[SOLVED] mpd - no sound after Pulseaudio update

Question

After update of Pulseaudio (1.04) I mpd doesn't work - there's no problem with other applications, only with mpd. I can't set volume and mpc says that there are problems with opening audio device:
eregus@arch ~ $ mpc
Black River - Street Games
[paused] #769/775 0:00/3:45 (0%)
volume: n/a repeat: off random: off single: off consume: off
ERROR: problems opening audio device
There's my /etc/mpd.conf:
music_directory "/mnt/sda3/music"
playlist_directory "/var/lib/mpd/playlists"
db_file "/var/lib/mpd/mpd.db"
log_file "syslog"
pid_file "/run/mpd/mpd.pid"
state_file "/var/lib/mpd/mpdstate"
user "mpd"
auto_update "yes"
input {
plugin "curl"
audio_output {
type "pulse"
name "pulse audio"
I use ALSA + Pulseaudio. My /etc/pulse/default.pa:
.nofail
.fail
load-module module-device-restore
load-module module-stream-restore
load-module module-card-restore
load-module module-augment-properties
load-module module-alsa-sink device=dmix
load-module module-alsa-source device=dsnoop
.ifexists module-udev-detect.so
.else
.endif
.ifexists module-jackdbus-detect.so
.nofail
load-module module-jackdbus-detect
.fail
.endif
.ifexists module-bluetooth-policy.so
load-module module-bluetooth-policy
.endif
.ifexists module-bluetooth-discover.so
load-module module-bluetooth-discover
.endif
.ifexists module-esound-protocol-unix.so
load-module module-esound-protocol-unix
.endif
load-module module-native-protocol-unix
load-module module-native-protocol-tcp auth-ip-acl=127.0.0.1
.ifexists module-gconf.so
.nofail
load-module module-gconf
.fail
.endif
load-module module-default-device-restore
load-module module-rescue-streams
load-module module-always-sink
load-module module-intended-roles
load-module module-suspend-on-idle
.ifexists module-console-kit.so
.nofail
load-module module-console-kit
.fail
.endif
.ifexists module-systemd-login.so
load-module module-systemd-login
.endif
load-module module-position-event-sounds
load-module module-role-cork
load-module module-filter-heuristics
load-module module-filter-apply
.ifexists module-dbus-protocol.so
load-module module-dbus-protocol
.endif
load-module module-switch-on-port-available
That's all. I would post /etc/asound.conf, but it seems that from last update it doesn't exist.
Thank you for any help
Last edited by Eregus (2013-04-03 19:22:29)

Answer 1

Eregus wrote:
Yes, I use X.
And yes, I know what's the problem with Pulseaudio - the tip in Arch Wiki didn't help.
Edit: Oh, I only tried that workaround, I didn't try to change user. I'll edit mpd.conf when I come back home.
according to your config, you used that workaround wrongly. it will only work, if you point to the pulse server IP in mpd.conf. So add the server line in your pulse output. (its most likely 127.0.0.1)
Last edited by Rasi (2013-04-03 15:36:03)