no audio with latest updates

[Ilmari Vacklin]

Binary package hint: pulseaudio

After the latest updates to Hardy, Pulseaudio no longer gives me any audio output. If I start it manually, I see:

wolverian@chronoa:~$ pulseaudio -v
I: main.c: Called SUID root and real-time/high-priority scheduling was requested in the configuration. However, we lack the necessary priviliges:
I: main.c: We are not in group 'pulse-rt' and PolicyKit refuse to grant us priviliges. Dropping SUID again.
I: main.c: For enabling real-time scheduling please acquire the appropriate PolicyKit priviliges, or become a member of 'pulse-rt', or increase the RLIMIT_NICE/RLIMIT_RTPRIO resource limits for this user.
I: main.c: Note that real-time/high-priority scheduling is NOT normally required. If you experience crackling or other sound anomalies, consider one or more of the above solutions.
I: main.c: High-priority scheduling enabled in configuration but now allowed by policy. Disabling forcibly.
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: main.c: Page size is 4096 bytes
I: main.c: Fresh high-resolution timers available! Bon appetit!
I: module-hal-detect.c: Trying capability alsa
I: module-hal-detect.c: Trying capability oss
I: module-hal-detect.c: Loaded 0 modules.
I: module.c: Loaded "module-hal-detect" (index: #0; argument: "").
I: module.c: Loaded "module-esound-protocol-unix" (index: #1; argument: "").
I: protocol-native.c: loading cookie from disk.
I: module.c: Loaded "module-native-protocol-unix" (index: #2; argument: "").
I: module.c: Loaded "module-volume-restore" (index: #3; argument: "").
I: module.c: Loaded "module-default-device-restore" (index: #4; argument: "").
I: module.c: Loaded "module-rescue-streams" (index: #5; argument: "").
I: module.c: Loaded "module-suspend-on-idle" (index: #6; argument: "").
I: module.c: Loaded "module-gconf" (index: #7; argument: "").
I: main.c: Daemon startup complete.
I: client.c: Created 0 "Native client (UNIX socket client)"
I: protocol-native.c: Got credentials: uid=1000 gid=1000 success=1
I: protocol-native.c: Enabled SHM for new connection
I: client.c: Client 0 changed name from "Native client (UNIX socket client)" to "pactl"
I: client.c: Freed 0 "pactl"
I: protocol-native.c: connection died.

I think the relevant line is the "Loaded 0 modules". Perhaps this is a HAL problem, then, if it isn't seeing any audio devices, or something. Attaching lshal output.

[Ilmari Vacklin (wolverian)]

I just noticed I don't have /dev/dsp anymore. Attaching dmesg output, which has some weird PCM related lines.

[Ilmari Vacklin (wolverian)]

This might be a kernel bug, but I don't know which package that is, in order to reassign.