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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] no sound with pulseaudio
From: =?UTF-8?B?Q2FuZWsgUGVsw6FleiBWYWxkw6lz?= <caneko@gmail.com>
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I think I see the problem: the sound is getting through the digital output,
not the analog one (near the end of pactl output). You need to set the
analog output: pactl man page will tell you how (sorry, left the laptop at
the office and I'm writing this on my phone). It's also possible to do it
with gnome-sound-settings, in the hardware tab (if I remember correctly).
Good luck.
El 28/09/2011 20:27, "Tamer Higazi" <th982a@googlemail.com> escribi=C3=B3:
> Am 29.09.2011 01:27, schrieb Canek Pel=C3=A1ez Vald=C3=A9s:
>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Tamer Higazi <th982a@googlemail.com>
wrote:
>>> Am 29.09.2011 00:03, schrieb Canek Pel=C3=A1ez Vald=C3=A9s:
>>>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Tamer Higazi <th982a@googlemail.com>
wrote:
>>>>> Am 28.09.2011 23:28, schrieb Canek Pel=C3=A1ez Vald=C3=A9s:
>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Tamer Higazi <th982a@googlemail.com=
>
wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi!
>>>>>>> I have configured pulseaudio according
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/PulseAudio
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> but I simply have no sound.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The pulseaudio playback volume meter shows me signal, and that the
bars
>>>>>>> are jumping if I playback a music track.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> alsa-plugins (with pulseaudio USE flag)
>>>>>>> gst-plugins-pulse
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> are installed. But I don't know what is being blocked, that I have
no
>>>>>>> sound output at my headphones.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> PS: the headphones are ok.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What music player are you using? Did you set or modify ~/.asoundrc?
>>>>>
>>>>> ~/.asoundrc doesn't exist.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have /etc/asound.conf with these entries:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> pcm.pulse {
>>>>> type pulse
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> ctl.pulse {
>>>>> type pulse
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> for all alsa applications to be redirected to pulse!
>>>>
>>>> Mmmh. It's not exactly like that: If you use pcm.pulse and ctl.pulse,
>>>> then you need to specify pulse as the virtual ALSA device. If you want
>>>> "all alsa applications to be redirected to pulse", you need:
>>>>
>>>> pcm.!default {
>>>> type pulse
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> ctl.!default {
>>>> type pulse
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>>> The players Rhythmbox, xine all with pulseaudio default output
plugins.
>>>>
>>>> That should work. Did you check in sound settings that pulse is indeed
>>>> the desired output
>>>>
>>>>>> What Desktop do you use?
>>>>>
>>>>> Gnome, latest 2.x version
>>>>>
>>>>> Is the pulseaudio daemon running?
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes!
>>>>>
>>>>> tamer@office ~ $ pstree -pu | grep puls
>>>>>
>>>>>
|-pulseaudio(22833,tamer)-+-gconf-helper(22840)---{gconf-helper}(22841)
>>>>> | |-{pulseaudio}(22839)
>>>>> | `-{pulseaudio}(22842)
>>>>
>>>> Looks OK.
>>>>
>>>>> I have added all config files in "/etc/pulse/"
>>>>
>>>> I wouldn't touch the files on /etc/pulse. I recommend first trying to
>>>> make it work with the files included with pulseaudio (backup
>>>> /etc/pulse, move the dir out of /etc and emerge again pulseaudio)
>>>> before trying anything else. Supposedly, pulseaudio should "just
>>>> works". Since the first time I installed it I have never touched the
>>>> files in /etc/pulse, except to change the log-level of the daemon.
>>>>
>>> As requested, I moved the pulse folder somewhere else and remerged
>>> pulseaudio as well moved /etc/asound.conf somewhere else as well.
>>>
>>> No sound!
>>
>> Weird.
>>
>>>> I'm on GNOME 3, so things are a little different, and I don't remember
>>>> exactly the dialogs, but instead of the Gentoo wiki page, I would
>>>> follow this:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/PerfectSetup
>>>>
>>>> And more specifically:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/PerfectSetup#GNOME
>>>>
>>>> and
>>>>
>>>> http://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/PerfectSetup#GStreamerApplications
>>>>
>>>> Also, in really weird cases, the ALSA device gets its volume muted:
>>>> You can try to remove (back up first) /etc/asound.conf, and run (as
>>>> root)
>>>>
>>>> alsamixer -V all
>>>
>>> I did, and fired all the bars up. nothing! really nothing!
>>
>> Really weird.
>>
>>>> and trying to unmute and turn up the volume on everything. When you
>>>> hear something with any player, return the asound.conf to /etc and try
>>>> again.
>>>>
>>>> Regards.
>>>
>>> I have the dumb feeling that one process is blocking the output, I hear
>>> in my headphones the white noise of my system, which wouldn't be there
>>> if the soundcard hadn't been initialised.
>>
>> It's more simple than that: if you see the bars movind in the mixer
>> application, some sound should be made.
>>
>>> Is there a way to find out which applications might make use of the
>>> soundcard right now?!
>>
>> Probably with strace or a similar tool; however, let me see first if
>> I'm understanding the problem. This is a laptop?
>
> A usual tower machine! Core2 DUO, nothing's special!
>
> If so, the sound
>> works without headphones? The internal speakers work?
>
> with the headphones all the time....
>
> There are no internal speakers (not a notebook)
>>
>> Also, can you please post the output of "pactl list"?
> Yes of course, here it is:
>
> http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=3DwDgy3x64
>>
>> Regards.
>
> thanks
>
>
> Tamer
>
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<p>I think I see the problem: the sound is getting through the digital outp=
ut, not the analog one (near the end of pactl output). You need to set the =
analog output: pactl man page will tell you how (sorry, left the laptop at =
the office and I'm writing this on my phone). It's also possible to=
do it with gnome-sound-settings, in the hardware tab (if I remember correc=
tly).</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">El 28/09/2011 20:27, "Tamer Higazi" &l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:th982a@googlemail.com">th982a@googlemail.com</a>> es=
cribi=C3=B3:<br type=3D"attribution">> Am 29.09.2011 01:27, schrieb Cane=
k Pel=C3=A1ez Vald=C3=A9s:<br>
>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Tamer Higazi <<a href=3D"mailt=
o:th982a@googlemail.com">th982a@googlemail.com</a>> wrote:<br>>>&g=
t; Am 29.09.2011 00:03, schrieb Canek Pel=C3=A1ez Vald=C3=A9s:<br>>>&=
gt;> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Tamer Higazi <<a href=3D"mailto=
:th982a@googlemail.com">th982a@googlemail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>>> Am 28.09.2011 23:28, schrieb Canek Pel=C3=A1ez Vald=C3=
=A9s:<br>>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Tamer Hi=
gazi <<a href=3D"mailto:th982a@googlemail.com">th982a@googlemail.com</a>=
> wrote:<br>
>>>>>>> Hi!<br>>>>>>>> I have con=
figured pulseaudio according<br>>>>>>>><br>>>>=
;>>>> <a href=3D"http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/PulseAudio">htt=
p://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/PulseAudio</a><br>
>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>><br>>>>=
;>>>> but I simply have no sound.<br>>>>>>>&g=
t;<br>>>>>>>> The pulseaudio playback volume meter sho=
ws me signal, and that the bars<br>
>>>>>>> are jumping if I playback a music track.<br>&g=
t;>>>>>><br>>>>>>>> alsa-plugins (wi=
th pulseaudio USE flag)<br>>>>>>>> gst-plugins-pulse<b=
r>
>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>> are installed.=
But I don't know what is being blocked, that I have no<br>>>>=
>>>> sound output at my headphones.<br>>>>>>>=
><br>
>>>>>>> PS: the headphones are ok.<br>>>>>=
>>><br>>>>>>>> Any suggestions?<br>>>&g=
t;>>><br>>>>>>> What music player are you using?=
Did you set or modify ~/.asoundrc?<br>
>>>>><br>>>>>> ~/.asoundrc doesn't exist.=
<br>>>>>><br>>>>>> I have /etc/asound.conf wi=
th these entries:<br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>&g=
t;>>> pcm.pulse {<br>
>>>>> type pulse<br>>>>>> }<br>>>>=
;>><br>>>>>> ctl.pulse {<br>>>>>> ty=
pe pulse<br>>>>>> }<br>>>>>><br>>>>&=
gt;> for all alsa applications to be redirected to pulse!<br>
>>>><br>>>>> Mmmh. It's not exactly like that: =
If you use pcm.pulse and ctl.pulse,<br>>>>> then you need to sp=
ecify pulse as the virtual ALSA device. If you want<br>>>>> &qu=
ot;all alsa applications to be redirected to pulse", you need:<br>
>>>><br>>>>> pcm.!default {<br>>>>> =
type pulse<br>>>>> }<br>>>>><br>>>>> c=
