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    Wink "Waiting for sound system to respond" problem, Ubuntu 10.04

    When you have Ubuntu 10.04, and you login as root, you cannot change the sound volume or settings with the sound applet in the gnome-panel.

    The solution:

    Go to System->Preferences -> Startup Applications

    Make sure you're in the tab 'Startup programs'
    -> Click on 'Add'

    Name: Pulseaudio daemon
    Command:/usr/bin/pulseaudio
    Comment: Start the sound daemon

    Now logout, then login again

    ->Fixed
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    Re: "Waiting for sound system to respond" problem, Ubuntu 10.04

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    Re: "Waiting for sound system to respond" problem, Ubuntu 10.04

    Quote Originally Posted by WitchCraft View Post
    When you have Ubuntu 10.04, and you login as root, you cannot change the sound volume or settings with the sound applet in the gnome-panel.

    The solution:

    Go to System->Preferences -> Startup Applications

    Make sure you're in the tab 'Startup programs'
    -> Click on 'Add'

    Name: Pulseaudio daemon
    Command:/usr/bin/pulseaudio
    Comment: Start the sound daemon

    Now logout, then login again

    ->Fixed
    If you need sound when doing administrative tasks as root, you're doing something wrong.

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    Re: "Waiting for sound system to respond" problem, Ubuntu 10.04

    thanks. this works for me nicely. its a great fix. thanks again. good luck

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    Re: "Waiting for sound system to respond" problem, Ubuntu 10.04

    I have the problem everyone else does but it occurs when I am logged in as a normal user. Also, adding my user name to the groups pulse, pulse r-t etc. does not work!

    My problems do not end here. I cannot open pavucontrol. I looked in other threads and can't find a good fix for this.

    Help me, please!

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    Re: "Waiting for sound system to respond" problem, Ubuntu 10.04

    thank you WitchCraft, it's really fixed.

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    Re: "Waiting for sound system to respond" problem, Ubuntu 10.04

    Unfortunately, this method did not help me. What helped me was the following:

    1. Go to 'Home' folder by clicking the 'Places' menu
    2. press Ctrl + H to reveal hidden folders
    3. delete the '.pulse' folder
    4. restart

    Hope this helps someone

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    Re: "Waiting for sound system to respond" problem, Ubuntu 10.04

    I had same problem in Ubuntu 10.10.
    Deleted the .pulse directory and restarted.
    Worked fine, thanks

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    Re: "Waiting for sound system to respond" problem, Ubuntu 10.04

    I had same problem in Ubuntu 10.10.
    Deleted the .pulse directory and restarted.
    Worked fine, thanks

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    Unhappy Re: "Waiting for sound system to respond" problem, Ubuntu 10.04

    I read this post and nothing will help me. No previous or present posts will help me get sound working. Headphones work great but the speakers absolutly refuse, seems, to work. PLEASE HELP!

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