Ubuntu
pulseaudio package

  1. Bug #394500
  2. Comment #53

Comment 53 for bug 394500

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Angel Guzman Maeso (shakaran) wrote : Re: [Karmic] processes holding /dev/dsp* or /dev/snd/pcm* cause "pulseaudio: card not found - Null Output / Dummy Output"

I have all the same symthomps that the original reporter.
-The dummy output
- Slmodemd hogging my cpu laptop

$ sudo fuser -v /dev/dsp* /dev/snd/*
                     USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC1: Slmodemd 2643 F.... slmodemd
/dev/snd/pcmC1D0c: Slmodemd 2643 F...m slmodemd
/dev/snd/pcmC1D0p: Slmodemd 2643 F...m slmodemd

$ dpkg -S bin/slmodemd
sl-modem-daemon: /usr/sbin/slmodemd

$ cat /proc/asound/cards
 0 [ICH6 ]: ICH4 - Intel ICH6
                      Intel ICH6 with ALC250 at irq 17
 1 [Modem ]: ICH-MODEM - Intel ICH6 Modem
                      Intel ICH6 Modem at irq 20

I suscribe to this bug. Anything that you need I can attached too.