Public bug reported: If I open Firefox or Chrome or any other app to play anything with sound, I get no sound, unless I run ~$ sudo alsa force-reload first.
Before upgrading from Bionic to Disco I didn't have to do this. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-15.16-lowlatency 5.0.6 Uname: Linux 5.0.0-15-lowlatency x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: timidity 2006 F.... timidity /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: timidity 2006 F...m timidity /dev/snd/seq: timidity 2006 F.... timidity /dev/snd/timer: timidity 2006 f.... timidity Date: Sun Jun 2 20:12:03 2019 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-12-19 (895 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719) PackageArchitecture: all 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: Home directory not accessible: Permission denied No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. SourcePackage: alsa-driver UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 07/16/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: B219P027 dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A dmi.board.name: ZBOX-CI320NANO series dmi.board.vendor: ZOTAC dmi.board.version: Rev.00 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.:bvrB219P027:bd07/16/2015:svnMotherboardbyZOTAC:pnZBOX-CI320NANOseries:pvrRev.00:rvnZOTAC:rnZBOX-CI320NANOseries:rvrRev.00:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.family: N/A dmi.product.name: ZBOX-CI320NANO series dmi.product.sku: N/A dmi.product.version: Rev.00 dmi.sys.vendor: Motherboard by ZOTAC ** Affects: alsa-driver (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug disco -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1831413 Title: alsa has to be reloaded afterlogin or else I don't get any sound To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1831413/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs