[arch-general] no sound coming from speakers after update

[Martti Kühne]

2011/10/10 Roman V.Leon. <roman-vl at meta.ua>:
>
>> On Monday, October 10, 2011, Martti Kühne wrote:
>>
>>> 2011/10/10 Roman V.Leon. :
>>> >> On Monday, October 10, 2011, Martti Kühne wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>> On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 3:25 AM, Madhurya Kakati
>>> >>>
>>> >>> wrote:
>>> >>> > On Sunday, October 9, 2011, Martti Kühne wrote:
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> >> On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 7:09 PM, Madhurya Kakati
>>> >>> >> >
>>> >>> >> wrote:
>>> >>> >> >
>>> >>> >> > The last entry in mpd.log is from 02 oct. I doubt that will help.
>>> >>> >> However
>>> >>> >> > when I try to start mpd I get this error, [papul at archlinux ~]$
>>> >>> >> > sudo rc.d start mpd
>>> >>> >> > :: Starting Music Player Daemon
>>> >>> >> > [BUSY] /etc/rc.d/mpd: line 6: 9910 Aborted
>>> >>> /usr/bin/mpd
>>> >>> >> > /etc/mpd.conf &>/dev/null
>>> >>> >> >
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> Usually I put in hashes ('#') into the /etc/rc.d/mpd script to
>>> >>> >> check what output there is destroyed. Could be useful.
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> cheers!
>>> >>> >> mar77i
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > After adding '#' in /etc/rc.d/mpd here's what I get when I try to
>>> >>> > start
>>> >>> it,
>>> >>> > [papul at archlinux ~]$ sudo rc.d start mpd
>>> >>> > :: Starting Music Player Daemon
>>> >>> > [BUSY] listen: bind to '0.0.0.0:6600' failed: Address already in
>>> >>> > use (continuing anyway, because binding to '[::]:6600' succeeded)
>>> >>> > output: No "audio_output" defined in config file
>>> >>> > output: Attempt to detect audio output device
>>> >>> > output: Attempting to detect a alsa audio device ALSA lib
>>> >>> > pulse.c:229:(pulse_connect) PulseAudio: Unable to connect:
>>> >>> > Connection refused
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > alsa: Error opening default ALSA device: Connection refused
>>> >>> > output: Attempting to detect a oss audio device
>>> >>> > oss: Error opening OSS device "/dev/dsp": No such file or directory
>>> >>> > oss: Error opening OSS device "/dev/sound/dsp": No such file or
>>> >>> > directory
>>> >>> > output: Attempting to detect a pulse audio device
>>> >>> > mpd: src/output/pulse_output_plugin.c:400:
>>> pulse_output_wait_connection:
>>> >>> > Assertion `po->mainloop != ((void *)0)' failed.
>>> >>> > /etc/rc.d/mpd: line 6: 27833 Aborted /usr/bin/mpd
>>> >>> > /etc/mpd.conf
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > [FAIL]
>>> >>> >
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> wow that fails for several reasons. you should:
>>> >>> 1. configure alsa in mpd.conf, then mpd will be mixed over dmix (which
>>> >>> won't fix the actual problem) 2. make sure the user which runs mpd to
>>> >>> the audio group and figure out why both alsa and pulse would refuse
>>> >>> the connection.
>>> >>> who (uid/gid) runs those, what other security mechanisms could stick
>>> >>> in between, like a too restrictively configured firewall etc.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> oh and you should figure out if mpd is already running, or if this
>>> >>> config option is plain wrong that makes mpd try to "bind to
>>> >>> '0.0.0.0:6600' failed: Address already in use" ... sometimes mpd hangs
>>> >>> up and you have to kill it with SIGABRT / 6.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I'm just at a very similar issue a friend of mine is having with mpd
>>> >>> and jack. you should get those permissions right in the first place...
>>> >>> :) I'll go there and adjust /etc/group until it works, I guess.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> cheers!
>>> >>> mar77i
>>> >>>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Forget about mpd. Why doesn't audio play on vlc and in browsers? I
>>> > regularly visit sites like grooveshark,com. Also I do have my username
>>> > in audio group.
>>> >> Everything was fine until I ran pacman -Syu. :(
>>> >
>>> > Hello Martti.
>>> > Please show 'ls -l /dev/snd/' output and try to launch alsamixer(under
>>> > root and unprivileged user) copy all error messages. Be sure that you
>>> have
>>> > alsa-utils installed and alsa daemon is running.
>>> >
>>> > Cheers,
>>> > Roman.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > ______________________________
>>> > Рhey Roman,
>>>
>>> I was trying to help here, funny enough running into the exact same
>>> problem today. :D
>>> however the original question was asked by madhurya kataki.
>>>
>>> I have a lot of root:audio files in there.
>>>
>>> cheers
>>> mar77i
>>>
>>
>> So I uninstalled gdm and pulseaudio and am now using xdm with archlinux
>> theme, which frankly, I don't like. Still hoping someone would tell me how
>> to use gdm and not let pulseaudio takeover alsa.
>>
>
> Hello again, Madhurya.
> I think Martti Kühne have found the solution, try this:
>
> # usermod -a -G audio $USER and relogin into the system.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Roman.
>
>

good to see someone not giving up on this. no seriously... :-)