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Author: Michael
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Subject: Re: sound stopped working
cbs.com doesn't sound either.

On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 9:56 AM Eric Oyen <> wrote:

> Hmmmmm. Ok.
>
> So, 2 separate browsers, both display the same issue with sound playback.
>
> Well, lets see.
> 1. Permissions settings for the sound device?
> 2. Both Browsers part of your user group? Or group assigned to sound
> device?
> 3. Both browsers need updating?
> 4. Codec issues (mp3 audio not supported)?
>
> Btw, I just did a duckduckgo.com search for the terms “Linux OS no sound
> in Chrome or Firefox”. Some of the results are old, but may bear fruit in
> your case.
>
> Btw, I think VLC has a plugin that will work with either browser that can
> handle codecs and playback media that might not work natively in either of
> those browsers. Also, have you tried other sites than just Youtube for
> video/audio playback? If so, does the same issue present there as well? Try
> playing one of the videos from anime9.com or one of the other
> movie/tv/multimedia sites. If you get sound there, then it’s clearly an
> issue dealing with youtube and their handling of the audio portion of the
> video content.
>
> -Eric
> From the Central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Multimedia Support Desk
>
> On Jun 18, 2019, at 6:20 AM, Michael <> wrote:
>
> I'm using chrome but I tried with firefox as well and the sound doesn't
> work with it either. As for extensions or plugins I never needed them
> before.
>
> On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 9:15 AM Eric Oyen <> wrote:
>
>> Ok, this is getting ridiculous. First system sounds don’t want to work
>> (turns out to be a kernel version issue) and now Youtube sound doesn’t want
>> to work.
>>
>> Well, considering I had similar issues with youtube in the past, it
>> usually turns out to be some browser or plugin issue. What is the browser
>> you are using and are there any plugins or extensions that are needed for
>> sound playback of streaming content?
>>
>> -Eric
>> From the Central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Support services Dept.
>>
>>
>> On Jun 18, 2019, at 6:11 AM, Michael <> wrote:
>>
>> now it seems youtube sound isn't working.
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 9:09 AM Eric Oyen <> wrote:
>>
>>> Ooooooops! That will definitely do it as well. Mental note, check kernel
>>> version if lock file issue doesn’t pan out. :)
>>>
>>> -Eric
>>> From the Central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Systems management
>>> Dept.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jun 18, 2019, at 2:16 AM, Michael <> wrote:
>>>
>>> I solved it.... I am running an earlier kernel.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jun 16, 2019 at 4:54 PM Eric Oyen <> wrote:
>>>
>>>> They are usually named after the process and also contain the PID as
>>>> part of the filename.
>>>>
>>>> -Eric
>>>> From the central offices of the Technomage guild, interesting items
>>>> dept.
>>>>
>>>> On Jun 15, 2019, at 10:31 AM, Michael <> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> what are they called. What do they look like?
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Jun 15, 2019, 10:13 Eric Oyen <> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Check for a lock file. There is probably one still hanging around in
>>>>> your /var somewhere.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Eric
>>>>> From the Central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Technical support
>>>>> issues dept.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jun 13, 2019, at 3:57 PM, Michael <> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I remember running pulseaudio once and that fixed it but when
>>>>> i ran it this time it complained about it already running. Look at
>>>>> what transpired:
>>>>>
>>>>> bmike1@MikesBeast:~$ pulseaudio
>>>>> E: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Daemon already running.
>>>>> E: [pulseaudio] main.c: pa_pid_file_create() failed.
>>>>> bmike1@MikesBeast:~$ ps -e |grep pulse
>>>>>  2723 ?        00:00:08 pulseaudio
>>>>> bmike1@MikesBeast:~$ kill 2723
>>>>> bmike1@MikesBeast:~$ pulseaudio
>>>>> E: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Daemon already running.
>>>>> E: [pulseaudio] main.c: pa_pid_file_create() failed.
>>>>> bmike1@MikesBeast:~$ ps -e |grep pulse
>>>>>  7063 ?        00:00:03 pulseaudio

>>>>>
>>>>> Would someone help me fix this?
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