hi, finally after compile-updating 3/4 of my system, i was able to compile and make pulseaudio up and running. It runs. applications such as mplayer/sype etc run, but there's no sound :( checked out mixer, unmuted everything, no success. i'm using kernel 2.6.25.9 with no support for udev and high resolution timers. here's the output of pulseaudio -v I: main.c: setrlimit(RLIMIT_NICE, (31, 31)) failed: Operation not permitted I: main.c: setrlimit(RLIMIT_RTPRIO, (9, 9)) failed: Operation not permitted I: core-util.c: Failed to acquire high-priority scheduling: No such file or directory I: main.c: This is PulseAudio 0.9.21 I: main.c: Page size is 4096 bytes I: main.c: Machine ID is 31be6dfec7b88bfea6702b9848d2f7aa. I: main.c: Using runtime directory /home/den/.pulse/31be6dfec7b88bfea6702b9848d2f7aa-runtime. I: main.c: Using state directory /home/den/.pulse. I: main.c: Using modules directory /usr/local/lib/pulse-0.9.21/modules. I: main.c: Running in system mode: no I: main.c: Dude, your kernel stinks! The chef's recommendation today is Linux with high-resolution timers enabled! I: cpu-x86.c: CPU flags: MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 MMXEXT 3DNOW 3DNOWEXT I: svolume_mmx.c: Initialising MMX optimized functions. I: remap_mmx.c: Initialising MMX optimized remappers. I: svolume_sse.c: Initialising SSE2 optimized functions. I: remap_sse.c: Initialising SSE2 optimized remappers. I: sconv_sse.c: Initialising SSE2 optimized conversions. I: module-device-restore.c: Sucessfully opened database file '/home/den/.pulse/31be6dfec7b88bfea6702b9848d2f7aa-device-volumes'. I: module.c: Loaded "module-device-restore" (index: #0; argument: ""). I: module-stream-restore.c: Sucessfully opened database file '/home/den/.pulse/31be6dfec7b88bfea6702b9848d2f7aa-stream-volumes'. I: module.c: Loaded "module-stream-restore" (index: #1; argument: ""). I: module-card-restore.c: Sucessfully opened database file '/home/den/.pulse/31be6dfec7b88bfea6702b9848d2f7aa-card-database'. I: module.c: Loaded "module-card-restore" (index: #2; argument: ""). I: module.c: Loaded "module-augment-properties" (index: #3; argument: ""). W: module.c: module-detect is deprecated: Please use module-udev-detect instead of module-detect! N: alsa-util.c: Disabling timer-based scheduling because high-resolution timers are not available from the kernel. I: alsa-util.c: Device front:0 doesn't support 44100 Hz, changed to 48000 Hz. I: alsa-sink.c: Successfully opened device front:0. I: alsa-sink.c: Selected mapping 'Analog Stereo' (analog-stereo). I: alsa-sink.c: Successfully enabled mmap() mode. I: (alsa-lib)control.c: Invalid CTL front:0 I: alsa-mixer.c: Unable to attach to mixer front:0: No such file or directory I: alsa-mixer.c: Successfully attached to mixer 'hw:0' I: module-device-restore.c: Restoring volume for sink alsa_output.0.analog-stereo. I: sink.c: Created sink 0 "alsa_output.0.analog-stereo" with sample spec s16le 2ch 48000Hz and channel map front-left,front-right I: sink.c: alsa.resolution_bits = "16" I: sink.c: device.api = "alsa" I: sink.c: device.class = "sound" I: sink.c: alsa.class = "generic" I: sink.c: alsa.subclass = "generic-mix" I: sink.c: alsa.name = "ALi M5455" I: sink.c: alsa.id = "Intel ICH" I: sink.c: alsa.subdevice = "0" I: sink.c: alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0" I: sink.c: alsa.device = "0" I: sink.c: alsa.card = "0" I: sink.c: alsa.card_name = "ALi M5455" I: sink.c: alsa.long_card_name = "ALi M5455 with ALC655 at irq 23" I: sink.c: device.string = "front:0" I: sink.c: device.buffering.buffer_size = "19188" I: sink.c: device.buffering.fragment_size = "6396" I: sink.c: device.access_mode = "mmap" I: sink.c: device.profile.name = "analog-stereo" I: sink.c: device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo" I: sink.c: device.description = "ALi M5455 