Switching user stops sound, can be restored by Sound Prefs/Hardware/Configuration
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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pulseaudio (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: pulseaudio
This problem is very easy to reproduce.
- Logon as user A.
- Play sound.
- Switch user via Fast User Switching to user B.
- Switch back to A.
Now sound does not work.
The "fix" is to open a sound preferences dialog, go to Hardware and re-select the hardware configuration, it starts working again.
It seems to occur on more than one computer.
It is highly annoying for my kids and I would love this to be fixed. I can help all I can.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: pulseaudio 1:0.9.22~
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
NonfreeKernelMo
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: VT1708S Analog [VT1708S Analog]
Subdevices: 2/2
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: ichudov 29981 F...m pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xf7e78000 irq 21'
Mixer name : 'VIA VT1708S'
Components : 'HDA:11060397,
Controls : 37
Simple ctrls : 21
Date: Tue May 18 21:29:40 2010
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: pulseaudio
dmi.bios.date: 03/27/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0704
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: M4N72-E
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
Changed in pulseaudio (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Are both users A and B in the audio group? If so, they should *not* be.