sound not working on second login

[imthk2]

When I start the laptop and login the first time sound works fine. However when I logout and login again sound does not work but the sound indicator is not muted.

To get sound working I first have to click mute and then unmute on the sound indicator.

This happens on 12.04 and 12.10.

(This is my first bug report ... hope it's useful)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: pulseaudio 1:2.1-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-19.30-generic 3.5.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-19-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: jakob 1914 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: jakob 1914 F...m pulseaudio
CurrentDmesg:
 [ 16.838098] radeon: switched off
 [ 16.922125] radeon 0000:01:00.0: power state changed by ACPI to D3
 [ 16.942435] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (1216) terminated with status 1
 [ 17.762693] r8169 0000:02:00.0: eth0: link up
 [ 17.763202] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
Date: Fri Dec 7 04:36:30 2012
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-06 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
PulseList:
 Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: Home directory /home/jakob not ours.
 No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
SourcePackage: pulseaudio
Symptom: audio
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/09/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.48
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 143A
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 60.50
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.48:bd11/09/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPG62NotebookPC:pvr0594110000252710001020100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn143A:rvr60.50:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: HP G62 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 0594110000252710001020100
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

[Raymond (superquad-vortex2)]

Simple mixer control 'Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined penum
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 87
  Mono: Playback 51 [59%] [-27.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Headphone',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 87
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 51 [59%] [-27.00dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 51 [59%] [-27.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Speaker',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 87
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-65.25dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-65.25dB] [off]

Node 0x14 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018d: Stereo Amp-Out
  Control: name="Speaker Playback Switch", index=0, device=0
    ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0
  Control: name="Speaker Phantom Jack", index=0, device=0
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals: [0x80 0x80]
  Pincap 0x00010014: OUT EAPD Detect
  EAPD 0x2: EAPD
  Pin Default 0x99130110: [Fixed] Speaker at Int ATAPI
    Conn = ATAPI, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 2
     0x0c 0x0d*

[imthk2 (imthk2)]

I've played with my laptop a little bit more more and this behavior appears only if a headphone is pluged in and the sound indicator in the login screen is muted (tested with two different headphones).

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu.
Ubuntu 12.10 (quantal) reached end-of-life on May 16, 2014.

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We appreciate that this bug may be old and you might not be interested in discussing it any more. But if you are then please upgrade to the latest Ubuntu version and re-test.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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