Comment 5 for bug 1844902

Hi Daniel - removed those packages - after the problem I did install
paprefs to see if I could use to see the configuration of pulseaudio and
see if anything wrong - was no help.

Still get this
david@david-desktop:~$ pulseaudio -k
david@david-desktop:~$ pulseaudio -v
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: setrlimit(RLIMIT_NICE, (31, 31)) failed: Operation
not permitted
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: setrlimit(RLIMIT_RTPRIO, (9, 9)) failed: Operation
not permitted
I: [pulseaudio] core-util.c: Successfully gained nice level -11.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: This is PulseAudio 8.0
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Page size is 4096 bytes
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Machine ID is 427e6f43267740cea72726e16c53a1cc.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Session ID is c2.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Using runtime directory /run/user/1000/pulse.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Using state directory /home/david/.config/pulse.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Using modules directory /usr/lib/pulse-8.0/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.

I do get a brief sound output during boot - the startup sound then it dies

cheers

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On Mon, Sep 30, 2019 at 8:02 PM Daniel van Vugt <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Thanks. I think the relevant update was:
>
> Start-Date: 2019-09-21 17:34:40
> Commandline: apt install paprefs
> Requested-By: david (1000)
> Install: gnome-icon-theme:amd64 (3.12.0-1ubuntu3, automatic),
> paprefs:amd64 (0.9.10-2), pulseaudio-module-zeroconf:amd64
> (1:8.0-0ubuntu3.10, automatic), libglademm-2.4-1v5:amd64 (2.6.7-5,
> automatic), libgtkmm-2.4-1v5:amd64 (1:2.24.4-2, automatic),
> pulseaudio-module-gconf:amd64 (1:8.0-0ubuntu3.10, automatic),
> libgconfmm-2.6-1v5:amd64 (2.28.3-0ubuntu3, automatic)
> End-Date: 2019-09-21 17:34:48
>
> That wasn't a system update really. It looks like you installed
> something like 'paprefs' manually, which might then automatically
> install 'pulseaudio-module-gconf' and 'pulseaudio-module-zeroconf'.
>
> I don't really know if any of those are broken or just not configured
> correctly, but it sounds like you just need to uninstall them:
>
> sudo apt remove paprefs pulseaudio-module-zeroconf pulseaudio-module-
> gconf
>
> or something like that.
>
> ** Summary changed:
>
> - Pulseaudio broken after update
> + Pulseaudio broken after installing 'paprefs'
>
> ** Package changed: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) => paprefs (Ubuntu)
>
> ** Changed in: paprefs (Ubuntu)
> Status: Incomplete => New
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1844902
>
> Title:
> Pulseaudio broken after installing 'paprefs'
>
> Status in paprefs package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> after the update on 21/9/19 of pulseaudio to 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.10 I get
> no sound and when killing the demon it restarts with the following
> error - [pulseaudio] main.c: pa_pid_file_create() failed. Reboot does
> not restore sound.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
> Package: pulseaudio 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.10
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-157.185-generic 4.4.181
> Uname: Linux 4.4.0-157-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.19
> Architecture: amd64
> AudioDevicesInUse:
> USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
> /dev/snd/controlC1: david 1745 F.... pulseaudio
> /dev/snd/controlC0: david 1745 F.... pulseaudio
> CurrentDesktop: Unity
> Date: Sun Sep 22 11:05:48 2019
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-01-03 (991 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64
> (20160420.1)
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
> LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: pulseaudio
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> dmi.bios.date: 12/13/2012
> dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp.
> dmi.bios.version: GKPPT10H.86A.0036.2012.1213.1503
> dmi.board.name: DCP847SKE
> dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
> dmi.board.version: G80890-102
> dmi.chassis.type: 3
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrGKPPT10H.86A.0036.2012.1213.1503:bd12/13/2012:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnDCP847SKE:rvrG80890-102:cvn:ct3:cvr:
>
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