At first I thought this was due to the change in speex, and there being some fallout on other architectures for some reason, but it proved not to be the case. here is a log from an IRc session I had with Laura.
I'll have to defer to David on this one, given the attached log not really showing me anything obvious, although I am probably not looking hard enough. 19-02-2013 20:43:12 > TheMuso: Hrm interesting. No problem, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PulseAudio/Log. 19-02-2013 20:45:04 > TheMuso: np. 19-02-2013 21:07:34 > TheMuso: I am actually in London this week for a sprint, and I'm in the middle of something atm, but I'll take a look in a bit. 19-02-2013 21:17:07 > TheMuso: So this has only benn going on since pulse 3 correct? 19-02-2013 21:17:18 > TheMuso: Because we certianly don't wnat pulseaudio to die. 19-02-2013 21:19:02 > TheMuso: So, were you able to reproduce this when you were dumping a pulseaudio log? What app did you try to play audio with? 19-02-2013 22:14:58 > TheMuso: Ok saw that... 19-02-2013 22:15:11 > TheMuso: So what happens, does vlc not make any sound, or is it suttery? 19-02-2013 22:16:33 > TheMuso: But killing pulse, and restarting it works fine... 19-02-2013 22:16:44 > TheMuso: Hmm. 19-02-2013 22:16:56 > TheMuso: Right. 19-02-2013 22:17:30 > TheMuso: So that problem reared its head even when you ran pulse manually to get the log? 19-02-2013 22:19:33 > TheMuso: Yep thats right, I'm just trying to work out in my head why things work after things have been killed and brought up again... 19-02-2013 22:22:11 > TheMuso: Right, I have a tiny suspician I know what it is. So, I need you to test something for me. 19-02-2013 22:22:24 > TheMuso: 1. Open /etc/pulse/daemon.conf in an editor as root. 19-02-2013 22:22:35 > TheMuso: 2. Change the resample-method setting from speex-float-1 to trivial. 19-02-2013 22:22:42 > TheMuso: 3. Restart pulse, and log it as per the wiki. 19-02-2013 22:22:55 > TheMuso: 4. Make sure you only run app to play audio, i.e vlc. Try playing something and tell me what happens. 19-02-2013 22:23:01 > TheMuso: 5. Then kill a restart things as you have been. 19-02-2013 22:26:32 > TheMuso: Well kill it and run it as per the log instructions on the wiki. 19-02-2013 22:26:47 > TheMuso: np 19-02-2013 22:26:53 > TheMuso: Still the same thing? 19-02-2013 22:27:11 > TheMuso: Oh ok. 19-02-2013 22:28:59 > TheMuso: Ok, so sotp logging pulse, get rid of ~/.pulse/client.conf etc and just use it for a while and see how things go. The sound may not be as clear as previously due to a different resampler, but I want to see if you get the same behavior. 19-02-2013 22:29:12 > TheMuso: No, I don't really need the log now, I think I know whats going on. 19-02-2013 22:29:33 > TheMuso: In the meantime, I am going to prepare you a package to install, to verify the second part of my theory. I'll be coming back to you. 19-02-2013 22:29:45 > TheMuso: No problem. 19-02-2013 22:29:53 > TheMuso: its quicker to debug like this actually. 19-02-2013 22:30:52 > TheMuso: There is a bug, but I don't think its in pulse, and I don't think its a code bug as such. 19-02-2013 22:31:11 > TheMuso: I'll get this package prepared, and get back to you and will explain more. 19-02-2013 22:37:33 > TheMuso: Ok, Go to http://people.canonical.com/~themuso and download the debs you find there. Install them with dpkg, note they are downgrades. 19-02-2013 22:38:26 > TheMuso: Then, open up /etc/pulse/daemon.conf again and change resample-method from trivial back to speex-float-1. 19-02-2013 22:38:41 > TheMuso: Then, kill and restart pulse as normal and see if you get sound from vlc. 19-02-2013 22:39:45 > TheMuso: So as to whats going on. A change was made to speex at the end of last week to get better performance on arm, by twiddeling some build flags on arm. The way this was done may hav eaffected the way that speex was built on other architectures, like x86/x86_64. 19-02-2013 22:40:20 > TheMuso: So, these debs are a downgrade to the previous version mius the arm improvements to see if the status quoe returns for you. 19-02-2013 22:40:47 > TheMuso: Right. Go to a terminal and run sudo dpkg -i libspeex1_blah libspeexdsp1_blah 19-02-2013 22:41:04 > TheMuso: The software centre may not let you downgrade debs, which is why its better to do this with dpkg. 19-02-2013 22:41:09 > TheMuso: Not at all. 19-02-2013 22:43:12 > TheMuso: What? 19-02-2013 22:43:34 > TheMuso: Thats weird. 19-02-2013 22:43:42 > TheMuso: let me grab the debs from where I uploaded them to. 19-02-2013 22:44:32 > TheMuso: Ok they are proper debs here... What was your command-line to dpkg? 19-02-2013 22:45:38 > TheMuso: Thats weird. 19-02-2013 22:45:45 > TheMuso: Were you in the same dir as where they were downloaded? 19-02-2013 22:46:04 > TheMuso: In other words, if you used firefox to download them, then you needed to go into the Downloads directory in the terminal. 19-02-2013 22:46:55 > TheMuso: Right, I'd say that was your problem. 19-02-2013 22:47:39 > TheMuso: In downloads? 