Subject: Bug#698985: alsa-utils: alsamixer does not work. Broken pipe.

From: Elimar Riesebieter <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:51:01 +0100

* Azuki <[email-masked]> [2013-01-27 18:59 -0500]:

> window manager is openbox.
> /etc/pulse/{daemon.conf,default.pa} are default.
> I run alsamixer as user.
> $ cat /etc/asound.conf
> pcm.pulse { type pulse }
> ctl.pulse { type pulse }
> pcm.!default { type pulse }
> ctl.!default { type pulse }
> $ groups
> azuki cdrom floppy audio dip video plugdev

It tㄩrns out that pulse doesn't cooperate with your soundcard. As
told before stop the pulsedaemon and prevent it for restarting. Else
mv /etc/asound.conf /etc/asound.conf.save and run alsamixer again.

It would be great if you answer always to [email-masked] as
well. Other users may be interested for similar probs.

Elimar
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