I get exactly the same error as above, by Lifyre, but in any case. $ gnome-volume-control --debug
** (gnome-volume-control:7158): WARNING **: Failed to acquire org.gnome.VolumeControl ** (gnome-volume-control:7158): WARNING **: Could not acquire name on session bus $ killall gnome-volume-control $ gnome-volume-control --debug ** (gnome-volume-control:9468): DEBUG: Updating client: index=0 name='ConsoleKit Session /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2' ** (gnome-volume-control:9468): DEBUG: Updating client: index=1 name='ConsoleKit Session /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session81' ** (gnome-volume-control:9468): DEBUG: Updating client: index=4 name='XSMP Session on gnome-session as 10bb046d1eea932f1123201966233584700000079610038' ** (gnome-volume-control:9468): DEBUG: Updating client: index=5 name='EsounD client (UNIX socket client)' ** (gnome-volume-control:9468): DEBUG: Updating client: index=6 name='EsounD client (UNIX socket client)' ** (gnome-volume-control:9468): DEBUG: Updating client: index=9 name='EsounD client (UNIX socket client)' ** (gnome-volume-control:9468): DEBUG: Updating client: index=13 name='GNOME Volume Control' ** (gnome-volume-control:9468): DEBUG: Updating sink: index=0 name='alsa_output.pci_8086_284b_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0' description='HDA Intel - STAC92xx Analog' map='front-left,front-right' ** (gnome-volume-control:9468): DEBUG: Updating source: index=0 name='alsa_output.pci_8086_284b_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0.monitor' description='Monitor of HDA Intel - STAC92xx Analog' ** (gnome-volume-control:9468): DEBUG: Updating source: index=1 name='alsa_input.pci_8086_284b_sound_card_0_alsa_capture_0' description='HDA Intel - STAC92xx Analog' ** (gnome-volume-control:9468): DEBUG: setting theme ubuntu ** (gnome-volume-control:9468): DEBUG: deleted the custom theme dir ** (gnome-volume-control:9468): DEBUG: Create monitor for 1 ** (gnome-volume-control:9468): DEBUG: Updating output settings ** (gnome-volume-control:9468): DEBUG: Adding effects stream ** (gnome-volume-control:9468): DEBUG: Updating source output: index=5 name='Peak detect' client=13 source=1 ** (gnome-volume-control:9468): DEBUG: setting theme ubuntu ** (gnome-volume-control:9468): DEBUG: setting theme ubuntu is the terminal output, and the volume control window displays -- gnome-volume-control fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/315236 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs