[Solved] - Freeze, then NO audio after reboots.

[kdemeoz]

If it really freezed maybe the filesystem is broken.
Can you start a live system and check the filesystem with fsck

Thanks. I did the check, but if i interpret the results correctly, all is good here [?]:

Code:

maui@maui:~$ sudo blkid
/dev/sda1: UUID="snip" TYPE="vfat" PARTUUID="snip"
/dev/sda2: LABEL="Maui" UUID="snip" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="snip"
/dev/sda3: LABEL="Home" UUID="snip" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="snip"
/dev/sdb3: LABEL="Seagate" UUID="snip" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="snip"
/dev/loop0: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/sdb1: UUID="snip" TYPE="swap" PARTUUID="snip"

maui@maui:~$ sudo fsck /dev/sda2
fsck from util-linux 2.27.1
e2fsck 1.43.1 (08-Jun-2016)
Maui: clean, 421369/2621440 files, 3615710/10485760 blocks

maui@maui:~$ sudo fsck /dev/sda3
fsck from util-linux 2.27.1
e2fsck 1.43.1 (08-Jun-2016)
Home: clean, 118028/11141120 files, 8278686/44564480 blocks

maui@maui:~$ sudo fsck /dev/sdb3
fsck from util-linux 2.27.1
e2fsck 1.43.1 (08-Jun-2016)
Seagate: clean, 12639/119480320 files, 182327886/477892608 blocks

maui@maui:~$ sudo fsck /dev/sda2 -f
fsck from util-linux 2.27.1
e2fsck 1.43.1 (08-Jun-2016)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
Maui: 421369/2621440 files (0.1% non-contiguous), 3615710/10485760 blocks

maui@maui:~$ sudo fsck /dev/sda3 -f
fsck from util-linux 2.27.1
e2fsck 1.43.1 (08-Jun-2016)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
Home: 118028/11141120 files (4.9% non-contiguous), 8278686/44564480 blocks

maui@maui:~$ sudo fsck /dev/sdb3 -f
fsck from util-linux 2.27.1
e2fsck 1.43.1 (08-Jun-2016)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
Seagate: 12639/119480320 files (1.0% non-contiguous), 182327886/477892608 blocks
maui@maui:~$

When i rebooted out of the Live USB back into Maui, before logging into my normal account, i logged into my secondary account [created back when i last installed Maui on Tower, but hardly ever used]. Its systray volume controller widget still displays correctly, & seems to work normally. Once logged back into my real account, again the widget is broken as i already described. 

Surprisingly, i can now hear sound again [Clementine, live-stream music], but other than that pgm's own controller, i cannot control Tower's sound now [coz of the broken widget]. The system-sounds part of the control seems locked onto super-loud volume... when Thunderbird receives new mail, the alert is deafening & makes me jump out of my skin. 

What should i do pls? Should i try purging everything with pulseaudio in its name, & then reinstalling PA?