Can you do lspci -v? That may at least tell you what pulseaudio fails to recognize. On Wed, 29 Aug 2012, Arno Gaboury wrote: > On 29/08/12||05:37, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > Please run pulseaudio --cleanup-shm then run pulseaudio --start then run > > echo $? and see if you get a zero back. I'm on debian now and dumped > > pulseaudio completely since it got in the way of too many things and > > made an attempt to install a desktop environment unmanageable. But this > > should get you along a little further. > > > > On Wed, 29 Aug 2012, Arno Gaboury wrote: > > > > > Dear list, > > > > > > I am able to boot with systemd. For now, I am still using the mixed > > > systemd installation, until everything is clear. > > > The only issue is with pulseaudio. > > > $ journalctl returns > > > [pulseaudio] module-equalizer-sink.c: resume state exists but is wrong > > > size! > > > I am on XFCE4, and when I start mixer, i have this error: > > > GStreamer was unable to detect any sound device.Some sound system > > > specific Gstreamer packages maybe missing. It may also be a permission > > > problem. > > > In /var/log/errors, I find these entries: > > > localhost pulseaudio[29270]: [pulseaudio] module-equalizer-sink.c: > > > resume state exists but is wrong size! > > > localhost login: pam_systemd(login:session): Failed to release session: > > > Connection was disconnected before a reply was received > > > localhost pulseaudio[2257]: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Stale PID file, > > > overwriting. > > > When I start Pulse audio volume control, it is waiting to connect to > > > pulse audio and give me this error in everything.log: > > > localhost kernel: [ 150.080570] pulseaudio[2257]: segfault at 48 ip > > > 00007fdbd3df404e sp 00007fff3b1e9860 error 4 in > > > module-equalizer-sink.so[7fdbd3def000+f000] > > > > > > > > > Thank you for help. Reply-To: arnaud.gaboury@xxxxxxxxx > > > Host: Magnolia on Arch Linux > I ran all your command, and get 0. > Each time I $ pulseaudio --start, I see this errors in my log files: > Aug 29 11:48:58 localhost pulseaudio[3361]: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Stale > PID file, overwriting. > Aug 29 11:48:59 localhost pulseaudio[3361]: [pulseaudio] > module-equalizer-sink.c: resume state exists but is wrong size! > Aug 29 11:48:59 localhost kernel: [ 6669.429172] pulseaudio[3361]: > segfault at 48 ip 00007fd0be96e04e sp 00007ffff21144c0 error 4 in > module-equalizer-sink.so[7fd0be969000+f000] > > I am totally lost on this issue, especially the fact that my sound card > is not recognized with $aplay -l > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- jude <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>