Hello, I went back to the very start and removed every audio related package I could and then reinstalled them and ran through all the trouble shooting lists I had and have fixed audio. I'm don't know what was causing it or what fixed it, but what was notable was that trying to stop/start PulseAudio manually was returning; daemon is already running when trying to start, and daemon is not running when trying to stop it. I think PulseAudio was the problem, but I think it was being caused by some ancillary thing that doesn't install/remove with it, as I purged/reinstalled PA and Alsa half a dozen times or so, but it wasn't fixed until I purged everything I could find related to audio.
I'm unfamiliar with the .crash files, but maybe it will provide something useful for you. I wish I could be more helpful. GT On 12/18/2017 02:49 AM, Daniel van Vugt wrote: > It appears the reason is in the bug description: > > "PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No > PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon." > > Do you have any crash files in /var/crash ? > > ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Incomplete > ** Attachment added: "_usr_bin_compiz.1000.crash" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1738605/+attachment/5024347/+files/_usr_bin_compiz.1000.crash -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1738605 Title: Yesterday I had sound. Today I don't. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1738605/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
