Hmm, but the log shows exactly what happens if someone changes the last lines of /etc/pulse/default.pa from the below (this is the original):
### Make some devices default #set-default-sink output #set-default-source input to this: ### Make some devices default #set-default-sink output set-default-source 2 ...notice how they should be commented out by default. Or if it loads a copy of default.pa in ~/.config/pulse or ~/.pulse where this change has been done? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1547585 Title: Pulseaudio stopped working but sound still works at the low level (can be controlled with alsamixer) Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Not sure if it was an update or what that broke, but I suddenly have no ability to control sound. Sound settings no longer show any output devices and syslog is flooded with pulseaudio messages. Haven't tried a reboot, that's next. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: pulseaudio 1:8.0-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-6.21-generic 4.4.1 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-6-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c: bladernr 2773 F...m chrome /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: bladernr 2773 F...m chrome /dev/snd/controlC0: bladernr 2773 F.... chrome /dev/snd/timer: bladernr 2773 f.... chrome CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Fri Feb 19 11:10:11 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-11 (7 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160210) PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. SourcePackage: pulseaudio UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 10/16/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: F3 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: Z170MX-Gaming 5 dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.board.version: x.x dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrF3:bd10/16/2015:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnZ170MX-Gaming5:pvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnZ170MX-Gaming5:rvrx.x:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.name: Z170MX-Gaming 5 dmi.product.version: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1547585/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
