On Sat, 24 Aug 2013 19:48:46 +0200 Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@alice-dsl.net> wrote: > A little bit OT, but a little bit kidding: > > On Sat, 2013-08-24 at 18:32 +0100, Sharon Kimble wrote: > > Daft as it sounds, have you tried rebooting? When this testing box > > drops its sound that’s the most reliable way of getting sound back > > I’ve found. > > Or perhaps stop and start "something". "Something", because what to > restart depends to the setup. A reboot for Linux seldom is needed, you > even can switch between kernels without a reboot. > > However, I agree that a reboot doesn't harm in such a situation. I've disabled PulseAudio so it never runs but just complains when I restart. I have tried running 'sudo pkill dbus-launch' which does restore sound but plays hell with other programmes you're running. I've yet to find a better way of restoring sound, apart from rebooting that is. Sharon. -- A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk efever = http://www.efever.blogspot.com/ efever = http://sharon04.livejournal.com/ Debian testing, Fluxbox 1.3.5, LibreOffice 4.1.0.4 Registered Linux user 334501
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