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[Bug 1264171] Re: Failed to create GStreamer element; check your installation

 

Check permissions of your home directory and the ~/.config/pulse
directory:

PulseList:
 Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: Home directory not accessible: Permission denied
 No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.


You could also try deleting the pulse config dir to refresh it:
rm -r ~/.config/pulse
pulseaudio -k


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Title:
  Failed to create GStreamer element; check your installation

Status in “pulseaudio” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 13.10  on 64 bit

  while running Rythmbox I get error "Failed to create GStreamer
  element; check your installation"

  No audio.

  I did check in sound configuration and I do get test sound out of
  speakers.

  I uninstalled and installed Rhythmbox and error persists.
  No sound from Bandhee ether.

  I had installed and uninstalled at some point Rydel.  Might be the problem?
  --- 
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  chasemal   2932 F.... pulseaudio
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=997011f7-2583-409d-aaa7-337650f63800
  IwConfig:
   eth0      no wireless extensions.
   
   eth1      no wireless extensions.
   
   lo        no wireless extensions.
  MarkForUpload: True
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Package: linux (not installed)
  ProcFB:
   
  ProcKernelCmdLine: root=UUID=8f2a5f23-22ac-4536-b436-60c8f6cbe56b ro xforcevesa quiet splash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-14.21-generic 3.11.7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.11.0-14-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.11.0-14-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                             1.116
  RfKill:
   
  Tags:  saucy
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-14-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-12-15 (11 days ago)
  UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare scanner video
  WpaSupplicantLog:
   
  dmi.bios.date: 11/02/2005
  dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
  dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
  dmi.board.name: LP UT NF4 Expert
  dmi.board.vendor: DFI Corp,LTD
  dmi.board.version: 1.0
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd11/02/2005:svn:pn:pvr:rvnDFICorp,LTD:rnLPUTNF4Expert:rvr1.0:cvn:ct3:cvr:
  --- 
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  chasemal   2932 F.... pulseaudio
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=997011f7-2583-409d-aaa7-337650f63800
  IwConfig:
   eth0      no wireless extensions.
   
   eth1      no wireless extensions.
   
   lo        no wireless extensions.
  MarkForUpload: True
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Package: linux (not installed)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB:
   
  ProcKernelCmdLine: root=UUID=8f2a5f23-22ac-4536-b436-60c8f6cbe56b ro xforcevesa quiet splash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-14.21-generic 3.11.7
  PulseList:
   Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: Home directory not accessible: Permission denied
   No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.11.0-14-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.11.0-14-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                             1.116
  RfKill:
   
  Tags:  saucy
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-14-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-12-15 (11 days ago)
  UserGroups:
   
  WpaSupplicantLog:
   
  dmi.bios.date: 11/02/2005
  dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
  dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
  dmi.board.name: LP UT NF4 Expert
  dmi.board.vendor: DFI Corp,LTD
  dmi.board.version: 1.0
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd11/02/2005:svn:pn:pvr:rvnDFICorp,LTD:rnLPUTNF4Expert:rvr1.0:cvn:ct3:cvr:

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