volume-control.py crashed with ALSAAudioError in get_volume()

[LCID Fire]

Crashed shortly after deleting files in
~/.pulse

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/avant-window-navigator/applets/volume-control/volume-control.py
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6
Package: awn-applets-python-core 0.3.2.1-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: python /usr/share/avant-window-navigator/applets/volume-control/volume-control.py --uid=1237582696 --window=37748788 --orient=0 --height=48
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
PythonArgs: ['/usr/share/avant-window-navigator/applets/volume-control/volume-control.py', '--uid=1237582696', '--window=37748788', '--orient=0', '--height=48']
SourcePackage: awn-extras-applets
Title: volume-control.py crashed with ALSAAudioError in get_volume()
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout dip floppy fuse lpadmin netdev plugdev powerdev sambashare scanner video

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/awn/extras/awnlib.py", line 1220, in __run
    self.__callback()
  File "/usr/share/avant-window-navigator/applets/volume-control/volume-control.py", line 230, in refresh_icon
    volume = self.backend.get_volume()
  File "/usr/share/avant-window-navigator/applets/volume-control/volume-control.py", line 342, in get_volume
    volume_channels = alsaaudio.Mixer(self.channel).getvolume()
ALSAAudioError: Connection refused

[Mark Lee (malept)]

Reporting upstream.

[onox (onox)]

Can you check whether it happens always? (everytime restarting Awn or adding a new instance of Volume Control)

[onox (onox)]

Sorry jackalopes, without any info I cannot possibly fix this. Try to use testing PPA's of trunk which use GStreamer.

[Mark Lee (malept)]

Removing milestone.

[gallobea (gallobeata)]

This crash occured on login.

[onox (onox)]

Install the testing PPA. Old 0.3.2 uses lame pyalsaaudio, while trunk and rewrite use GStreamer.

[Julien Lavergne (gilir)]

It should be fixed with Awn 0.4.0. Volume applet doesn't use pyalsaaudio anymore.

You can obtain this version by one of the following ways :
- Using Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid) up-to-date.
- Using the Awn-testing PPA (https://launchpad.net/~awn-testing/+archive/ppa) and installing avant-window-navigator-trunk.
- Using Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic) and my PPA (https://launchpad.net/~gilir/+archive/backports/+packages)