Unable to completely uninstall Background Music app after upgrade

[Markmaster]

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Description of the bug During update via homebrew I got this error: I recently attempted to upgrade the Background Music app on my macOS system using Homebrew. The upgrade from version 0.4.0 to 0.4.3 seemed to complete, but when trying to uninstall the app afterward, I encountered an issue where the coreaudiod system service could not be restarted properly.

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run brew upgrade. Get this output: markmaster@EMSIAC ~ % brew upgrade ==> Downloading https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula.jws.json ######################################################################### 100.0% ==> Downloading https://formulae.brew.sh/api/cask.jws.json ######################################################################### 100.0% ==> Casks with 'auto_updates true' or 'version :latest' will not be upgraded; pa ==> Upgrading 1 outdated package: background-music 0.4.0 -> 0.4.3 ==> Upgrading background-music ==> Downloading https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/e604ffd ######################################################################### 100.0% ==> Downloading https://github.com/kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic/releases/download Already downloaded: /Users/markmaster/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/f26261d677adedfa65aaf9099670dfbb0a883dfa3b6a01e3ceb1a9859659e34f--BackgroundMusic-0.4.3.pkg ==> Removing launchctl service com.bearisdriving.BGM.XPCHelper Password: ==> Uninstalling packages with sudo; the password may be necessary: ==> Removing files: /Library/Application Support/Background Music /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/Background Music Device.driver /usr/local/libexec/BGMXPCHelper.xpc Could not kickstart service "com.apple.audio.coreaudiod": 1: Operation not permitted ==> Purging files for version 0.4.3 of Cask background-music Error: background-music: Failure while executing; /usr/bin/sudo -E -- /bin/launchctl kickstart -kp system/com.apple.audio.coreaudiod exited with 1. Here's the output: Could not kickstart service "com.apple.audio.coreaudiod": 1: Operation not permitted

Versions

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• Background Music: The app itself I have manually delete already. Looks like it 0.4.0
• macOS: 14.5 (23F79)

Hardware

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• Computer: MacBook Pro 16-inch 2019
• Audio Device: Phobos:

Input Channels: 1 Manufacturer: Apple Inc. Current SampleRate: 24000 Transport: Bluetooth Input Source: Default

Phobos:

Manufacturer: Apple Inc. Output Channels: 2 Current SampleRate: 48000 Transport: Bluetooth Output Source: Default

MacBook Pro Microphone:

Default Input Device: Yes Input Channels: 1 Manufacturer: Apple Inc. Current SampleRate: 48000 Transport: Built-in Input Source: MacBook Pro Microphone

MacBook Pro Speakers:

Default Output Device: Yes Default System Output Device: Yes Manufacturer: Apple Inc. Output Channels: 2 Current SampleRate: 48000 Transport: Built-in Output Source: MacBook Pro Speakers

MMAudio Device:

Input Channels: 2 Manufacturer: MMAudio Device contributors Output Channels: 2 Current SampleRate: 44100 Transport: Virtual Input Source: Default Output Source: Default

MMAudio Device (UI Sounds):

Input Channels: 2 Manufacturer: MMAudio Device contributors Output Channels: 2 Current SampleRate: 44100 Transport: Virtual Input Source: Default Output Source: Default

Microsoft Teams Audio:

Input Channels: 2 Manufacturer: Microsoft Corp. Output Channels: 2 Current SampleRate: 48000 Transport: Virtual Input Source: Microsoft Teams Audio Device Output Source: Microsoft Teams Audio Device

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Other info The error I received was: "Error: Failure while executing; /usr/bin/sudo -E -- /bin/launchctl kickstart -kp system/com.apple.audio.coreaudiod exited with 1. Here's the output: Could not kickstart service "com.apple.audio.coreaudiod": 1: Operation not permitted" I tried multiple troubleshooting steps including:

Manually removing related files/directories (/Library/Application Support/Background Music, /usr/local/libexec/BGMXPCHelper.xpc, etc.) Using sudo launchctl commands to unload/remove the BGM helper process Rebooting into Safe Mode and attempting the uninstall process

However, none of these steps resolved the issue with the coreaudiod service refusing to restart after the Background Music files were removed. System Details:

macOS version: [your version] Homebrew version: [your version]

I would appreciate any guidance on how to properly and completely uninstall the Background Music app after this failed upgrade, or at least how to get the coreaudiod service running properly again.

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Tips (Delete this section before posting.)

• https://github.com/kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic#troubleshooting
• Try the latest SNAPSHOT version from https://github.com/kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic/releases (if it's newer than the latest non-SNAPSHOT release).
• If your bug is one of these common issues, consider leaving a comment or a +1 (👍) on an existing issue:
  • Background Music currently only supports audio devices with two channels. Bluetooth devices often only have one.
  • Volumes having no effect for certain apps: Microsoft Teams (workaround), Zoom (workaround), Discord (workaround, see also), Chrome (sometimes)

[kyleneideck]

Is this a duplicate of https://github.com/kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic/issues/727?