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pulseaudio package

  1. Bug #108577
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erm67 (erm67) wrote :

Binary package hint: pulseaudio-esound-compat

I installed pulseaudio and the esound compat package, in the Gnome -> Preferences -> Sound -> Devices I have set all devices to pulseaudio and clicking test I can hear sound and the x11 bell plays in pulseaudio. The directory /tmp/.esd is created but

erm67@ubuntu:~$ esdplay /usr/share/sounds/login.wav
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:864:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
Usage:program_name [address][:port]ermanno@ubuntu:~$

The most strange thing is that
ermanno@ubuntu:~$ esdplay -s 127.0.0.1 /usr/share/sounds/login.wav
works perfectly .......

If I enable "software sound mixing" in Gnome -> Preferences -> Sound -> Sound
I cannot hear sounds and the syslog is filled with
Apr 21 16:51:40 ubuntu pulseaudio[5897]: pid.c: daemon already running.
Apr 21 16:51:40 ubuntu pulseaudio[5897]: main.c: pa_pid_file_create() failed.
Apr 21 16:51:40 ubuntu pulseaudio[5901]: pid.c: daemon already running.
Apr 21 16:51:40 ubuntu pulseaudio[5901]: main.c: pa_pid_file_create() failed.