After update kernel 3.13 up 3.14 pulseaudio does not define a sound card Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. % pulseaudio --verbose --start --log-target=newfile:/tmp/pulse --log-level=debug Actual Results: % pacmd list-sinks 1 sink(s) available. * index: 0 name: <auto_null> driver: <module-null-sink.c> flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY FLAT_VOLUME DYNAMIC_LATENCY state: SUSPENDED suspend cause: IDLE priority: 1000 volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB, front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB balance 0,00 base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB volume steps: 65537 muted: no current latency: 0,00 ms max request: 344 KiB max rewind: 344 KiB monitor source: 0 sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz channel map: front-left,front-right Stereo used by: 0 linked by: 0 configured latency: 0,00 ms; range is 0,50 .. 2000,00 ms module: 10 properties: device.description = "Dummy Output" device.class = "abstract" device.icon_name = "audio-card" Expected Results: % pacmd list-sinks 1 sink(s) available. * index: 0 name: <alsa_output.hw_0_0> driver: <module-alsa-sink.c> flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY FLAT_VOLUME DYNAMIC_LATENCY state: IDLE suspend cause: priority: 9000 volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB, front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB balance 0,00 base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB volume steps: 65537 muted: no current latency: 1999,59 ms max request: 344 KiB max rewind: 344 KiB monitor source: 0 sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz channel map: front-left,front-right Stereo used by: 0 linked by: 0 configured latency: 2000,00 ms; range is 0,50 .. 2000,00 ms module: 5 properties: alsa.resolution_bits = "16" device.api = "alsa" device.class = "sound" alsa.class = "generic" alsa.subclass = "generic-mix" alsa.name = "ALC887-VD Analog" alsa.id = "ALC887-VD Analog" alsa.subdevice = "0" alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0" alsa.device = "0" alsa.card = "0" alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH" alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xfa300000 irq 56" device.string = "hw:0,0" device.buffering.buffer_size = "352800" device.buffering.fragment_size = "176400" device.access_mode = "mmap+timer" device.description = "HDA Intel PCH" device.icon_name = "audio-card" Workaround. Add to /etc/pulse/default.pa load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:0,0 Portage 2.2.8-r1 (hardened/linux/amd64, gcc-4.7.3, glibc-2.17, 3.14.5-hardened-r2-desktop x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: Linux-3.14.5-hardened-r2-desktop-x86_64-Intel-R-_Core-TM-_i7-2600_CPU_@_3.40GHz-with-gentoo-2.2 KiB Mem: 8153068 total, 1174764 free KiB Swap: 2097148 total, 2003360 free Timestamp of tree: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 00:45:01 +0000 ld GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.23.2 distcc 3.1 x86_64-pc-linux-gnu [disabled] ccache version 3.1.9 [disabled] app-shells/bash: 4.2_p45 dev-java/java-config: 2.2.0 dev-lang/python: 2.7.6, 3.3.3 dev-util/ccache: 3.1.9-r3 dev-util/cmake: 2.8.12.2 dev-util/pkgconfig: 0.28 sys-apps/baselayout: 2.2 sys-apps/openrc: 0.12.4 sys-apps/sandbox: 2.6-r1 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.69 sys-devel/automake: 1.11.6, 1.12.6, 1.13.4 sys-devel/binutils: 2.23.2 sys-devel/gcc: 4.7.3-r1 sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.7.3 sys-devel/libtool: 2.4.2 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Created attachment 380896 [details] /tmp/pulse
Do you still hit this with newer kernel versions? Maybe a comparison of dmesg output from working kernel and failing kernel could help
Also try with pulseaudio-6
Now works for me. Thanks. gentoo-souces-3.18.11 pulseaudio-5.0-r7
