[SOLVED] no timidity service + pulse, kernel update (3.16.3-1)

Question

I had sound working before upon boot, but sound was failing after resume from suspend on HP dv7 laptop.  I hadn't gotten around to figuring out how to store alsa state (what I believe to be the solution to sound failing after suspend).  My install is about a week old.  I ran pacman -Syu to get into the habit of doing so.  Now I know why it is suggested to not do the updates when you don't have time to fix things that might need to be fixed.
alsamixer is not muted, but I only see master channel as user or root - selecting the Intel PCH sound card within alsamixer allowed me to see the other channels, but speaker-test remained silent.  But I have been consistently seeing PCH Transcoder A errors on boot.  Wasn't sure what they were, since everything had worked prior to kernel update.  Investigating sound yields my hardware is Intel PCH, so these errors may be important, but I am also unsure how to access any log they might be recorded in.
EDIT: speaker-test and timidity work in single user console mode, but not in KDE.
[mark@arch-hpdv7t-laptop ~]$ uname -a
Linux arch-hpdv7t-laptop 3.16.3-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Sep 17 21:54:13 CEST 2014 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[mark@arch-hpdv7t-laptop ~]$ aplay -Ll
null
Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
pulse
PulseAudio Sound Server
default
Default ALSA Output (currently PulseAudio Sound Server)
sysdefault:CARD=PCH
HDA Intel PCH, 92HD91BXX Analog
Default Audio Device
front:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
HDA Intel PCH, 92HD91BXX Analog
Front speakers
surround21:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
HDA Intel PCH, 92HD91BXX Analog
2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers
surround40:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
HDA Intel PCH, 92HD91BXX Analog
4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
HDA Intel PCH, 92HD91BXX Analog
4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
HDA Intel PCH, 92HD91BXX Analog
5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
HDA Intel PCH, 92HD91BXX Analog
5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
HDA Intel PCH, 92HD91BXX Analog
7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 0
HDMI Audio Output
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: 92HD91BXX Analog [92HD91BXX Analog]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
[mark@arch-hpdv7t-laptop ~]$ lspci -vvnn | grep -A1 '040[1-3]'
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller [8086:1e20] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1818]
[mark@arch-hpdv7t-laptop ~]$ cat /proc/asound/modules
0 snd_hda_intel
[mark@arch-hpdv7t-laptop ~]$ for i in $(awk '{print $2 | "sort"}' /proc/asound/modules | uniq); do echo "--- $i ---"; systool -vm $i; done
--- snd_hda_intel ---
Module = "snd_hda_intel"
Attributes:
coresize = "26327"
initsize = "0"
initstate = "live"
refcnt = "3"
taint = ""
uevent = <store method only>
Parameters:
align_buffer_size = "-1"
bdl_pos_adj = "1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1"
beep_mode = "Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y"
enable_msi = "-1"
enable = "Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y"
id = "(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null)"
index = "-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1"
jackpoll_ms = "0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0"
model = "(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null)"
patch = "(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null)"
position_fix = "-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1"
power_save = "0"
power_save_controller= "Y"
probe_mask = "-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1"
probe_only = "0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0"
single_cmd = "N"
snoop = "Y"
Sections:
.bss = "0xffffffffa038fa80"
.data = "0xffffffffa038f000"
.data.unlikely = "0xffffffffa038f7d0"
.exit.text = "0xffffffffa038c930"
.gnu.linkonce.this_module= "0xffffffffa038f800"
.init.text = "0xffffffffa0392000"
.note.gnu.build-id = "0xffffffffa038d000"
.rodata = "0xffffffffa038d040"
.rodata.str1.1 = "0xffffffffa038df02"
.rodata.str1.8 = "0xffffffffa038e2e0"
.smp_locks = "0xffffffffa038e618"
.strtab = "0xffffffffa0395508"
.symtab = "0xffffffffa0393000"
.text = "0xffffffffa038a000"
__mcount_loc = "0xffffffffa038e848"
__param = "0xffffffffa038e628"
__verbose = "0xffffffffa038f640"
[mark@arch-hpdv7t-laptop ~]$ lsmod | grep ^snd
snd_seq_dummy 12503 0
snd_hrtimer 12604 1
snd_seq 61165 5 snd_seq_dummy
snd_seq_device 13132 2 snd_seq,snd_seq_dummy
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 45117 1
snd_hda_codec_idt 56908 1
snd_hda_codec_generic 63126 1 snd_hda_codec_idt
snd_hda_intel 26327 3
snd_hda_controller 26727 1 snd_hda_intel
snd_hda_codec 108552 5 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_controller
snd_hwdep 17244 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 88487 5 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_controller
snd_timer 26614 4 snd_hrtimer,snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd 69340 16 snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_device
[mark@arch-hpdv7t-laptop ~]$ fuser -v /dev/snd/*
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/seq: mark 651 F.... rosegarden
I discovered sound did not work after rebooting to restart sound for Rosegarden.  Rosegarden was still open when I started running these diagnostics.  speaker-test does not work either.  The above fuser command returned nothing after closing Rosegarden, but speaker-test remained silent.
