Bug 93850

Summary: Can't start pulseaudio server after using pulseaudio-equalizer
Product: PulseAudio Reporter: bemipefe <bemipefe>
Component: toolsAssignee: pulseaudio-bugs
Status: RESOLVED NOTOURBUG QA Contact: pulseaudio-bugs
Severity: normal    
Priority: medium CC: lennart
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)   
OS: Linux (All)   
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Description bemipefe 2016-01-25 13:50:55 UTC 
Environment:

-OS: Fedora release 22 (Twenty Two) kernel 4.2.7-200.fc22.x86_64 #1 SMP 
-Pulseaudio: pulseaudio 6.0
-Pulseaudio Equalizer: PulseAudio Equalizer/LADSPA Processor 2.7 (05/02/2010)

Problem:

PulseAudio Equalizer GUI works well but after using it and saving settings the pulseaudio server doesn't start any more.

I get the following error if I try to start it manually:

E: [pulseaudio] module-stream-restore.c: Failed to parse module arguments
E: [pulseaudio] module.c: Failed to load module "module-stream-restore" (argument: "restore_device=false restore_device=false"): initialization failed.
E: [pulseaudio] main.c: Module load failed.
E: [pulseaudio] main.c: Failed to initialize daemon.

Workaround:

Open the file ~/.pulse/default.pa and change the line:

load-module module-stream-restore restore_device=false restore_device=false

to

load-module module-stream-restore restore_device=false

removing the attribute duplication.
Comment 1 Tanu Kaskinen 2016-01-25 15:49:19 UTC 
I assume you didn't add

load-module module-stream-restore restore_device=false restore_device=false

yourself? Maybe it's added by the "PulseAudio Equalizer". I'm not familiar with that program, and its bugs should be reported somewhere else (sorry, I don't know where).
Comment 2 bemipefe 2016-01-25 15:58:21 UTC 
You are right. 
I didn't add the value "restore_device=false" manually.

Do you mean that it is not a pulseaudio shipped tool ?
Could someone point me out where the bug should be reported ?
Comment 3 Tanu Kaskinen 2016-01-25 16:12:29 UTC 
Yes, the tool isn't part of the main pulseaudio project. I did some searching, and this seems to be the home of the project: https://code.launchpad.net/~psyke83/+junk/pulseaudio-equalizer

I'm not sure where bugs can be sent. Maybe https://bugs.launchpad.net/~psyke83

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