Analog Stereo" I: sink.c: alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC655 rev 0" I: sink.c: alsa.components = "AC97a:414c4760" I: sink.c: device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog" I: source.c: Created source 0 "alsa_output.0.analog-stereo.monitor" with sample spec s16le 2ch 48000Hz and channel map front-left,front-right I: source.c: device.description = "Monitor of ALi M5455 Analog Stereo" I: source.c: device.class = "monitor" I: source.c: device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone" I: alsa-sink.c: Using 3.0 fragments of size 6396 bytes (33.31ms), buffer size is 19188 bytes (99.94ms) I: alsa-sink.c: Hardware volume ranges from -127.50 dB to 12.00 dB. I: alsa-sink.c: Fixing base volume to -12.00 dB I: alsa-sink.c: Using hardware volume control. Hardware dB scale supported. I: alsa-sink.c: Using hardware mute control. I: core-util.c: Successfully enabled SCHED_RR scheduling for thread, with priority 4, which is lower than the requested 5. I: alsa-sink.c: Starting playback. I: module.c: Loaded "module-alsa-sink" (index: #4; argument: "device_id=0"). N: alsa-util.c: Disabling timer-based scheduling because high-resolution timers are not available from the kernel. I: alsa-util.c: Device front:0 doesn't support 44100 Hz, changed to 48000 Hz. I: alsa-source.c: Successfully opened device front:0. I: alsa-source.c: Selected mapping 'Analog Stereo' (analog-stereo). I: alsa-source.c: Successfully enabled mmap() mode. I: (alsa-lib)control.c: Invalid CTL front:0 I: alsa-mixer.c: Unable to attach to mixer front:0: No such file or directory I: alsa-mixer.c: Successfully attached to mixer 'hw:0' I: source.c: Created source 1 "alsa_input.0.analog-stereo" with sample spec s16le 2ch 48000Hz and channel map front-left,front-right I: source.c: alsa.resolution_bits = "16" I: source.c: device.api = "alsa" I: source.c: device.class = "sound" I: source.c: alsa.class = "generic" I: source.c: alsa.subclass = "generic-mix" I: source.c: alsa.name = "ALi M5455" I: source.c: alsa.id = "Intel ICH" I: source.c: alsa.subdevice = "0" I: source.c: alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0" I: source.c: alsa.device = "0" I: source.c: alsa.card = "0" I: source.c: alsa.card_name = "ALi M5455" I: source.c: alsa.long_card_name = "ALi M5455 with ALC655 at irq 23" I: source.c: device.string = "front:0" I: source.c: device.buffering.buffer_size = "19188" I: source.c: device.buffering.fragment_size = "6396" I: source.c: device.access_mode = "mmap" I: source.c: device.profile.name = "analog-stereo" I: source.c: device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo" I: source.c: device.description = "ALi M5455 Analog Stereo" I: source.c: alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC655 rev 0" I: source.c: alsa.components = "AC97a:414c4760" I: source.c: device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone-analog" I: alsa-source.c: Using 3.0 fragments of size 6396 bytes (33.31ms), buffer size is 19188 bytes (99.94ms) I: alsa-source.c: Hardware volume ranges from 0.00 dB to 22.50 dB. I: alsa-source.c: Fixing base volume to -22.50 dB I: alsa-source.c: Using hardware volume control. Hardware dB scale supported. I: alsa-source.c: Using hardware mute control. I: core-util.c: Successfully enabled SCHED_RR scheduling for thread, with priority 4, which is lower than the requested 5. I: module.c: Loaded "module-alsa-source" (index: #5; argument: "device_id=0"). I: module-detect.c: loaded 2 modules. I: module.c: Loaded "module-detect" (index: #6; argument: ""). I: module.c: Loaded "module-esound-protocol-unix" (index: #7; argument: ""). I: module.c: Loaded "module-native-protocol-unix" (index: #8; argument: ""). I: module.c: Loaded "module-gconf" (index: #9; argument: ""). I: module-default-device-restore.c: No previous default sink