OK, here is some output from pacmd just the list command which gives you
everything.
I tried to set the volume of my one sink, but the sink says auto null
and eventually mplayer says audio got stuck! This is why I hate pa!
Welcome to PulseAudio! Use "help" for usage information.
>>> Memory blocks currently allocated: 5, size: 82.1 KiB.
Memory blocks allocated during the whole lifetime: 4323, size: 15.3 MiB.
Memory blocks imported from other processes: 1, size: 500 B.
Memory blocks exported to other processes: 0, size: 0 B.
Total sample cache size: 0 B.
Default sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
Default channel map: front-left,front-right
Default sink name: auto_null
Default source name: auto_null.monitor
Memory blocks of type POOL: 4 allocated/2955 accumulated.
Memory blocks of type POOL_EXTERNAL: 0 allocated/0 accumulated.
Memory blocks of type APPENDED: 0 allocated/0 accumulated.
Memory blocks of type USER: 0 allocated/0 accumulated.
Memory blocks of type FIXED: 0 allocated/0 accumulated.
Memory blocks of type IMPORTED: 1 allocated/1368 accumulated.
23 module(s) loaded.
index: 0
name: <module-device-restore>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Automatically restore the volume/mute state of devices"
module.version = "4.0"
index: 1
name: <module-stream-restore>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Automatically restore the volume/mute/device state of streams"
module.version = "4.0"
index: 2
name: <module-card-restore>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Automatically restore profile of cards"
module.version = "4.0"
index: 3
name: <module-augment-properties>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Augment the property sets of streams with additional static information"
module.version = "4.0"
index: 4
name: <module-switch-on-port-available>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: no
properties:
index: 5
name: <module-udev-detect>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Detect available audio hardware and load matching drivers"
module.version = "4.0"
index: 6
name: <module-bluetooth-policy>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Fr?d?ric Dalleau"
module.description = "When a bluetooth sink or source is added, load module-loopback"
module.version = "4.0"
index: 7
name: <module-bluetooth-discover>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Joao Paulo Rechi Vita"
module.description = "Detect available bluetooth audio devices and load bluetooth audio drivers"
module.version = "4.0"
index: 8
name: <module-native-protocol-unix>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: no
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Native protocol (UNIX sockets)"
module.version = "4.0"
index: 9
name: <module-gconf>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "GConf Adapter"
module.version = "4.0"
index: 10
name: <module-default-device-restore>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Automatically restore the default sink and source"
module.version = "4.0"
index: 11
name: <module-rescue-streams>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "When a sink/source is removed, try to move their streams to the default sink/source"
module.version = "4.0"
index: 12
name: <module-null-sink>
argument: <sink_name=auto_null sink_properties='device.description="Dummy Output"'>
used: 1
load once: no
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Clocked NULL sink"
module.version = "4.0"
index: 13
name: <module-always-sink>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Colin Guthrie"
module.description = "Always keeps at least one sink loaded even if it's a null one"
module.version = "4.0"
index: 14
name: <module-intended-roles>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Automatically set device of streams based of intended roles of devices"
module.version = "4.0"
index: 15
name: <module-suspend-on-idle>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "When a sink/source is idle for too long, suspend it"
module.version = "4.0"
index: 16
name: <module-console-kit>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Create a client for each ConsoleKit session of this user"
module.version = "4.0"
index: 17
name: <module-position-event-sounds>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Position event sounds between L and R depending on the position on screen of the widget triggering them."
module.version = "4.0"
index: 18
name: <module-role-cork>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Mute & cork streams with certain roles while others exist"
module.version = "4.0"
index: 19
name: <module-filter-heuristics>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Colin Guthrie"
module.description = "Detect when various filters are desirable"
module.version = "4.0"
index: 20
name: <module-filter-apply>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Colin Guthrie"
module.description = "Load filter sinks automatically when needed"
module.version = "4.0"
index: 21
name: <module-dbus-protocol>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Tanu Kaskinen"
module.description = "D-Bus interface"
module.version = "4.0"
index: 22
name: <module-cli-protocol-unix>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: no
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Command line interface protocol (UNIX sockets)"
module.version = "4.0"
1 sink(s) available.
* index: 0
name: <auto_null>
driver: <module-null-sink.c>
flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY FLAT_VOLUME DYNAMIC_LATENCY
state: RUNNING
suspend cause:
priority: 1000
volume: 0: 4% 1: 4%
0: -83.87 dB 1: -83.87 dB
balance 0.00
base volume: 100%
0.00 dB
volume steps: 65537
muted: no
current latency: 25.60 ms
max request: 5 KiB
max rewind: 5 KiB
monitor source: 0
sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
channel map: front-left,front-right
Stereo
used by: 1
linked by: 1
configured latency: 31.25 ms; range is 0.50 .. 2000.00 ms
module: 12
properties:
device.description = "Dummy Output"
device.class = "abstract"
device.icon_name = "audio-card"
1 source(s) available.
