I've got an interesting problem. I have a file which "file" reports as being: /home/brian/tmp/msg0001.wav: RIFF (little-endian) data, WAVE audio, GSM 6.10, mono 8000 Hz sox reports the file as being: Sample Size : 16-bit (2 bytes) Sample Encoding: GSM Channels : 1 Sample Rate : 8000 Duration : 00:18.44 = 147520 samples ~ 1383 CDDA sectors Endian Type : little Reverse Nibbles: no Reverse Bits : no The file came as an audio attachment in evolution, which evolution understands and gives me an option to play directly. When I do, pulseaudio gets the connection, the volume control shows the stream playing but I hear nothing. Here's what pulseaudio -vvvv says about that: I: client.c: Created 82 "Native client (UNIX socket client)" I: protocol-native.c: Got credentials: uid=1001 gid=1001 success=1 I: protocol-native.c: Enabled SHM for new connection I: client.c: Client 82 changed name from "Native client (UNIX socket client)" to "evolution" I: client.c: Created 83 "Native client (UNIX socket client)" I: protocol-native.c: Got credentials: uid=1001 gid=1001 success=1 I: protocol-native.c: Enabled SHM for new connection I: client.c: Client 83 changed name from "Native client (UNIX socket client)" to "evolution" I: module-volume-restore.c: Restoring sink for <pulsecore/protocol-native.c$evolution> I: module-volume-restore.c: Restoring volume for <pulsecore/protocol-native.c$evolution> D: module-suspend-on-idle.c: Sink alsa_output.pci_10de_26c_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0 becomes busy. D: resampler.c: Channel matrix: D: resampler.c: I00 D: resampler.c: +------ D: resampler.c: O00 | 1.000 D: resampler.c: O01 | 1.000 I: resampler.c: Using resampler 'speex-float-1' I: resampler.c: Using float32le as working format. I: resampler.c: Choosing speex quality setting 1. I: sink-input.c: Created input 32 "Playback Stream" on alsa_output.pci_10de_26c_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0 with sample spec s16le 1ch 8000Hz and channel map mono D: memblockq.c: memblockq requested: maxlength=6400, tlength=3200, base=2, prebuf=3040, minreq=160 D: memblockq.c: memblockq sanitized: maxlength=6400, tlength=3200, base=2, prebuf=3040, minreq=160 I: sink-input.c: Freeing output 32 "Playback Stream" I: client.c: Freed 82 "evolution" I: protocol-native.c: connection died. I: client.c: Freed 83 "evolution" I: protocol-native.c: connection died. If I save the attachment to a file and play it with totem, again, nothing. Here's pulseaudio -vvvv's output: D: module-suspend-on-idle.c: Sink alsa_output.pci_10de_26c_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0 becomes idle. D: module-suspend-on-idle.c: Sink alsa_output.pci_10de_26c_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0 becomes idle. I: sink-input.c: Freeing output 34 "Playback Stream" I: client.c: Freed 86 "Totem Movie Player" I: protocol-native.c: connection died. I: client.c: Freed 87 "Totem Movie Player" I: protocol-native.c: connection died. I: client.c: Created 88 "Native client (UNIX socket client)" I: protocol-native.c: Got credentials: uid=1001 gid=1001 success=1 I: protocol-native.c: Enabled SHM for new connection I: client.c: Client 88 changed name from "Native client (UNIX socket client)" to "Totem Movie Player" I: client.c: Created 89 "Native client (UNIX socket client)" I: protocol-native.c: Got credentials: uid=1001 gid=1001 success=1 I: protocol-native.c: Enabled SHM for new connection I: client.c: Client 89 changed name from "Native client (UNIX socket client)" to "Totem Movie Player" I: module-volume-restore.c: Restoring sink for <pulsecore/protocol-native.c$Totem Movie Player> I: module-volume-restore.c: Restoring volume for <pulsecore/protocol-native.c$Totem Movie Player> D: module-suspend-on-idle.c: Sink alsa_output.pci_10de_26c_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0 becomes busy. D: resampler.c: Channel matrix: D: resampler.c: I00 D: resampler.c: +------ D: resampler.c: O00 | 1.000 D: resampler.c: O01 | 1.000 I: resampler.c: Using resampler 'speex-float-1' I: resampler.c: Using float32le as working format. I: resampler.c: Choosing speex quality setting 1. I: sink-input.c: Created input 35 "Playback Stream" on alsa_output.pci_10de_26c_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0 with sample spec s16le 1ch 8000Hz and channel map mono D: memblockq.c: memblockq requested: maxlength=6400, tlength=3200, base=2, prebuf=3040, minreq=160 D: memblockq.c: memblockq sanitized: maxlength=6400, tlength=3200, base=2, prebuf=3040, minreq=160 D: module-rtp-recv.c: Checking for dead streams ... D: module-suspend-on-idle.c: Sink alsa_output.pci_10de_26c_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0 becomes idle. D: module-suspend-on-idle.c: Sink alsa_output.pci_10de_26c_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0 becomes idle. I: sink-input.c: Freeing output 35 "Playback Stream" I: client.c: Freed 88 "Totem Movie Player" I: protocol-native.c: connection died. I: client.c: Freed 89 "Totem Movie Player" I: protocol-native.c: connection died. If I play that same saved attachment with paplay, it plays it just fine. Here's pulseaudio -vvvv's output from that: I: client.c: Created 92 "Native client (UNIX socket client)" I: protocol-native.c: Got credentials: uid=1001 gid=1001 success=1 I: protocol-native.c: Enabled SHM for new connection I: client.c: Client 92 changed name from "Native client (UNIX socket client)" to "paplay" I: module-volume-restore.c: Restoring sink for <pulsecore/protocol-native.c$paplay> I: module-volume-restore.c: Restoring volume for <pulsecore/protocol-native.c$paplay> I: module-alsa-sink.c: Trying resume... I: module-alsa-sink.c: Resumed successfully... D: module-suspend-on-idle.c: Sink alsa_output.pci_1102_2_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0 becomes idle. D: module-suspend-on-idle.c: Sink alsa_output.pci_1102_2_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0 becomes busy. D: resampler.c: Channel matrix: D: resampler.c: I00 D: resampler.c: +------ D: resampler.c: O00 | 1.000 D: resampler.c: O01 | 1.000 I: resampler.c: Using resampler 'speex-float-1' I: resampler.c: Using float32le as working format. I: resampler.c: Choosing speex quality setting 1. I: sink-input.c: Created input 37 "/home/brian/tmp/msg0001.wav" on alsa_output.pci_1102_2_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0 with sample spec float32le 1ch 8000Hz and channel map mono D: memblockq.c: memblockq requested: maxlength=24000, tlength=16000, base=4, prebuf=15680, minreq=320 D: memblockq.c: memblockq sanitized: maxlength=24000, tlength=16000, base=4, prebuf=15680, minreq=320 I: module-alsa-sink.c: Starting playback. D: memblock.c: Memory block too large for pool: 18352 > 16376 D: module-rtp-recv.c: Checking for dead streams ... D: module-suspend-on-idle.c: Sink alsa_output.pci_1102_2_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0 becomes idle. D: module-suspend-on-idle.c: Sink alsa_output.pci_1102_2_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0 becomes idle. I: sink-input.c: Freeing output 37 "/home/brian/tmp/msg0001.wav" I: client.c: Freed 92 "paplay" I: protocol-native.c: connection died. I: module-suspend-on-idle.c: Sink alsa_output.pci_1102_2_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0 idle for too long, suspending ... I: module-alsa-sink.c: Device suspended... Any ideas why? b.
