Hello, I went back to the very start and removed every audio related package I could and then reinstalled them and ran through all the trouble shooting lists I had and have fixed audio. I'm don't know what was causing it or what fixed it, but what was notable was that trying to stop/start PulseAudio manually was returning; daemon is already running when trying to start, and daemon is not running when trying to stop it. I think PulseAudio was the problem, but I think it was being caused by some ancillary thing that doesn't install/remove with it, as I purged/reinstalled PA and Alsa half a dozen times or so, but it wasn't fixed until I purged everything I could find related to audio.
I'm unfamiliar with the .crash files, but maybe it will provide something useful for you. I wish I could be more helpful. GT On 12/18/2017 02:49 AM, Daniel van Vugt wrote: > It appears the reason is in the bug description: > > "PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No > PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon." > > Do you have any crash files in /var/crash ? > > ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Incomplete > ** Attachment added: "_usr_bin_compiz.1000.crash" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1738605/+attachment/5024347/+files/_usr_bin_compiz.1000.crash -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1738605 Title: Yesterday I had sound. Today I don't. Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Happens every single time I install Ubuntu on every single computer I have ever install it on. This time, it doesn't seem to have a solution. Shows audio in volume control under output devices, but there is no sound. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: pulseaudio 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-42.46~16.04.1-generic 4.10.17 Uname: Linux 4.10.0-42-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.14 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: master 1752 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c: master 1752 F...m pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: master 1752 F...m pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: master 1752 F.... pulseaudio Date: Sat Dec 16 23:23:28 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-15 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. SourcePackage: pulseaudio Symptom: audio UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 06/26/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 2603 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: M5A97 R2.0 dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr2603:bd06/26/2015:svnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:pnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:pvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnM5A97R2.0:rvrRev1.xx:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.name: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.product.version: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: To be filled by O.E.M. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1738605/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
