XDG_RUNTIME_DIR (/run/user/1000) is not owned by us (uid 0), but by uid 1000! (This could e.g. happen if you try to connect to a non-root PulseAudio as a root user, over the native protocol. Don't do that.) **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: IXP [ATI IXP], device 0: ATI IXP AC97 [ATI IXP AC97] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: IXP [ATI IXP], device 1: ATI IXP IEC958 [ATI IXP IEC958 (AC97)] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: Modem [ATI IXP Modem], device 0: ATI IXP MC97 [ATI IXP MC97] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0