19-02-2013 22:48:20 > TheMuso: Ok, so if you used firefox to download the debs, they would be in Downloads. So in a terminal, cd ~/Downloads and then re-run the dpkg command. 19-02-2013 22:49:05 > TheMuso: np 19-02-2013 22:50:10 > TheMuso: Great. 19-02-2013 22:50:47 > TheMuso: Ok now follow the steps I mentioned above with regards to changing the pulse config back to how it was. 19-02-2013 22:51:46 > TheMuso: Oh hang on, don't restart pulse yet. 19-02-2013 22:52:00 > TheMuso: I see you also have the i386 version of those debs on your system. let me get them built and uploaded for you to install too. 19-02-2013 22:52:09 > TheMuso: Just reading the pastebin. 19-02-2013 22:52:38 > TheMuso: Thats why dpkg failed. 19-02-2013 22:53:20 > TheMuso: Ok, I'll just get the i386 debs sorted for you, and get you to install them. I'll then want you to completely log out and back in again when you next get the chance, so we can attempt to see if this problem rears itself with a fresh session. 19-02-2013 22:55:39 > TheMuso: Ok, go to http://people.canonical.com/~themuso again and grab the i386 debs and install them the same way. 19-02-2013 23:03:37 > TheMuso: You were in the desktop folder, not downloads. 19-02-2013 23:03:48 > TheMuso: Hrmm. 19-02-2013 23:04:11 > TheMuso: Oh yeah, you probably have no sound because the downgraded debs raen't properly set up yet. So install all the debs at once like so: 19-02-2013 23:04:20 > TheMuso: cd ~/Downloads 19-02-2013 23:04:22 > TheMuso: sudo dpkg -i *.deb 19-02-2013 23:04:31 > TheMuso: Which should install them all. 19-02-2013 23:05:07 > TheMuso: Once they are all properly installed, reboot once more and try again. 19-02-2013 23:05:54 > TheMuso: cd ~/Downloads 19-02-2013 23:06:06 > TheMuso: Not cd ~/Desktop 19-02-2013 23:06:21 > TheMuso: No problem, we all gloss over things sometimes. 19-02-2013 23:06:59 > TheMuso: Ok, and now when you get a chance, log out and back in, and try and see if yo uget sound again. 19-02-2013 23:07:06 > TheMuso: gah typing 19-02-2013 23:09:30 > TheMuso: Ok, one thing we didn't try before is changing pulse config and rebooting. So, edit /etc/pulse/daemon.conf again as root and change resample-method from speex-float-1 back to trivla, and then log out/back in and check to see if you have sound. 19-02-2013 23:09:36 > TheMuso: I am starting to think the culpret is not what I thought. 19-02-2013 23:15:22 > TheMuso: Not at all, but you have confirmed that its not the problem I was thinking, 19-02-2013 23:15:55 > TheMuso: I might have to defer to David for this one... I am a bit out of my depth as to why this doesn't work at fresh login, but a kill and restart things work. 19-02-2013 23:16:24 > TheMuso: So, I'll post the log of this session in the bug, to show that we have tried something, and I'll ask David to hvae a look at it. 19-02-2013 23:18:30 > TheMuso: I wouldn't worry about that. 19-02-2013 23:21:10 > TheMuso: No problem, I hope we can find out what your problem is. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1129990 Title: Sound no longer works unless you kill it each time for each application Status in “pulseaudio” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: this has only recently started. If I start any application that needs sound - vlc, rhythmbox I hear nothing I killall -9 pulseaudio play vlc or rhythmbox and I then have sound I lose my ability to use the sound bar from the indicator area and need to control volume directly from the application At all times I hear the drum noise on start up, but that's the only sound I hear. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: pulseaudio 1:3.0-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-6.13-generic 3.8.0-rc7 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-6-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/by-path', '/dev/snd/controlC0', '/dev/snd/hwC0D0', '/dev/snd/hwC0D3', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D3p', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1: Date: Tue Feb 19 09:45:05 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-12-26 (420 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) MarkForUpload: True PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. SourcePackage: pulseaudio UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-02-10 (8 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 07/31/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.bios.version: Version 1.70 dmi.board.asset.tag: 0000000000 dmi.board.name: Portable PC dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.board.version: Version A0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0000000000 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.chassis.version: Version 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvrVersion1.70:bd07/31/2012:svnTOSHIBA:pnSATELLITEZ830:pvrPT22LE-00F004EN:rvnTOSHIBA:rnPortablePC:rvrVersionA0:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrVersion1.0: dmi.product.name: SATELLITE Z830 dmi.product.version: PT22LE-00F004EN dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1129990/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
