No output audio devices after upgrading in slackware current for one user
by slac from LinuxQuestions.org on (#53W7W)
It is been a few months since I upgraded my Slackware 14+Current installation, maybe 5 months, until then everything was working correctly.
Recently, I upgraded the system and now, I do not have any output devices working except for one, a dummy device.
Not error output was shown while or after upgrading. Also, no error output is shown when executing alsamixer or pavucontrol but the only audio device is dummy and it gives no audio with any application.
I have two users in my Slackware installation. I noticed that in one them I have the output audio devices working correctly and in the other one I do not. Both of those users are in three groups: [self group], users, wheel and both of them had audio working correctly before upgrading the system.
I found out that, by adding the user that has no audio output devices to the audio group, fixes the problem. Anyway, I was wondering why this does happen? Because the other user is not in the audio group yet the audio output devices are there.
Recently, I upgraded the system and now, I do not have any output devices working except for one, a dummy device.
Not error output was shown while or after upgrading. Also, no error output is shown when executing alsamixer or pavucontrol but the only audio device is dummy and it gives no audio with any application.
I have two users in my Slackware installation. I noticed that in one them I have the output audio devices working correctly and in the other one I do not. Both of those users are in three groups: [self group], users, wheel and both of them had audio working correctly before upgrading the system.
I found out that, by adding the user that has no audio output devices to the audio group, fixes the problem. Anyway, I was wondering why this does happen? Because the other user is not in the audio group yet the audio output devices are there.