Not working for me.
linards@linards-desktop:~$ pulseaudio -k linards@linards-desktop:~$ alsa reload-force Usage: /sbin/alsa {unload|reload|force-unload|force-reload|suspend|resume} linards@linards-desktop:~$ alsa force-reload Terminating processes: 2876 3001 3048 3083 (with SIGKILL:) 3117 (failed: processes still using sound devices: 3150(pulseaudio)). /sbin/alsa: Warning: Processes using sound devices: 3150(pulseaudio). mkdir: cannot create directory `/var/run/alsa': Permission denied /sbin/alsa: Warning: Failed to create /var/run/alsa/. /sbin/alsa: Warning: Not keeping list of removed modules because /var/run/alsa is absent. It will not be possible automatically to reload these modules. Unloading ALSA sound driver modules:/sbin/alsa: 219: cannot create /var/run/alsa/modules-removed: Directory nonexistent snd-hda-codec-atihdmi snd-usb-audio snd-usb-lib snd-ca0106 snd-ac97-codec snd-hda-intel snd-seq-dummy snd-hda-codec snd-seq-oss snd-hwdep snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-midi snd-rawmidi snd-pcm snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc. mkdir: cannot create directory `/var/run/alsa': Permission denied Loading ALSA sound driver modules: (none to reload). linards@linards-desktop:~$ sudo alsa force-reload [sudo] password for linards: lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs Output information may be incomplete. Terminating processes: 3150lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs Output information may be incomplete. 3259lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs Output information may be incomplete. 3292lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs Output information may be incomplete. 3327lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs Output information may be incomplete. (with SIGKILL:) 3360lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs Output information may be incomplete. (failed: processes still using sound devices: 3392(pulseaudio)). lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs Output information may be incomplete. /sbin/alsa: Warning: Processes using sound devices: 3392(pulseaudio). Unloading ALSA sound driver modules: snd-hda-codec-atihdmi snd-usb-audio snd-usb-lib snd-ca0106 snd-ac97-codec snd-hda-intel snd-seq-dummy snd-hda-codec snd-seq-oss snd-hwdep snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-midi snd-rawmidi snd-pcm snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc (failed: modules still loaded: snd-hda-codec-atihdmi snd-usb-audio snd-usb-lib snd-ca0106 snd-ac97-codec snd-hda-intel snd-hda-codec snd-hwdep snd-rawmidi snd-pcm snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc). Loading ALSA sound driver modules: snd-hda-codec-atihdmi snd-usb-audio snd-usb-lib snd-ca0106 snd-ac97-codec snd-hda-intel snd-seq-dummy snd-hda-codec snd-seq-oss snd-hwdep snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-midi snd-rawmidi snd-pcm snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc. linards@linards-desktop:~$ pulseaudio -k linards@linards-desktop:~$ pulseaudio -k linards@linards-desktop:~$ sudo alsa force-reload lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs Output information may be incomplete. Terminating processes: 3659lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs Output information may be incomplete. 3707lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs Output information may be incomplete. 3747lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs Output information may be incomplete. 3772lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs Output information may be incomplete. (with SIGKILL:) 3819lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs Output information may be incomplete. (failed: processes still using sound devices: 3844(pulseaudio)). lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs Output information may be incomplete. /sbin/alsa: Warning: Processes using sound devices: 3844(pulseaudio). Unloading ALSA sound driver modules: snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-dummy snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-hda-codec-atihdmi snd-usb-audio snd-usb-lib snd-ca0106 snd-ac97-codec snd-hda-intel snd-hda-codec snd-hwdep snd-rawmidi snd-pcm snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc (failed: modules still loaded: snd-hda-codec-atihdmi snd-usb-audio snd-usb-lib snd-ca0106 snd-ac97-codec snd-hda-intel snd-hda-codec snd-hwdep snd-rawmidi snd-pcm snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc). Loading ALSA sound driver modules: snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-dummy snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-hda-codec-atihdmi snd-usb-audio snd-usb-lib snd-ca0106 snd-ac97-codec snd-hda-intel snd-hda-codec snd-hwdep snd-rawmidi snd-pcm snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc. linards@linards-desktop:~$
Not working for me.
