When I've seen the announce, I decided to see it it works for me. And for some strange reson it doesn't. First, log messages of the failed run: Jul 25 17:57:19 [pulseaudio] main.c: Found user 'pulse' (UID 107) and group 'pulse' (GID 444). Jul 25 17:57:19 [pulseaudio] main.c: Successfully dropped root privileges. Jul 25 17:57:19 [pulseaudio] main.c: This is PulseAudio 0.9.11 Jul 25 17:57:19 [pulseaudio] main.c: Page size is 4096 bytes Jul 25 17:57:19 [pulseaudio] main.c: Using runtime directory /var/run/pulse. Jul 25 17:57:19 [pulseaudio] main.c: Running in system mode: yes Jul 25 17:57:19 [pulseaudio] main.c: Fresh high-resolution timers available! Bon appetit! Jul 25 17:57:19 [pulseaudio] main.c: Daemon startup without any loaded modules, refusing to work. Jul 25 17:57:19 [pulseaudio] main.c: Daemon terminated. Now, log messages of a 'successful' run: Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] main.c: This is PulseAudio 0.9.11 Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] main.c: Page size is 4096 bytes Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] main.c: Using runtime directory /root/.pulse. Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] main.c: Running in system mode: no Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] main.c: Fresh high-resolution timers available! Bon appetit! Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module-hal-detect.c: Trying capability alsa Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Device front:0 doesn't support 44100 Hz, changed to 48000 Hz. Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module-alsa-source.c: Successfully opened device front:0. Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module-alsa-source.c: Successfully enabled mmap() mode. Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module-alsa-source.c: Successfully enabled timer-based scheduling mode. Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] control.c: Invalid CTL front:0 Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Unable to attach to mixer front:0: Nie ma takiego pliku ani katalogu Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Successfully attached to mixer 'hw:0' Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Using mixer control "Capture". Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] source.c: Created source 0 "alsa_input.pci_10de_6a_sound_card_0_alsa_capture_0" with sample spec s16le 2ch 48000Hz and channel map front-left,front-right Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module-alsa-source.c: Using 2 fragments of size 32768 bytes, buffer time is 341,33ms Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module-alsa-source.c: Time scheduling watermark is 18,38ms Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: All 2 channels can be mapped to mixer channels. Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module-alsa-source.c: Volume ranges from 0 to 15. Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module-alsa-source.c: Volume ranges from 0,00 dB to 22,50 dB. Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module-alsa-source.c: Device cannot attenuate for more than -60 dB (only 0,00 dB supported), falling back to software volume control. Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module-alsa-source.c: Using software volume control. Trying to reset sound card to 0 dB. Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-alsa-source" (index: #0; argument: "device_id=0 source_name=alsa_input.pci_10de_6a_sound_card_0_alsa_capture_0"). Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Device front:0 doesn't support 44100 Hz, changed to 48000 Hz. Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module-alsa-sink.c: Successfully opened device front:0. Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module-alsa-sink.c: Successfully enabled mmap() mode. Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module-alsa-sink.c: Successfully enabled timer-based scheduling mode. Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] control.c: Invalid CTL front:0 Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Unable to attach to mixer front:0: Nie ma takiego pliku ani katalogu Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Successfully attached to mixer 'hw:0' Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Using mixer control "Master". Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] sink.c: Created sink 0 "alsa_output.pci_10de_6a_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0" with sample spec s16le 2ch 48000Hz and channel map front-left,front-right Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] source.c: Created source 1 "alsa_output.pci_10de_6a_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0.monitor" with sample spec s16le 2ch 48000Hz and channel map front-left,front-right Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module-alsa-sink.c: Using 2 fragments of size 32768 bytes, buffer time is 341,33ms Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module-alsa-sink.c: Time scheduling watermark is 18,38ms Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module-alsa-sink.c: Starting playback. Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-alsa-sink" (index: #1; argument: "device_id=0 sink_name=alsa_output.pci_10de_6a_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0"). Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module-hal-detect.c: Loaded 2 modules. Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-hal-detect" (index: #2; argument: ""). Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-esound-protocol-unix" (index: #3; argument: ""). Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] protocol-native.c: loading cookie from disk. Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-native-protocol-unix" (index: #4; argument: ""). Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-zeroconf-publish" (index: #5; argument: ""). Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-volume-restore" (index: #6; argument: ""). Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module-default-device-restore.c: Restored default sink 'alsa_output.pci_10de_6a_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0'. Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module-default-device-restore.c: Restored default source 'alsa_input.pci_10de_6a_sound_card_0_alsa_capture_0'. Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-default-device-restore" (index: #7; argument: ""). Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-rescue-streams" (index: #8; argument: ""). Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-always-sink" (index: #9; argument: ""). Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-suspend-on-idle" (index: #10; argument: ""). Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] client.c: Created 0 "ConsoleKit Session /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session1" Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-console-kit" (index: #11; argument: ""). Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-position-event-sounds" (index: #12; argument: ""). Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] module.c: Loaded "module-gconf" (index: #13; argument: ""). Jul 25 17:58:31 [pulseaudio] main.c: Daemon startup complete. Jul 25 17:58:32 [pulseaudio] module-zeroconf-publish.c: Successfully established service root at blackspire: NVidia nForce2 - NVidia nForce2. - Last output repeated twice - Jul 25 17:58:32 [pulseaudio] module-zeroconf-publish.c: Successfully established main service. Jul 25 17:58:32 [pulseaudio] module-suspend-on-idle.c: Source alsa_output.pci_10de_6a_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0.monitor idle for too long, suspending ... Jul 25 17:58:32 [pulseaudio] module-suspend-on-idle.c: Source alsa_input.pci_10de_6a_sound_card_0_alsa_capture_0 idle for too long, suspending ... Jul 25 17:58:32 [pulseaudio] module-alsa-source.c: Device suspended... Jul 25 17:58:32 [pulseaudio] module-suspend-on-idle.c: Sink alsa_output.pci_10de_6a_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0 idle for too long, suspending ... Jul 25 17:58:32 [pulseaudio] module-alsa-sink.c: Device suspended... What's the difference between those two ? The failed one was run as --system. Does somebody have an idea what's wrong ? Hints about those front:0 warnings are welcome, too (I'm stereo only).