[Bug 531733] Re: timidity needs to be added to pulseaudio groups

Wed May 5 04:12:51 UTC 2010

apport information

** Tags added: apport-collected

** Description changed:

  timidity gave an error during the install (actually post install steps)
  when it tried to start the daemon. Gives the same error when running
  /etc/init.d/timidity start. Could not get sound to work with noteedit
  (which wants to use timidity). By adding timidity to the pulse groups I
  still got the error, but could now see and add timidity devices to
  noteedit.

  Turns out adding timidity to the audio group is not enough. It also
  needs to be added to "pulse" and/or "pulse-access"

  # lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 9.10
  Release:	9.10

  timidity gave an error during the install (actually post install steps)
  when it tried to start the daemon.

  # apt-get install timidity
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  ...
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    timidity timidity-daemon
  0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  Need to get 639kB of archives.
  After this operation, 1,659kB of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
  Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe timidity 2.13.2-36 [620kB]
  Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe timidity-daemon 2.13.2-36 [18.6kB]
  Fetched 639kB in 2s (260kB/s)      
  Selecting previously deselected package timidity.
  (Reading database ... 239543 files and directories currently installed.)
  Unpacking timidity (from .../timidity_2.13.2-36_i386.deb) ...
  Selecting previously deselected package timidity-daemon.
  Unpacking timidity-daemon (from .../timidity-daemon_2.13.2-36_all.deb) ...
  Processing triggers for menu ...
  Processing triggers for man-db ...
  Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
  Setting up timidity (2.13.2-36) ...

  Setting up timidity-daemon (2.13.2-36) ...
  Adding group timidity....done
  Adding system user timidity....done
  Adding user `timidity' to group `audio' ...
  Adding user timidity to group audio
  Done.
   * Stopping TiMidity++ ALSA midi emulation...                            [ OK ] 
   * Starting TiMidity++ ALSA midi emulation...                            [ OK ] 

  Processing triggers for menu ...
  No protocol specified
  XOpenDisplay() failed
  Home directory /etc/timidity not ours.

  # /etc/init.d/timidity start
   * Starting TiMidity++ ALSA midi emulation...                            [ OK ] 
  root at bubba:/root/bin# No protocol specified
  XOpenDisplay() failed
  Home directory /etc/timidity not ours.

  After adding timidity to the pulse groups in /etc/group I got the same
  error, but sound would now work (with noteedit).

  # /etc/init.d/timidity start
   * Starting TiMidity++ ALSA midi emulation...                            [ OK ] 
  root at bubba:/root/bin# No protocol specified
  XOpenDisplay() failed
  Home directory /etc/timidity not ours.

  # apt-cache policy timidity
  timidity:
    Installed: 2.13.2-36
    Candidate: 2.13.2-36
    Version table:
   *** 2.13.2-36 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
+ --- 
+ AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
+ AplayDevices:
+  **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
+  card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
+    Subdevices: 1/1
+    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
+ Architecture: i386
+ ArecordDevices:
+  **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
+  card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
+    Subdevices: 1/1
+    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
+ AudioDevicesInUse:
+  USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
+  /dev/snd/controlC0:  ubuntu     2814 F.... pulseaudio
+  /dev/snd/seq:        timidity   4215 F.... timidity
+ CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
+ Card0.Amixer.info:
+  Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfebfc000 irq 16'
+    Mixer name	: 'SigmaTel STAC9200'
+    Components	: 'HDA:83847690,102801a8,00102201'
+    Controls      : 9
+    Simple ctrls  : 6
+ DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
+ IwConfig:
+  lo        no wireless extensions.
+  
+  eth0      no wireless extensions.
+ LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
+ MachineType: Dell Inc. Precision WorkStation 380
+ Package: linux (not installed)
+ ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
+ ProcEnviron:
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
+ ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
+ Regression: No
+ RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34
+ Reproducible: Yes
+ RfKill:
+  
+ Tags: lucid audio needs-upstream-testing
+ Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
+ UserGroups:
+  
+ dmi.bios.date: 01/09/2006
+ dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
+ dmi.bios.version: A06
+ dmi.board.name: 0CJ774
+ dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
+ dmi.chassis.type: 7
+ dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
+ dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA06:bd01/09/2006:svnDellInc.:pnPrecisionWorkStation380:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0CJ774:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct7:cvr:
+ dmi.product.name: Precision WorkStation 380
+ dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

** Attachment added: "AlsaDevices.txt"
   http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47842376/AlsaDevices.txt

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timidity needs to be added to pulseaudio groups
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/531733
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