[SOLVED] PulseAudio: Card not detected for all but one user

rurikc · #1 8th June 2012, 05:23 AM

Hi,

I have a F16 install with two users.

Une user sees the "internal audio analog stereo" in pavucontrol and can play sounds.

The other user and root see only the Dummy device and there is no playback (i.e. there is but on the Dumy device).

I am currently puzzled

Any suggestions appreciated.

Cheers.

rurikc · #2 12th June 2012, 06:29 AM

Continuing ...

It seems that only one user may control one audio device at a time ...

So, how can I enable other (local) users to connect to my (local) pulse audio server ?

I see a ~/.pulse-cookie but how do I use it ?

Cheers.

secipolla · #3 12th June 2012, 02:56 PM

If you mean that you want both to use pulseaudio at once, maybe this Google search ( https://encrypted.google.com/search?...l=&gs_l=&pbx=1 ) helps?
(not saying that you don't now how to search, but just in case)

rurikc · #4 12th June 2012, 11:19 PM

Thanks for the reply.

Interestingly I thought about searching for multiple users but not for two ... what do you know

Anyway I came across this solution that so far works for me:

Main user

Copy

Code:

/etc/pulse/default.pa

to

Code:

~/.pulse/default.pa

Add:

Code:

load-module module-native-protocol-tcp auth-ip-acl=127.0.0.1

Second User

Create

Code:

~/.pulse/client.conf

and add

Code:

default-server = 127.0.0.1

With this configuration, when the second user launches an application that uses pulseaudio, it will connect to the main user's pulseaudio instance.

Reference: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=190954