OK, the reply to 'New Startup Logic' helped. I've done `cp default.pa system.pa` and it starts now, but shortly after, it aborts. Log messages this time: Jul 25 19:46:20 [pulseaudio] ltdl-bind-now.c: Failed to find original dlopen loader. Jul 25 19:46:20 [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Device front:0 doesn't support 44100 Hz, changed to 48000 Hz. Jul 25 19:46:20 [pulseaudio] control.c: Invalid CTL front:0 Jul 25 19:46:20 [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Device front:0 doesn't support 44100 Hz, changed to 48000 Hz. Jul 25 19:46:20 [pulseaudio] control.c: Invalid CTL front:0 Jul 25 19:46:20 [gconfd (pulse-28577)] uruchamianie (wersja 2.22.0), pid 28577, u?ytkownik "pulse" Jul 25 19:46:20 [gconfd (pulse-28577)] Uzyskano adres "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" do ?r?d<C5>_a konfiguracji tylko do odczytu na pozycji 0 Jul 25 19:46:20 [gconfd (pulse-28577)] Uzyskano adres "xml:readwrite:/var/run/pulse/.gconf" do zapisywalnego ?r?d<C5>_a konfiguracji na pozycji 1 Jul 25 19:46:20 [gconfd (pulse-28577)] Uzyskano adres "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" do ?r?d<C5>_a konfiguracji tylko do odczytu na pozycji 2 Jul 25 19:46:55 [pulseaudio] core.c: Assertion 'pa_idxset_isempty(c->sinks)' failed at pulsecore/core.c:166, function core_free(). Aborting. New ideas ?