Reset Audio Configuration (User)

Sometimes the user config breaks down and HDMI does not get sound anymore.

Restart User Audio Daemon

To reread the config files ~/.config/pulse/daemon.conf and /etc/pulse/daemon.conf, do this:

pulseaudio --kill
pulseaudio --start 

Missing Audio Devices

When missing audio playback or capture devices this might do the trick.

To reset the audio user config do this:

rm -r ~/.config/pulse /tmp/pulse-*
pulseaudio --kill
pulseaudio --start

Conflicting Modules

Module module-switch-on-connect.so can cause the pulse daemon not to start. Remove module-switch-on-connect.so from file /etc/pulse/default.pa.