I removed everyone from the audio group and I have the kernel configs as suggested and I get my user name from the command, but no joy and here is the output from list-sinks run as my user when the daemon is running. Welcome to PulseAudio! Use "help" for usage information. >>> 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: 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: 4.24 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" >>> Jason White <jason at jasonjgw.net> wrote: > Jason White <jason at jasonjgw.net> wrote: > > covici at ccs.covici.com <covici at ccs.covici.com> wrote: > > > Default sink name: auto_null > > > Default source name: auto_null.monitor > > > > These are very suspect. They should be set to the actual sound card. Might > > there be a permission issue in accessing the card? I'm not sure where it > > writes its logs by default, but it appears not to be finding and accessing the > > audio device correctly, hence no audible output. > > this page may help: > http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/PulseAudio#Permissions > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici covici at ccs.covici.com