*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 31699 *** I had similar problems. My problem was that gnome-sound-properties didn't start esd. I got following output:
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1107:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition 'defaults.pcm.card' ALSA lib conf.c:3493:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory ALSA lib confmisc.c:242:(snd_func_getenv) error evaluating default ALSA lib conf.c:3493:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_getenv returned error: No such file or directory ALSA lib conf.c:3951:(snd_config_expand) Args evaluate error: No such file or directory ALSA lib pcm.c:2102:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default That problem went away after I added to my .asoundrc.asoundconf: defaults.pcm.device 0 defaults.pcm.subdevice -1 pcm.device 1 Now I have: !defaults.pcm.card SoundSticks defaults.ctl.card SoundSticks defaults.pcm.device 0 defaults.pcm.subdevice -1 pcm.device 1 FYI, I have a mac mini with USB Harman Kardon Soundsticks. -- neither /etc/asound.conf or ~/.asoundrc setup in package configuration https://launchpad.net/bugs/35669 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
