SUSE 13.1 - PulseAudio not working

Hello all,
sorry, i’m using SUSE for the first time (ubuntu prev.).

I’ve tried to switch to PulseAudio, because i think it’s better (use sound output as input [Monitor of …] in skype, etc.).

So i’ve followed this instructions Debian User Forums • View topic - How-To: Pulseaudio but used »sudo zypper« instead of »apt-get«.
PulseAudio support is enabled in YaST2 => Sound. But vlc isn’t working…

What i’ve tried:

play stream with (own compiled) vlc:


xorg@xorg-pc:~/vlc$ ./vlc http://stream.hoerradar.de/psr128
VLC media player 2.2.0-git Weatherwax (revision 2.1.0-git-1638-g1f9c342)
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
[000000000191eef8] pulse audio output error: PulseAudio server connection failure: Verbindung verweigert
[000000000192c258] core interface error: no suitable interface module
[00000000017f6448] core libvlc error: interface "globalhotkeys,none" initialization failed
[00000000017f6448] core libvlc: VLC wird mit dem Standard-Interface ausgeführt. Benutzen Sie 'cvlc', um VLC ohne Interface zu verwenden.
[00007f59c4000e58] http access: Raw-audio server found, mp3 demuxer selected
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
xorg@xorg-pc:~/vlc$ 

Start pulseaudio daemon:


xorg@xorg-pc:~/vlc$ pulseaudio -D
E: [pulseaudio] main.c: Start des Daemons fehlgeschlagen.
xorg@xorg-pc:~/vlc$ 

Stop pulseaudio daemon:


E: [pulseaudio] core-util.c: Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
E: [pulseaudio] main.c: Konnte Prozess nicht abbrechen: Keine Berechtigung

paman:
gives Connection refused


Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung

pavumeter:
gives Error: Connection refused

xorg@xorg-pc:~/vlc$ pavumeter 
** Message: Starting in playback mode.
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung

(pavumeter:21383): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_main_quit: assertion 'main_loops != NULL' failed
^C
xorg@xorg-pc:~/vlc$ 

pavucontrol:
window:


Connection to PulseAudio failed. Automatic retry in 5s

In this case this is likely because PULSE_SERVER in the Environment/X11 Root Window Properties of default-server in client.conf in misconfigured.
This situation can also arrise when PulseAudio crashed and left stale details in the X11 Root Window.
If this is the case, then PulseAudio should autospawn again, or if this is not configured you should run start-pulseaudio-x11 manually.

console:

xorg@xorg-pc:~/vlc$ pavucontrol 
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
[etc, etc, etc]
^C
xorg@xorg-pc:~/vlc$ start-pulseaudio-x11

start-pulseaudio-x11:


xorg@xorg-pc:~/vlc$ start-pulseaudio-x11
E: [autospawn] core-util.c: Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Keine Berechtigung
W: [autospawn] lock-autospawn.c: Fehler beim Zugriff auf Autostart-Sperre.
E: [pulseaudio] main.c: Failed to acquire autospawn lock
xorg@xorg-pc:~/vlc$ 

ffplay: (works, but not with PA, maybe ALSA?) [1st try audio okay, 2nd crackle but i heared sth.] (own compile)


^Cxorg@xorg-pc:~/Musik$ ffplay Hey\ Sexy\ Lady\ -\ i\ SQUARE\ \(Skrillex\ remix\).mp3 
ffplay version git-2013-11-01-66f436a Copyright (c) 2003-2013 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Nov  1 2013 13:55:23 with gcc 4.7 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.7.3-1ubuntu1)
  configuration: --prefix=/home/xorg/ffmpeg_build --extra-cflags=-I/home/xorg/ffmpeg_build/include --extra-ldflags=-L/home/xorg/ffmpeg_build/lib --bindir=/home/xorg/bin --extra-libs=-ldl --enable-gpl --enable-libass --enable-libfdk-aac --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-nonfree --enable-x11grab
  libavutil      52. 49.100 / 52. 49.100
  libavcodec     55. 40.100 / 55. 40.100
  libavformat    55. 20.100 / 55. 20.100
  libavdevice    55.  5.100 / 55.  5.100
  libavfilter     3. 90.100 /  3. 90.100
  libswscale      2.  5.101 /  2.  5.101
  libswresample   0. 17.104 /  0. 17.104
  libpostproc    52.  3.100 / 52.  3.100
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Permission denied
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Permission denied
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'Hey Sexy Lady - i SQUARE (Skrillex remix).mp3':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : mp42
    minor_version   : 0
    compatible_brands: isommp42
    creation_time   : 2013-04-17 03:46:39
  Duration: 00:05:24.55, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 178 kb/s
    Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (Constrained Baseline) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 79 kb/s, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 48k tbn, 47.95 tbc (default)
    Metadata:
      handler_name    : VideoHandler
    Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 95 kb/s (default)
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2013-04-17 03:46:41
      handler_name    : IsoMedia File Produced by Google, 5-11-2011
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Permission denied
ALSA lib pcm.c:7843:(snd_pcm_recover) underrun occurred  0B f=0/0   
ALSA lib pcm.c:7843:(snd_pcm_recover) underrun occurred
ALSA lib pcm.c:7843:(snd_pcm_recover) underrun occurred
ALSA lib pcm.c:7843:(snd_pcm_recover) underrun occurred
ALSA lib pcm.c:7843:(snd_pcm_recover) underrun occurred
ALSA lib pcm.c:7843:(snd_pcm_recover) underrun occurred  0B f=0/0   
..]  
ALSA lib pcm.c:7843:(snd_pcm_recover) underrun occurred  0B f=0/0   
ALSA lib pcm.c:7843:(snd_pcm_recover) underrun occurred  0B f=0/0   
ALSA lib pcm.c:7843:(snd_pcm_recover) underrun occurred  0B f=0/0   
ALSA lib pcm.c:7843:(snd_pcm_recover) underrun occurred  0B f=0/0   

xorg@xorg-pc:~/Musik$ 

play: (i only heard some loud, and very glitchy sounds for ~2s)


xorg@xorg-pc:~/Musik$ play Hey\ Sexy\ Lady\ -\ i\ SQUARE\ \(Skrillex\ remix\).mp3 
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Permission denied
play WARN mp3-util: MAD lost sync
play WARN mp3-util: MAD lost sync
play WARN mp3-util: recoverable MAD error
play WARN mp3-util: recoverable MAD error
play WARN mp3-util: MAD lost sync
play WARN mp3-util: recoverable MAD error
play WARN mp3-util: recoverable MAD error
play WARN mp3-util: recoverable MAD error
play WARN mp3-util: MAD lost sync
play WARN mp3-util: recoverable MAD error
play WARN mp3-util: MAD lost sync
play WARN mp3-util: recoverable MAD error
...]
play WARN mp3-util: MAD lost sync
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Permission denied

Hey Sexy Lady - i SQUARE (Skrillex remix).mp3:

 File Size: 7.22M     Bit Rate: 52.0M
  Encoding: MPEG audio    
  Channels: 2 @ 16-bit   Track: 4294967295
Samplerate: 44100Hz      
Replaygain: off         
  Duration: 00:00:01.11  Title: Hey Sexy Lady - i SQUARE (Skri

In:38.4% 00:00:00.
4 samples; decrease volume?
play WARN dither: dither clipped 6391 samples; decrease volume?
Done.
xorg@xorg-pc:~/Musik$ 

Anyone idea :open_mouth: