[EMU10K1 - SB Live! 5.1] pactl stat failed to find default card

[Thaddeous LaPratt]

Binary package hint: pulseaudio

Tried several fixes found on the Ubuntu forums and to no avail. cannot get external sound from Sound blaster live! 5.1 sound card. Pulse audio volume meter shows activity but no audible noises from speakers at max volume. tried updating kernel as well, also to no avail.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: pulseaudio 1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-31.61-generic 2.6.32.32+drm33.14
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-31-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: thad 1236 F.... pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Live'/'SB Live! 5.1 (rev.7, serial:0x80641102) at 0xb400, irq 23'
   Mixer name : 'eMicro EM28028'
   Components : 'AC97a:454d4328'
   Controls : 216
   Simple ctrls : 38
Date: Thu May 12 04:33:40 2011
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SelectedCard: 0 Live EMU10K1 - SB Live! 5.1
SourcePackage: pulseaudio
Symptom: audio
Title: [EMU10K1 - SB Live! 5.1] pactl stat failed to find default card
dmi.bios.date: 10/16/2003
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 3.17
dmi.board.name: P4G533LA
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: REV 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: 1.00
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftware,Inc.:bvr3.17:bd10/16/2003:svnCompaqPresario061:pnDQ187A-ABAS5008NXNA310:pvr0n11411RE101ECHO10:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP4G533LA:rvrREV1.xx:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct6:cvr1.00:
dmi.product.name: DQ187A-ABA S5008NX NA310
dmi.product.version: 0n11411RE101ECHO 10
dmi.sys.vendor: Compaq Presario 061

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

you have to provide pulesaudio.log

seem that you overwrite default device

pcm.!default {
type plug
slave.pcm "surround51"
slave.channels 6
route_policy duplicate
}

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is no more supported