I looked at /var/log/syslog and saw many errors over and over again like this:
Dec 30 19:21:15 Northgate-U804a2 pulseaudio[10869]: main.c: Called SUID root and real-time/high-priority scheduling was requested in t he configuration. However, we lack the necessary priviliges: Dec 30 19:21:15 Northgate-U804a2 pulseaudio[10869]: main.c: We are not in group 'pulse-rt' and PolicyKit refuse to grant us priviliges . Dropping SUID again. Dec 30 19:21:15 Northgate-U804a2 pulseaudio[10869]: main.c: For enabling real-time scheduling please acquire the appropriate PolicyKit priviliges, or become a member of 'pulse-rt', or increase the RLIMIT_NICE/RLIMIT_RTPRIO resource limits for this user. Dec 30 19:21:15 Northgate-U804a2 pulseaudio[10869]: pid.c: Daemon already running. Dec 30 19:21:15 Northgate-U804a2 pulseaudio[10869]: main.c: pa_pid_file_create() failed. So, I tried to add myself to group 'pulse-rt'. I have system administration privileges, so I used System>Administration>Users_And_Groups to unlock and select my self as a user in that group (checked the checkbox). After exiting, I went back into the same menu item to check if the change persisted. It did not. I tried again with same ineffective result. I did "sudo gedit /etc/group' and manually edited the group list, adding my username to that group. Checked that I was listed in the group when I went through the system>administration menu again. I was listed in the group. I logged out and back in. I checked group membership again. I'm still in pulse-rt. Now I get these errors in syslog: Dec 30 19:21:23 Northgate-U804a2 gdm[5025]: WARNING: Login sound requested on non-local display or the play software cannot be run or the sound does not exist Dec 30 19:21:31 Northgate-U804a2 pulseaudio[10949]: pid.c: Daemon already running. Dec 30 19:21:31 Northgate-U804a2 pulseaudio[10949]: main.c: pa_pid_file_create() failed. Dec 30 19:21:31 Northgate-U804a2 pulseaudio[10954]: pid.c: Daemon already running. Dec 30 19:21:31 Northgate-U804a2 pulseaudio[10954]: main.c: pa_pid_file_create() failed. Dec 30 19:21:31 Northgate-U804a2 pulseaudio[10957]: pid.c: Daemon already running. Dec 30 19:21:31 Northgate-U804a2 pulseaudio[10957]: main.c: pa_pid_file_create() failed. Dec 30 19:21:31 Northgate-U804a2 pulseaudio[10960]: pid.c: Daemon already running. Dec 30 19:21:31 Northgate-U804a2 pulseaudio[10960]: main.c: pa_pid_file_create() failed. Dec 30 19:21:31 Northgate-U804a2 pulseaudio[10963]: pid.c: Daemon already running. Dec 30 19:21:31 Northgate-U804a2 pulseaudio[10963]: main.c: pa_pid_file_create() failed. . . . . and on and on. Then a syslog message: Dec 30 19:21:36 Northgate-U804a2 hcid[4946]: Default passkey agent (:1.80, /org/bluez/passkey) registered Dec 30 19:21:36 Northgate-U804a2 hcid[4946]: Default authorization agent (:1.80, /org/bluez/auth) registered . . .and more of the 'Daemon already running' and 'main.c:' messages again. I still don't get system sounds. They don't play from the preference>sound control but I do get sound from flash videos embedded in web pages and from Totem. ** Tags added: 8.04 alpha-2 iso-testing sound -- [Hardy 8.04 alpha-2] No system sounds but Totem plays sound. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/178308 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