tl.!default {<br>>>>> type pulse<br>>>>> }<br>
>>>><br>>>>>> The players Rhythmbox, xine all wi=
th pulseaudio default output plugins.<br>>>>><br>>>>&g=
t; That should work. Did you check in sound settings that pulse is indeed<b=
r>
>>>> the desired output<br>>>>><br>>>>>=
>> What Desktop do you use?<br>>>>>><br>>>>&g=
t;> Gnome, latest 2.x version<br>>>>>><br>>>>>=
;> Is the pulseaudio daemon running?<br>
>>>>><br>>>>>> Yes!<br>>>>>><b=
r>>>>>> tamer@office ~ $ pstree -pu | grep puls<br>>>&=
gt;>><br>>>>>> |-pulseaudio(22833,tamer)-+-gconf-helpe=
r(22840)---{gconf-helper}(22841)<br>
>>>>> | |-{pulseaudio}(22839)=
<br>>>>>> | `-{pulseaudio}(22=
842)<br>>>>><br>>>>> Looks OK.<br>>>>><=
br>
>>>>> I have added all config files in "/etc/pulse/&quo=
t;<br>>>>><br>>>>> I wouldn't touch the files o=
n /etc/pulse. I recommend first trying to<br>>>>> make it work =
with the files included with pulseaudio (backup<br>
>>>> /etc/pulse, move the dir out of /etc and emerge again puls=
eaudio)<br>>>>> before trying anything else. Supposedly, pulsea=
udio should "just<br>>>>> works". Since the first tim=
e I installed it I have never touched the<br>
>>>> files in /etc/pulse, except to change the log-level of the=
daemon.<br>>>>><br>>>> As requested, I moved the puls=
e folder somewhere else and remerged<br>>>> pulseaudio as well mov=
ed /etc/asound.conf somewhere else as well.<br>
>>><br>>>> No sound!<br>>> <br>>> Weird.<br>&=
gt;> <br>>>>> I'm on GNOME 3, so things are a little dif=
ferent, and I don't remember<br>>>>> exactly the dialogs, b=
ut instead of the Gentoo wiki page, I would<br>
>>>> follow this:<br>>>>><br>>>>> <a hr=
ef=3D"http://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/PerfectSetup">http://www.pulseaudio.or=
g/wiki/PerfectSetup</a><br>>>>><br>>>>> And more sp=
ecifically:<br>
>>>><br>>>>> <a href=3D"http://www.pulseaudio.org/w=
iki/PerfectSetup#GNOME">http://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/PerfectSetup#GNOME</=
a><br>>>>><br>>>>> and<br>>>>><br>>&=
gt;>> <a href=3D"http://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/PerfectSetup#GStreame=
rApplications">http://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/PerfectSetup#GStreamerApplica=
tions</a><br>
>>>><br>>>>> Also, in really weird cases, the ALSA =
device gets its volume muted:<br>>>>> You can try to remove (ba=
ck up first) /etc/asound.conf, and run (as<br>>>>> root)<br>
>>>><br>>>>> alsamixer -V all<br>>>><br>&g=
t;>> I did, and fired all the bars up. nothing! really nothing!<br>&g=
t;> <br>>> Really weird.<br>>> <br>>>>> and tryi=
ng to unmute and turn up the volume on everything. When you<br>
>>>> hear something with any player, return the asound.conf to =
/etc and try<br>>>>> again.<br>>>>><br>>>>=
> Regards.<br>>>><br>>>> I have the dumb feeling that =
one process is blocking the output, I hear<br>
>>> in my headphones the white noise of my system, which wouldn=
9;t be there<br>>>> if the soundcard hadn't been initialised.<=
br>>> <br>>> It's more simple than that: if you see the bar=
s movind in the mixer<br>
>> application, some sound should be made.<br>>> <br>>>&g=
t; Is there a way to find out which applications might make use of the<br>&=
gt;>> soundcard right now?!<br>>> <br>>> Probably with st=
race or a similar tool; however, let me see first if<br>
>> I'm understanding the problem. This is a laptop?<br>> <br>&=
gt; A usual tower machine! Core2 DUO, nothing's special!<br>> <br>&g=
t; If so, the sound<br>>> works without headphones? The internal spe=
akers work?<br>
> <br>> with the headphones all the time....<br>> <br>> There a=
re no internal speakers (not a notebook)<br>>> <br>>> Also, can=
you please post the output of "pactl list"?<br>> Yes of cours=
e, here it is:<br>
> <br>> <a href=3D"http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=3DwDgy3x64">http://p=
astebin.com/raw.php?i=3DwDgy3x64</a><br>>> <br>>> Regards.<br>&=
gt; <br>> thanks<br>> <br>> <br>> Tamer<br>> <br></div>
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