post output of xrandr --verbose
do the stereo HDMI codec really need speaker allocation from your HDMI tv ? Codec: ATI R6xx HDMI Address: 0 AFG Function Id: 0x1 (unsol 0) Vendor Id: 0x1002aa01 Subsystem Id: 0x00aa0100 Revision Id: 0x100200 No Modem Function Group found Default PCM: rates [0x70]: 32000 44100 48000 bits [0x2]: 16 formats [0x1]: PCM Default Amp-In caps: N/A Default Amp-Out caps: N/A State of AFG node 0x01: Power states: D0 D3 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 GPIO: io=0, o=0, i=0, unsolicited=0, wake=0 Node 0x02 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x201: Stereo Digital Converter: stream=1, channel=0 Digital: Enabled Digital category: 0x0 IEC Coding Type: 0x0 Node 0x03 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400381: Stereo Digital Control: name="HDMI/DP,pcm=3 Jack", index=0, device=0 Control: name="IEC958 Playback Con Mask", index=0, device=0 Control: name="IEC958 Playback Pro Mask", index=0, device=0 Control: name="IEC958 Playback Default", index=0, device=0 Control: name="IEC958 Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 Control: name="ELD", index=0, device=3 Pincap 0x00000094: OUT Detect HDMI Pin Default 0x18560010: [Jack] Digital Out at Int HDMI Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x0 Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT Unsolicited: tag=01, enabled=1 Connection: 1 0x02 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1292438 Title: BETA 14.04 cant connect to PulseAudio server Status in “pulseaudio” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: 1) Install Ubuntustudio 64 bit 14.04 Beta 1 (Alpha) Feb 24 2) reboot etc result: Sound system works properly 3) Install all the latest updates as of Mar 14, 3.13.0-17-lowlatency kernel 4) reboot etc result: Sound System no longer works anything that tries to connect to the PulseAudio server, including the Volume Contol, hangs... Expected: PulseAudio should still work after the update Note: JACK is still usable. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: pulseaudio 1:4.0-0ubuntu10 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-17.37-lowlatency 3.13.6 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-17-lowlatency x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: em 1829 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: em 1829 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Fri Mar 14 02:45:02 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-14 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140224) PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: Daemon not responding. SourcePackage: pulseaudio UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 11/11/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: F.23 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: 1641 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: 67.32 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.23:bd11/11/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv7NotebookPC:pvr0589120000242B20000020100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1641:rvr67.32:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC dmi.product.version: 0589120000242B20000020100 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1292438/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp