Big problem for me also. Xubuntu 14.04, 64bit, fresh install giving no sound. "pulseaudio server connection failure connection refused" hence no Skype.
My previous installation of the same system on the same hardware gave no problems at all. If no one has a fix I'll try another install, failing that, another OS. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1292438 Title: Can't connect to PulseAudio server Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: 1) Install Ubuntustudio 64 bit 14.04 Beta 1 (Alpha) Feb 24 2) reboot etc result: Sound system works properly 3) Install all the latest updates as of Mar 14, 3.13.0-17-lowlatency kernel 4) reboot etc result: Sound System no longer works anything that tries to connect to the PulseAudio server, including the Volume Contol, hangs... Expected: PulseAudio should still work after the update Note: JACK is still usable. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: pulseaudio 1:4.0-0ubuntu10 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-17.37-lowlatency 3.13.6 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-17-lowlatency x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: em 1829 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: em 1829 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Fri Mar 14 02:45:02 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-14 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140224) PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: Daemon not responding. SourcePackage: pulseaudio UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 11/11/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: F.23 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: 1641 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: 67.32 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.23:bd11/11/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv7NotebookPC:pvr0589120000242B20000020100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1641:rvr67.32:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC dmi.product.version: 0589120000242B20000020100 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1292438/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp