[fritsch]

Okay, can you try this patch, here instead: http://sprunge.us/fiFA

this could be something I might have forgotten in the code.

[Manko10]

Nope, first patch worked, this one doesn't.
New log: http://xbmclogs.com/p3puaynx8

[fritsch]

That was to be expected. Would you be so kind to give me another pulseaudio -vvv log with kodi and this second patch?

Please apply this patch ontop of the last on, so we got more logging:

Thanks much.

Sorry - I had a typo ... will add a new one.

[fritsch]

Here is a complete one: http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=e9FmdUny

Just reset --hard what you had before on your kodi build. It includes debugging as well.

[Manko10]

Here you go: http://xbmclogs.com/ppfgguqf7

EDIT:
Oh, I already checked out the original file and applied both patches in order.

[fritsch]

Yeah, the second patch hand an issue. Just revert everything you had and use http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=e9FmdUny

Then I need kodi.log and pulseaudio -vvv please.

Thanks much

[Manko10]

Ok, learned something new. Patch files fail when they don't end with an LF character. :-D

kodi.log: http://xbmclogs.com/pnh36aqhu
pulseaudio -vvv: http://xbmclogs.com/pa9we289r

[fritsch]

We:
16:04:18 T:140093543962368 NOTICE: Requesting values frag_size: 70560, minreq: 17640, tlength: 70560

PulseAudio Server:
I: [pulseaudio] protocol-native.c: Requested tlength=0.04 ms, minreq=0.02 ms

which means:
16:04:18 T:140093543962368 NOTICE: Received values frag_size: 0, minreq: 8, tlength: 192

^^

btw. could you also get me a pactl list sink-inputs while kodi is running? That gets very odd.

[fritsch]

Also interesting for me - what happens, if you select the HDMI out? or the other output - e.g. not the Analog 5.1 out in kodi's audio settings? Same issue - it should be enough to change the default device on the desktop.

[Manko10]

I still don't have pactl, but I guess pacmd list-sink-inputs is what you want. :-)

It actually says

0 sink input(s) available.

I'm also not seeing any volume slider in KMix (a detail which I maybe should have added before, sorry).
As soon as I start, e.g., Spotify in Chromium, the command says that there is a sink input source, but with only Kodi running, I have none.

[fritsch]

Yeah, that's clear for kodi - as we cannot open it. Btw. I really mean "pactl" :-) it's part of pulseaudio-utils

Could you please do the tests with changing a) your default device, away from this 5.1 ALSA and b) check with the other devices you have attached directly, by changing kodi's audio device?)

[Manko10]

There is no package pulseaudio-utils here. Is there any real difference between pactl and pcmd? If so, I have to get the PKGBUILD from Arch and compile it.

Regarding your other question: HDMI out is not connected to anything, my screens are connected via DVI. But I tested with my headset which doesn't behave any different than the default 5.1 output.

EDIT:
Arch also doesn't have pulseaudio-utils. I guess everything is included in pulseaudio and pulseaudio-alsa.

[fritsch]

Oki. No there is no difference for the usecase we wanted. So, basically we are stuck here. PA server returns idiotic values :-( and I have no idea, why.

Btw. last thing: Can you give me the output of pulseaudio -vvv when you start wine or any other application, please?

[Manko10]

I started Chromium with both Spotify and a YouTube video: http://xbmclogs.com/phvx6p7sq

[fritsch]

Looks good, besides the underruns. But it gets more sane values.
Btw. Can you make a last test:

Start pulseaudio -vvvvv
Remove http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software...#index28h3 with pacmd
then start kodi, please?