it refuses to create the log file, tried both as user and sudo user:
laura@livingroom:~$ pulseaudio --kill && pulseaudio --start -vvvv --log-target=file:~/pulseaudio.txt E: [pulseaudio] log.c: Failed to open target file '~/pulseaudio.txt'. D: [pulseaudio] conf-parser.c: Parsing configuration file '/etc/pulse/client.conf' D: [pulseaudio] conf-parser.c: Failed to open configuration file '/etc/pulse/client.conf.d/01-enable-autospawn.conf': No such file or directory I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Daemon startup successful. sudo: sudo pulseaudio --kill && pulseaudio --start -vvvv --log-target=file:~/pulseaudio.txt [sudo] password for laura: E: [pulseaudio] main.c: Failed to kill daemon: No such process laura@livingroom:~$ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1939205 Title: sound dummy output 21.04 Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: no more sound device /output since dist upgrade from 20.10 to 21.04 tried both official ubuntu kernel 5.11.0.26 and newer 5.13.8-051308-generic alsa log: http://alsa-project.org/db/?f=07dfaad1d5d30948449dc36f0caaf39c99145cce lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 21.04 Release: 21.04 apt-cache policy pkgname N: Unable to locate package pkgname ubuntu-bug linux: package not installed cat /proc/version_signature > version.log cat: /proc/version_signature: No such file or directory sudo lspci -vnvn > lspci-vnvn.log pcilib: sysfs_read_vpd: read failed: Input/output error be descriptive in helping as im a newbie to linux troubleshoot :) --- ProblemType: Bug ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7:ubuntu DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-11 (3025 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) Package: linux (not installed) RebootRequiredPkgs: linux-image-5.11.0-31-generic linux-base Tags: hirsute Uname: Linux 5.13.9-051309-generic x86_64 UnreportableReason: The running kernel is not an Ubuntu kernel UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-07-19 (34 days ago) UserGroups: adm audio cdrom dip lpadmin netdev plugdev pulse pulse-access sambashare sudo video _MarkForUpload: True To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1939205/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp