If pulseaudio is not running (as your bug description also suggests) then something like this command should restart it:
nohup pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog & And we would need to figure out *which* pulseaudio crash (there are a few) is causing this bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1707027 Title: Sound device no longer detected after closing laptop lid To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1707027/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
