/etc/init.d/pulseaudio start * Please don't use system wide PulseAudio unless you read the * documentation available at http://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/WhatIsWrongWithSystemMode * * When you're done, please set the variable PULSEAUDIO_SHOULD_NOT_GO_SYSTEMWIDE in * /etc/conf.d/pulseaudio . Please remember that upstream does not support this mode * when used for standard desktop configurations. * ERROR: pulseaudio failed to start Reproducible: Always Actual Results: No sound Expected Results: Sound works
It works exactly as it should - it was changed to act this way, cause upstream doesn't really support system mode for normal setups (though it should work) as it was meant for embedded-alike setups. If you believe you really need it, just do, what this note tells you to.