Sound

Linux sound problems, configuration and installation

No Sound over Wine

Install lib32-alsa-plugins lib32-libpulse lib32-openalE: [pulseaudio] module.c: Failed to load module "module-equalizer-sink" (argument: ""): initialization failed.

Symtoms

Starting pulseaudio will forever Establishing connection,

pulseaudio -v will reveal the following errors:

W: [pulseaudio] module-equalizer-sink.c: module-equalizer-sink is currently unsupported, and can sometimes cause PulseAudio crashes, increased latency or audible artifacts.

W: [pulseaudio] module-equalizer-sink.c: If you're facing audio problems, try unloading this module as a potential workaround.

E: [pulseaudio] module-equalizer-sink.c: Master sink not found

E: [pulseaudio] module.c: Failed to load module "module-equalizer-sink" (argument: ""): initialization failed.

E: [pulseaudio] main.c: Module load failed.

E: [pulseaudio] main.c: Failed to initialize daemon.

I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Daemon terminated.

Solution

Start pulseaudio using Desktop Manager's autostart script, the following instruction is for LXDE:

Create a desktop file on ~/.config/autostart/pulseaudio-equalizer.desktop

Add the following lines:

[Desktop Entry]

Type=Application

Exec=bash -c 'pactl load-module module-equalizer-sink; pactl load-module module-dbus-protocol;'

References

PulseAudio Wiki
Archwiki's PulseAudio Troubleshooting