Did the following and when executing it as sudo the sound came back twice while it was terminating processes. Was playing an mp3 through banshee at the time.
dj...@djerk-nsc:~$ alsa force-reload mkdir: cannot create directory `/var/run/alsa': Permission denied /sbin/alsa: Warning: Failed to create /var/run/alsa/. /sbin/alsa: Warning: Not keeping list of removed modules because /var/run/alsa is absent. It will not be possible automatically to reload these modules. Unloading ALSA sound driver modules:/sbin/alsa: 219: cannot create /var/run/alsa/modules-removed: Directory nonexistent snd-hda-codec-idt snd-hda-intel snd-hda-codec snd-hwdep snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm snd-seq-dummy snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi snd-rawmidi snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc. mkdir: cannot create directory `/var/run/alsa': Permission denied Loading ALSA sound driver modules: (none to reload). dj...@djerk-nsc:~$ sudo alsa force-reload Terminating processes: 1263 10051 10219 10230 10278 (with SIGKILL:) 10244 10287 (failed: processes still using sound devices: 10297(arecord)). /sbin/alsa: Warning: Processes using sound devices: 10297(arecord). Unloading ALSA sound driver modules: snd-hda-codec-idt snd-hda-intel snd-hda-codec snd-hwdep snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm snd-seq-dummy snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi snd-rawmidi snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc (failed: modules still loaded: snd-hda-codec-idt snd-hda-intel snd-hda-codec snd-hwdep snd-pcm snd-timer snd-page-alloc). Loading ALSA sound driver modules: snd-hda-codec-idt snd-hda-intel snd-hda-codec snd-hwdep snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm snd-seq-dummy snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi snd-rawmidi snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc. dj...@djerk-nsc:~$ I now have sound in banshee after closing banshee, killing arecord followed by "sudo alsa force-reload". Sound preferences sees my sound card on the hardware and output tabs. Will update after reload. -- [SigmaTel STAC9205] pactl stat failed to find default card https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/576349 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