* index: 0
name: <auto_null.monitor>
driver: <module-null-sink.c>
flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
state: IDLE
suspend cause:
priority: 1000
volume: 0: 100% 1: 100%
0: 0.00 dB 1: 0.00 dB
balance 0.00
base volume: 100%
0.00 dB
volume steps: 65537
muted: no
current latency: 0.00 ms
max rewind: 5 KiB
sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
channel map: front-left,front-right
Stereo
used by: 0
linked by: 0
configured latency: 2000.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 2000.00 ms
monitor_of: 0
module: 12
properties:
device.description = "Monitor of Dummy Output"
device.class = "monitor"
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
11 client(s) logged in.
index: 0
driver: <module-console-kit.c>
owner module: 16
properties:
application.name = "ConsoleKit Session /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2741"
console-kit.session = "/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2741"
index: 1
driver: <module-console-kit.c>
owner module: 16
properties:
application.name = "ConsoleKit Session /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2750"
console-kit.session = "/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2750"
index: 2
driver: <module-console-kit.c>
owner module: 16
properties:
application.name = "ConsoleKit Session /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2744"
console-kit.session = "/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2744"
index: 3
driver: <module-console-kit.c>
owner module: 16
properties:
application.name = "ConsoleKit Session /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2745"
console-kit.session = "/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2745"
index: 4
driver: <module-console-kit.c>
owner module: 16
properties:
application.name = "ConsoleKit Session /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2746"
console-kit.session = "/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2746"
index: 5
driver: <module-console-kit.c>
owner module: 16
properties:
application.name = "ConsoleKit Session /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2747"
console-kit.session = "/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2747"
index: 6
driver: <module-console-kit.c>
owner module: 16
properties:
application.name = "ConsoleKit Session /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2749"
console-kit.session = "/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2749"
index: 7
driver: <module-console-kit.c>
owner module: 16
properties:
application.name = "ConsoleKit Session /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2843"
console-kit.session = "/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2843"
index: 8
driver: <module-console-kit.c>
owner module: 16
properties:
application.name = "ConsoleKit Session /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2846"
console-kit.session = "/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2846"
index: 10
driver: <protocol-native.c>
owner module: 8
properties:
application.name = "ALSA plug-in [mplayer]"
native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
native-protocol.version = "28"
application.process.id = "5855"
application.process.user = "covici"
application.process.host = "ccs.covici.com"
application.process.binary = "mplayer"
application.language = "C"
application.process.machine_id = "17fd85c2b59f467fdd7f2dc9000001e4"
index: 12
driver: <cli.c>
owner module: 22
properties:
application.name = "UNIX socket client"
0 card(s) available.
1 sink input(s) available.
index: 0
driver: <protocol-native.c>
flags:
state: DRAINED
sink: 0 <auto_null>
volume: 0: 4%
0: -83.87 dB
balance 0.00
muted: no
current latency: 0.00 ms
requested latency: 31.25 ms
sample spec: s16le 1ch 8000Hz
channel map: mono
Mono
resample method: src-sinc-best-quality
module: 8
client: 10 <ALSA plug-in [mplayer]>
properties:
media.name = "ALSA Playback"
application.name = "ALSA plug-in [mplayer]"
native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
native-protocol.version = "28"
application.process.id = "5855"
application.process.user = "covici"
application.process.host = "ccs.covici.com"
application.process.binary = "mplayer"
application.language = "C"
application.process.machine_id = "17fd85c2b59f467fdd7f2dc9000001e4"
module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-application-name:ALSA plug-in [mplayer]"
0 source outputs(s) available.
0 cache entrie(s) available.
>>>
covici at ccs.covici.com wrote:
> But why would I get different results as root? (see my previous
> message.)
>
> Jason White <jason at jasonjgw.net> wrote:
>
> > covici at ccs.covici.com <covici at ccs.covici.com> wrote:
> > > OK, here is what is happening to me with pulseaudio. Normally, I have
> > > in my /etc/pulse/client.conf spawn=no, and things going to alsa, like
> > > mplayer work correctly. paplay says connection refused. Now if I
> > > change spawn=yes, as a normal user both paplay and mplayer think they
> > > are playing, but they are silent.
> >
> > If there's a PulseAudio daemon running at this point, then presumably they're
> > both using it. If I remember correctly, list-sink-inputs will show you which
> > applications are connected.
> >
> > Obviously you aren't hearing any output, so I would check the default sink to
> > see where it's going, and also check the volume (as set in PulseAudio) in case
> > that's an issue. The help text of pacmd should give you the specific commands
> > to use.
> >
> > Gentoo will be configured differently from Debian by default, I suspect. It's
> > also possible that there are bugs involved (but if you're running the latest
> > "unstable" Gentoo, that's a risk you're knowingly taking).
> >
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