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Can't connect to audio daemon in steam BPM

steamopen Big PictureAudioDistro Family: Ubuntu
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#6327 · opened 2019-06-20 by jonbitzen · updated 2019-07-18 · 0 comments · github
Jjonbitzen 2019-06-20 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): June 17 2019 23:21:17
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Linux Mint 19.1
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

In Steam BPM mode, when going to system settings->audio->interface, I expected to see the audio interface options for my system. Instead I saw a message:

Audio settings unavailable. Failed to connect to audio service.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Start Steam
  2. Start BPM
  3. Go to audio interface under settings

Notes:

  • the problem is fixed if you do CTL-ALT-F3 to open a terminal, kill pulseaudio (pulseadio -k), wait 5-10s, then go back to Steam BPM and navigate away from and then back to the audio interface settings.

  • after changing audio settings, you have to repeat the steps above again for the changed settings to take effect

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