[mark@arch-hpdv7t-laptop ~]$ for i in /proc/asound/card[0-9]*; do echo "--- $i ---";amixer -c $(cat $i/id); done
--- /proc/asound/card0 ---
Simple mixer control 'Master',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 127
Mono: Playback 127 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Headphone',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 127
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 127 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Playback 127 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Speaker',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 127
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 127 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Playback 127 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
Capabilities: pvolume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 255
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 255 [100%] [0.00dB]
Front Right: Playback 255 [100%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 31
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost',0
Capabilities: volume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: 0 - 3
Front Left: 0 [0%] [0.00dB]
Front Right: 0 [0%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Beep',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 3
Mono: Playback 1 [33%] [-12.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
Capabilities: cvolume cswitch
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Capture 0 - 46
Front Left: Capture 28 [61%] [12.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Capture 28 [61%] [12.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Auto-Mute Mode',0
Capabilities: enum
Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled'
Item0: 'Enabled'
Simple mixer control 'Digital',0
Capabilities: cvolume
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Capture 0 - 120
Front Left: Capture 120 [100%] [30.00dB]
Front Right: Capture 120 [100%] [30.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Internal Mic Boost',0
Capabilities: volume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: 0 - 3
Front Left: 0 [0%] [0.00dB]
Front Right: 0 [0%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Loopback Mixing',0
Capabilities: enum
Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled'
Item0: 'Disabled'
Any ideas on what I should do?  Also, why did my sound break, and what should I do to prevent sound from breaking in future kernel updates?
Last edited by mek42 (2014-10-03 23:38:31)

Answer 1

Since it appears that my issue is a KDE issue, not ALSA, I'm working through the troubleshooting on the Pulse wiki page here.
automute mode is off and alsactl store was run.
[mark@arch-hpdv7t-laptop ~]$ pacmd list
Memory blocks currently allocated: 1, size: 63.9 KiB.
Memory blocks allocated during the whole lifetime: 427, size: 7.1 MiB.
Memory blocks imported from other processes: 0, size: 0 B.
Memory blocks exported to other processes: 0, size: 0 B.
Total sample cache size: 0 B.
Default sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
Default channel map: front-left,front-right
Default sink name: auto_null
Default source name: auto_null.monitor
Memory blocks of type POOL: 1 allocated/284 accumulated.
Memory blocks of type POOL_EXTERNAL: 0 allocated/0 accumulated.
Memory blocks of type APPENDED: 0 allocated/0 accumulated.
Memory blocks of type USER: 0 allocated/0 accumulated.
Memory blocks of type FIXED: 0 allocated/0 accumulated.
Memory blocks of type IMPORTED: 0 allocated/143 accumulated.
28 module(s) loaded.
index: 0
name: <module-device-restore>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Automatically restore the volume/mute state of devices"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 1
name: <module-stream-restore>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Automatically restore the volume/mute/device state of streams"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 2
name: <module-card-restore>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Automatically restore profile of cards"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 3
name: <module-augment-properties>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Augment the property sets of streams with additional static information"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 4
name: <module-switch-on-port-available>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: no
properties:
index: 5
name: <module-udev-detect>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Detect available audio hardware and load matching drivers"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 6
name: <module-jackdbus-detect>
argument: <channels=2>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "David Henningsson"
module.description = "Adds JACK sink/source ports when JACK is started"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 7
name: <module-bluetooth-policy>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Frédéric Dalleau"
module.description = "When a bluetooth sink or source is added, load module-loopback"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 8
name: <module-bluetooth-discover>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "João Paulo Rechi Vita"
module.description = "Detect available Bluetooth daemon and load the corresponding discovery module"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 9
name: <module-bluez5-discover>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "João Paulo Rechi Vita"
module.description = "Detect available BlueZ 5 Bluetooth audio devices and load BlueZ 5 Bluetooth audio drivers"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 10
name: <module-esound-protocol-unix>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: no
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "ESOUND protocol (UNIX sockets)"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 11
name: <module-native-protocol-unix>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: no
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Native protocol (UNIX sockets)"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 13
name: <module-default-device-restore>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Automatically restore the default sink and source"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 14
name: <module-rescue-streams>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "When a sink/source is removed, try to move its streams to the default sink/source"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 15
name: <module-always-sink>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Colin Guthrie"
module.description = "Always keeps at least one sink loaded even if it's a null one"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 16
name: <module-null-sink>
argument: <sink_name=auto_null sink_properties='device.description="Dummy Output"'>
used: 0
load once: no
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Clocked NULL sink"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 17
name: <module-intended-roles>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Automatically set device of streams based on intended roles of devices"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 18
name: <module-suspend-on-idle>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "When a sink/source is idle for too long, suspend it"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 19
name: <module-console-kit>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Create a client for each ConsoleKit session of this user"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 20
name: <module-systemd-login>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Create a client for each login session of this user"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 21
name: <module-position-event-sounds>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Position event sounds between L and R depending on the position on screen of the widget triggering them."
module.version = "5.0"
index: 22
name: <module-role-cork>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Mute & cork streams with certain roles while others exist"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 23
name: <module-filter-heuristics>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Colin Guthrie"
module.description = "Detect when various filters are desirable"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 24
name: <module-filter-apply>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Colin Guthrie"
module.description = "Load filter sinks automatically when needed"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 25
name: <module-device-manager>
argument: <do_routing=1>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Colin Guthrie"
module.description = "Keep track of devices (and their descriptions) both past and present and prioritise by role"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 26
name: <module-x11-publish>
argument: <display=:0>
used: -1
load once: no
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "X11 credential publisher"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 27
name: <module-x11-xsmp>
argument: <display=:0 session_manager=local/arch-hpdv7t-laptop:@/tmp/.ICE-unix/505,unix/arch-hpdv7t-laptop:/tmp/.ICE-unix/505>
used: -1
load once: no
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "X11 session management"
module.version = "5.0"
index: 28
name: <module-cli-protocol-unix>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: no
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Command line interface protocol (UNIX sockets)"
module.version = "5.0"
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: 16
properties:
device.description = "Dummy Output"
device.class = "abstract"
device.icon_name = "audio-card"
1 source(s) available.
* index: 0
name: <auto_null.monitor>
driver: <module-null-sink.c>
flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY 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 rewind: 344 KiB
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
monitor_of: 0
module: 16
properties:
device.description = "Monitor of Dummy Output"
device.class = "monitor"
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
7 client(s) logged in.
index: 0
driver: <module-systemd-login.c>
owner module: 20
properties:
application.name = "Login Session c1"
systemd-login.session = "c1"
index: 4
driver: <module-x11-xsmp.c>
owner module: 27
properties:
application.name = "XSMP Session on KDE as 101df1e21b716d000141143608300000005050006"
xsmp.vendor = "KDE"
xsmp.client.id = "101df1e21b716d000141143608300000005050006"
index: 9
driver: <protocol-native.c>
owner module: 11
properties:
application.name = "libphonon"
native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
native-protocol.version = "29"
application.process.id = "439"
application.process.user = "mark"
application.process.host = "arch-hpdv7t-laptop"
application.process.binary = "kdeinit4"
application.language = "en_US.UTF-8"
window.x11.display = ":0"
application.process.machine_id = "5f1cda9817244627aba0e14b41d436b3"
application.process.session_id = "c1"
index: 15
driver: <protocol-native.c>
owner module: 11
properties:
application.name = "KMix"
native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
native-protocol.version = "29"
application.process.id = "998"
application.process.user = "mark"
application.process.host = "arch-hpdv7t-laptop"
application.process.binary = "kdeinit4"
application.language = "en_US.UTF-8"
window.x11.display = ":0"
application.process.machine_id = "5f1cda9817244627aba0e14b41d436b3"
application.process.session_id = "c1"
index: 17
driver: <protocol-native.c>
owner module: 11
properties:
application.name = "KNotify"
native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
native-protocol.version = "29"
application.icon_name = "knotify"
phonon.streamid = "{137cb52a-2afc-4ddd-882c-601c32129b54}"
media.role = "event"
application.process.id = "600"
application.process.user = "mark"
application.process.host = "arch-hpdv7t-laptop"
application.process.binary = "knotify4"
application.language = "en_US.UTF-8"
window.x11.display = ":0"
application.process.machine_id = "5f1cda9817244627aba0e14b41d436b3"
application.process.session_id = "c1"
index: 18
driver: <protocol-native.c>
owner module: 11
properties:
application.name = "KNotify"
native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
native-protocol.version = "29"
application.id = "org.VideoLAN.VLC"
application.version = "2.1.5"
application.icon_name = "knotify"
application.language = "en_US.UTF-8"
application.process.id = "600"
phonon.streamid = "{137cb52a-2afc-4ddd-882c-601c32129b54}"
media.role = "event"
application.process.user = "mark"
application.process.host = "arch-hpdv7t-laptop"
application.process.binary = "knotify4"
window.x11.display = ":0"
application.process.machine_id = "5f1cda9817244627aba0e14b41d436b3"
application.process.session_id = "c1"
index: 20
driver: <cli.c>
owner module: 28
properties:
application.name = "UNIX socket client"
0 card(s) available.
0 sink input(s) available.
0 source output(s) available.
0 cache entrie(s) available.
fluidsynth (needed for Rosegarden) has been told to use pulseaudio instead of alsa directly (as per https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=154002 )
What worked to get speaker-test running in Konsole: adding -D to:
ExecStart=/usr/bin/timidity -iA
to become
ExecStart=/usr/bin/timidity -iAD
in /usr/lib/systemd/system/timidity.service (as per: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=149339&p=2 post 29)
Additionally, I was able to see a default audio device in KDE system settings...multimedia instead of just dummy device.  However, even after preferring the default audio device for everything (and it tests fine), Rosegarden still has no volume.  Timidity in Konsole plays audibly now too.  I am now going to reboot and see what the status is.
Last edited by mek42 (2014-09-23 02:41:53)