setting, ignoring. I: module-default-device-restore.c: No previous default source setting, ignoring. I: module.c: Loaded "module-default-device-restore" (index: #10; argument: ""). I: module.c: Loaded "module-rescue-streams" (index: #11; argument: ""). I: module.c: Loaded "module-always-sink" (index: #12; argument: ""). I: module.c: Loaded "module-intended-roles" (index: #13; argument: ""). I: module.c: Loaded "module-suspend-on-idle" (index: #14; argument: ""). I: module.c: Loaded "module-position-event-sounds" (index: #15; argument: ""). I: module.c: Loaded "module-cork-music-on-phone" (index: #16; argument: ""). W: main.c: Unable to contact D-Bus: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed: /usr/local/bin/dbus-launch terminated abnormally with the following error: Autolaunch error: X11 initialization failed. I: main.c: Daemon startup complete. I: module.c: Unloading "module-detect" (index: #6). I: module.c: Unloaded "module-detect" (index: #6). I: module-suspend-on-idle.c: Source alsa_input.0.analog-stereo idle for too long, suspending ... I: alsa-source.c: Device suspended... I: module-suspend-on-idle.c: Sink alsa_output.0.analog-stereo idle for too long, suspending ... I: alsa-sink.c: Device suspended... E: module-gconf.c: Unable to read or parse data from client. I: module.c: Unloading "module-gconf" (index: #9). I: module.c: Unloaded "module-gconf" (index: #9). I: main.c: Got signal SIGINT. I: main.c: Exiting. I: main.c: Daemon shutdown initiated. I: module.c: Unloading "module-device-restore" (index: #0). I: module.c: Unloaded "module-device-restore" (index: #0). I: module.c: Unloading "module-stream-restore" (index: #1). I: module.c: Unloaded "module-stream-restore" (index: #1). I: module.c: Unloading "module-card-restore" (index: #2). I: module.c: Unloaded "module-card-restore" (index: #2). I: module.c: Unloading "module-augment-properties" (index: #3). I: module.c: Unloaded "module-augment-properties" (index: #3). I: module.c: Unloading "module-alsa-sink" (index: #4). I: sink.c: Freeing sink 0 "alsa_output.0.analog-stereo" I: source.c: Freeing source 0 "alsa_output.0.analog-stereo.monitor" I: module.c: Unloaded "module-alsa-sink" (index: #4). I: module.c: Unloading "module-alsa-source" (index: #5). I: source.c: Freeing source 1 "alsa_input.0.analog-stereo" I: module.c: Unloaded "module-alsa-source" (index: #5). I: module.c: Unloading "module-esound-protocol-unix" (index: #7). I: module.c: Unloaded "module-esound-protocol-unix" (index: #7). I: module.c: Unloading "module-native-protocol-unix" (index: #8). I: module.c: Unloaded "module-native-protocol-unix" (index: #8). I: module.c: Unloading "module-default-device-restore" (index: #10). I: module.c: Unloaded "module-default-device-restore" (index: #10). I: module.c: Unloading "module-rescue-streams" (index: #11). I: module.c: Unloaded "module-rescue-streams" (index: #11). I: module.c: Unloading "module-always-sink" (index: #12). I: module.c: Unloaded "module-always-sink" (index: #12). I: module.c: Unloading "module-intended-roles" (index: #13). I: module.c: Unloaded "module-intended-roles" (index: #13). I: module.c: Unloading "module-suspend-on-idle" (index: #14). I: module.c: Unloaded "module-suspend-on-idle" (index: #14). I: module.c: Unloading "module-position-event-sounds" (index: #15). I: module.c: Unloaded "module-position-event-sounds" (index: #15). I: module.c: Unloading "module-cork-music-on-phone" (index: #16). I: module.c: Unloaded "module-cork-music-on-phone" (index: #16). I: main.c: Daemon terminated. and my .asoundrc: ----------------- pcm.pulse { type pulse } ctl.pulse { type pulse } pcm.!default { type pulse } ctl.!default { type pulse } # former conf #pcm.intel8x0 { # type hw # card 0 #} # #ctl.intel8x0 { # type hw # card 0 #} any suggestions? thanks -- Ozgur <hinoglu at gmail.com>