valgrind support: no
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Running in valgrind mode: no
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Running in VM: no
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Optimized build: yes
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: FASTPATH defined, only fast path asserts disabled.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Machine ID is e5cd08899f6b4aae8a90321da91746fc.
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/andre/.config/pulse.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Using modules directory /usr/lib/pulse-4.0/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.

It says "pa_pid_file_create() failed." what does this mean, and is this the problem? I need to work on a video project soon but I cant even hear any audio.

aus9 · 10-07-2013, 06:05 PM

HI

until you get a better reply, it looks like you either did not kill pulseaudio and delete its PID file or you started PA twice so this command output is the second start so already finds a PID file.

But your main issue is no sound.

Have you installed pavucontrol and run it?
Have you checked your mixer levels?

since you have a home folder .config...do you have a home .pulse folder?

make sure in pavucontrol you have not accidently muted or lowered sound levels so if interested google wikis for your distro
or http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/_detai...i%3Apulseaudio