[X2Go-User] Pulseaudio doesn't start on Win7

[Michael DePaulo]

OK. I'll send a separate email out to x2go-dev to decide how we will
implement disabling the microphone.

-Mike#2

On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 5:46 AM, Ralf <x2go-list at bergfelde.homelinux.net> wrote:
> Hello, Michael!
>
> I've tested the binaries ...
> ... sry, but no luck. Pulse won't start.
> Using the windows-commandline this happens:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> D:\Daten\x2goclient-dev\pulse>pulseaudio.exe --version
> pulseaudio 5.99.1-18-ge17579
>
> D:\Daten\x2goclient-dev\pulse>pulseaudio.exe
> W: [(null)] daemon/main.c: Compiled with DEPRECATED libsamplerate support!
> W: [(null)] pulsecore/core-util.c: Secure directory creation not supported
> on this platform.
> W: [(null)] pulsecore/core-util.c: Secure directory creation not supported
> on this platform.
> W: [(null)] pulsecore/core-util.c: Secure directory creation not supported
> on this platform.
> W: [(null)] pulsecore/core.c: Failed to allocate shared memory pool. Falling
> back to a normal memory pool.
> E: [(null)] daemon/main.c: Daemon startup without any loaded modules,
> refusing to work.
> W: [(null)] pulsecore/core-util.c: Secure directory creation not supported
> on this platform.
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> pulseaudio.exe dies more or less silently ... complaining no module is
> loaded.
>
> Here I'am testing to load the module-waveout with record=0:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> D:\Daten\x2goclient-dev\pulse>pulseaudio.exe --load="module-waveout record=0
> sink_name=output source_name=input"
> W: [(null)] daemon/main.c: Compiled with DEPRECATED libsamplerate support!
> W: [(null)] pulsecore/core-util.c: Secure directory creation not supported
> on this platform.
> W: [(null)] pulsecore/core-util.c: Secure directory creation not supported
> on this platform.
> W: [(null)] pulsecore/core-util.c: Secure directory creation not supported
> on this platform.
>
> --- Ends here before pressing ctrl-c -----
> --- last line after killing the process --
> W: [(null)] pulsecore/core.c: Failed to allocate shared memory pool. Falling
> back to a normal memory pool.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> ...running, but sure not working all the other modules are missing.
>
> Maybe this can help you.
> I'm here for more testing ...
>
> Thanks for taking this serious!
> Greetings Ralf
>
>
> Am 08.12.2014 17:25, schrieb Michael DePaulo:
>
>> Hi Ralf,
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 2:57 AM, Michael DePaulo <mikedep333 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Lately I have been working on building PulseAudio 6.0RC1; I was
>>> successful. Now I am making X2Go Client for Windows work with it.
>>> (There is a source code change required to X2Go Client for Windows.)
>>> Once I have a build of X2Go Client for Windows with PulseAudio 6.0RC1
>>> (or 6.0RC2, or 6.0 final, etc) ready, I would like you to try it.
>>> Perhaps PulseAudio's 6.0's new logic will work around the bug in your
>>> audio driver.
>>
>>
>> Please test PulseAudio 6.0 by doing the following:
>>
>> 1. Install this build
>>
>>
>> http://code.x2go.org/releases/binary-win32/x2goclient/heuler/mingw32-4.8/qt-4.8/x2goclient-4.0.3.2-2014.12.08-ab034de-setup.exe
>>
>> 2. Delete/move/rename the "pulse" directory under the x2goclient
>> install path.
>>
>> 3.Extract the contents of this folder to the x2goclient install path.
>> (Due to UAC, you may have to extract it to some place like your
>> desktop, and then copy the contents of it (the pulse folder) over to
>> the x2goclient install path.)
>>
>>
>> http://code.x2go.org/releases/binary-win32/3rd-party/pulse/testing/pulseaudio-5.99.1-3.1.zip
>>
>> -Mike#2
>
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