linards@ linards- desktop: ~$ pulseaudio -k linards- desktop: ~$ alsa reload-force reload| force-unload| force-reload| suspend| resume} linards- desktop: ~$ alsa force-reload alsa/modules- removed: Directory nonexistent codec-atihdmi snd-usb-audio snd-usb-lib snd-ca0106 snd-ac97-codec snd-hda-intel snd-seq-dummy snd-hda-codec snd-seq-oss snd-hwdep snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-midi snd-rawmidi snd-pcm snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc. linards- desktop: ~$ sudo alsa force-reload fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs codec-atihdmi snd-usb-audio snd-usb-lib snd-ca0106 snd-ac97-codec snd-hda-intel snd-seq-dummy snd-hda-codec snd-seq-oss snd-hwdep snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-midi snd-rawmidi snd-pcm snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc (failed: modules still loaded: snd-hda- codec-atihdmi snd-usb-audio snd-usb-lib snd-ca0106 snd-ac97-codec snd-hda-intel snd-hda-codec snd-hwdep snd-rawmidi snd-pcm snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc). codec-atihdmi snd-usb-audio snd-usb-lib snd-ca0106 snd-ac97-codec snd-hda-intel snd-seq-dummy snd-hda-codec snd-seq-oss snd-hwdep snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-midi snd-rawmidi snd-pcm snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc. linards- desktop: ~$ pulseaudio -k linards- desktop: ~$ pulseaudio -k linards- desktop: ~$ sudo alsa force-reload fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs codec-atihdmi snd-usb-audio snd-usb-lib snd-ca0106 snd-ac97-codec snd-hda-intel snd-hda-codec snd-hwdep snd-rawmidi snd-pcm snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc (failed: modules still loaded: snd-hda- codec-atihdmi snd-usb-audio snd-usb-lib snd-ca0106 snd-ac97-codec snd-hda-intel snd-hda-codec snd-hwdep snd-rawmidi snd-pcm snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc). codec-atihdmi snd-usb-audio snd-usb-lib snd-ca0106 snd-ac97-codec snd-hda-intel snd-hda-codec snd-hwdep snd-rawmidi snd-pcm snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc. linards- desktop: ~$
linards@
Usage: /sbin/alsa {unload|
linards@
Terminating processes: 2876 3001 3048 3083 (with SIGKILL:) 3117 (failed: processes still using sound devices: 3150(pulseaudio)).
/sbin/alsa: Warning: Processes using sound devices: 3150(pulseaudio).
mkdir: cannot create directory `/var/run/alsa': Permission denied
/sbin/alsa: Warning: Failed to create /var/run/alsa/.
/sbin/alsa: Warning: Not keeping list of removed modules because /var/run/alsa is absent.
It will not be possible automatically to reload these modules.
Unloading ALSA sound driver modules:/sbin/alsa: 219: cannot create /var/run/
snd-hda-
mkdir: cannot create directory `/var/run/alsa': Permission denied
Loading ALSA sound driver modules: (none to reload).
linards@
[sudo] password for linards:
lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-
Output information may be incomplete.
Terminating processes: 3150lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-
Output information may be incomplete.
3259lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-
Output information may be incomplete.
3292lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-
Output information may be incomplete.
3327lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-
Output information may be incomplete.
(with SIGKILL:) 3360lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-
Output information may be incomplete.
(failed: processes still using sound devices: 3392(pulseaudio)).
lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-
Output information may be incomplete.
/sbin/alsa: Warning: Processes using sound devices: 3392(pulseaudio).
Unloading ALSA sound driver modules: snd-hda-
Loading ALSA sound driver modules: snd-hda-
linards@
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lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-
Output information may be incomplete.
Terminating processes: 3659lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-
Output information may be incomplete.
3707lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-
Output information may be incomplete.
3747lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-
Output information may be incomplete.
3772lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-
Output information may be incomplete.
(with SIGKILL:) 3819lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-
Output information may be incomplete.
(failed: processes still using sound devices: 3844(pulseaudio)).
lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-
Output information may be incomplete.
/sbin/alsa: Warning: Processes using sound devices: 3844(pulseaudio).
Unloading ALSA sound driver modules: snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-dummy snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-hda-
Loading ALSA sound driver modules: snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-dummy snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-hda-
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