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Two days ago everything was fine and working. Today when i started Kodi, all settings seems to have been reset, without me doing anything, and i didn't have sound anymore. This has happened before, but usually is fixed with selecting the right sound output device again. But this time it didn't work, and i don't even think that the device i should use is available in the list. According to the log this is the only two devices i have and can select:

22:33:56 T:140373708109568 DEBUG: PulseAudio: Found Built-in Audio Analog Stereo with devicestring alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo
22:33:56 T:140374068049792 NOTICE: Found 1 Lists of Devices
22:33:56 T:140374068049792 NOTICE: Enumerated PULSE devices:
22:33:56 T:140374068049792 NOTICE: Device 1
22:33:56 T:140374068049792 NOTICE: m_deviceName : Default
22:33:56 T:140374068049792 NOTICE: m_displayName : Default
22:33:56 T:140374068049792 NOTICE: m_displayNameExtra: Default Output Device (PULSEAUDIO)
22:33:56 T:140374068049792 NOTICE: m_deviceType : AE_DEVTYPE_PCM
22:33:56 T:140374068049792 NOTICE: m_channels : FL,FR
22:33:56 T:140374068049792 NOTICE: m_sampleRates : 5512,8000,11025,16000,22050,32000,44100,48000,64000,88200,96000,176400,192000,384000
22:33:56 T:140374068049792 NOTICE: m_dataFormats : AE_FMT_U8,AE_FMT_S16NE,AE_FMT_S24NE3,AE_FMT_S24NE4,AE_FMT_S32NE,AE_FMT_FLOAT
22:33:56 T:140374068049792 NOTICE: Device 2
22:33:56 T:140374068049792 NOTICE: m_deviceName : alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo
22:33:56 T:140374068049792 NOTICE: m_displayName : Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
22:33:56 T:140374068049792 NOTICE: m_displayNameExtra: Analog Output (PULSEAUDIO)
22:33:56 T:140374068049792 NOTICE: m_deviceType : AE_DEVTYPE_PCM
22:33:56 T:140374068049792 NOTICE: m_channels : FL,FR
22:33:56 T:140374068049792 NOTICE: m_sampleRates : 5512,8000,11025,16000,22050,32000,44100,48000,64000,88200,96000,176400,192000,384000
22:33:56 T:140374068049792 NOTICE: m_dataFormats : AE_FMT_U8,AE_FMT_S16NE,AE_FMT_S24NE3,AE_FMT_S24NE4,AE_FMT_S32NE,AE_FMT_FLOAT


And none of these produce any sound. I think i should have some digital output, since i want the sound to go through my HDMI cable.

aplay -L gives me:
default
Playback/recording through the PulseAudio sound server
sysdefault:CARD=Intel
HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
Default Audio Device
front:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
Front speakers
surround40:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, ALC888 Digital
IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
dmix:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=Intel,DEV=1
HDA Intel, ALC888 Digital
Direct sample mixing device
dsnoop:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=Intel,DEV=1
HDA Intel, ALC888 Digital
Direct sample snooping device
hw:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=Intel,DEV=1
HDA Intel, ALC888 Digital
Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog
Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=Intel,DEV=1
HDA Intel, ALC888 Digital
Hardware device with all software conversions


I don't know why the settings is reset and i cant select the right output. Didn't make a update to Kodi in a few weeks, but even doing a new git pull now didn't help. My version is Kodi (14.0-RC1 Git:2014-11-30-bcfc032).
And two days ago everything was working fine, and then didn't use Kodi, using only MythTV for LiveTV, switching back and sound was gone.

But maybe i need to supply the full log?

Somehow you managed to install pulseaudio and did not configure it properly.

(2014-12-01, 00:17)fritsch Wrote: [ -> ]Somehow you managed to install pulseaudio and did not configure it properly.

Very strange.

How can that be possible? I used Kodi on thursday, been away 3 days and now it don't work. Nothing have been installed during that time. And I don't have any kind of auto update on my Ubuntu.
I have never used pulse audio. Wouldn't even know how to configure it, don't even want to use it.

Would it be enough to remove pulseaudio, do i need to use it since i never done it before? Remove and everything works again?

But why wont Kodi show me my other output devices? MythTV has a list more like what aplay -L shows.

I don't know much about this, but since it worked a few days ago and MythTV still works, and i didn't do anything, besides i git pull after i noticed it wasn't working.

But can't Kodi use ALSA? I guess that is what MythTV is using. I can accept when i mess with things and it breaks, but this time i didn't do anything and it still broke. Annoying to not be able to use Kodi.

Any hints to get the sound working again is appreciated.

Yes kodi can use alsa.

(2014-12-01, 23:23)nickr Wrote: [ -> ]Yes kodi can use alsa.

What is needed to enable this? Even with pulseaudio installed, that i'm not using, i guess i should be able to select ALSA alternatives as output, like i have in MythTV?

Start xbmc with this commandline:

AE_SINK=ALSA xbmc

(or kodi if you are up to there).

Also the manual: http://kodi.wiki/view/PulseAudio

(2014-12-02, 23:54)nickr Wrote: [ -> ]Start xbmc with this commandline:

AE_SINK=ALSA xbmc

(or kodi if you are up to there).

Also the manual: http://kodi.wiki/view/PulseAudio

Thank you! Now it works again =)