[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#635694: alsa-base: alsa bug 0005418: snd-hda-intel: alsa force-reload required to avoid Dummy output

[r.ductor at gmail.com]

Hello, 

Pulseaudio has been installed automatically by wheezy. I definitely do not need pulseaudio: 5 days ago I did not even know this package.

I tried the following tests.

TEST 1: Created a basic /etc/asound.conf (the file did not exist)

pcm.pulse {
    type pulse
}
 
ctl.pulse {
    type pulse
}
 
pcm.!default {
    type pulse
}
 
ctl.!default {
    type pulse
}

rebooted: no sound (Dummy device)

TEST2: Installed pavucontrol.
No sound, only Dummy device is seen (see figure).

TEST3: I tried to stop/remove pulseaudio but I failed: it always was there:
* Tried to pulseaudio --kill with both user and root and pulseaudio still there
* Tried update-rc.d pulseaudio disable and reboot  and pulseaudio still there
* Tried update-rc.d -f pulseaudio remove and reboot  and pulseaudio still there
I'm reticent to uninstall an automatically installed package... should I do that?

So all in all I cannot conclude that the problem comes from pulseaudio.
Actually if this was the case, why alsa force-reload gives me back the sound and the Internal Analog Audio Stereo?

Thanks for your help.
Ric


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