fc8 no sound

Mon Nov 26 00:03:23 UTC 2007

Great that worked!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karl Larsen" <k5di at zianet.com>
To: "For users of Fedora" <fedora-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: fc8 no sound


> Don Raikes wrote:
>> I just installed fedora core 8, and after reboot I discovered I have no 
>> sound at all.
>>
>> I get an error when I try:
>> aplay /usr/share/sounds/KDE_Startup_new.wav
>>
>> *** PULSEAUDIO: Unable to connect: Connection refused
>> aplay: main:546: audio open error: Connection refused
>>
>> After searching in google, I found a note that said I should do:
>> pulseaudio -vv
>>
>> The results:
>> I: main.c: Found user 'pulse' (UID 499) and group 'pulse' (GID 496).
>> W: main.c: Warning: home directory of user 'pulse' is not 
>> '/var/run/pulse', ignoring.
>> I: main.c: Successfully dropped root privileges.
>> I: main.c: Page size is 4096 bytes
>> I: main.c: Fresh high-resolution timers available! Bon appetit!
>> D: cli-command.c: Checking for existance of 
>> '/usr/lib/pulse-0.9/modules//module-hal-detect.so': success
>> I: module-hal-detect.c: Trying capability alsa
>> D: module-hal-detect.c: Not loaded device 
>> /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer_alsa_timer
>> D: module-hal-detect.c: Not loaded device 
>> /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer_alsa_sequencer
>> D: module-hal-detect.c: Not loaded device 
>> /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_2668_alsa_capture_2
>> D: module-hal-detect.c: Loading module-alsa-sink with arguments 
>> 'device=hw:0 sink_name=alsa_output.pci_8086_2668_alsa_playback_0'
>> ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1207:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Invalid value for card
>> E: module-alsa-sink.c: Error opening PCM device hw:0: No such device
>> E: module.c: Failed to load  module "module-alsa-sink" (argument: 
>> "device=hw:0 sink_name=alsa_output.pci_8086_2668_alsa_playback_0"): 
>> initialization failed.
>> D: module-hal-detect.c: Not loaded device 
>> /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_2668_alsa_playback_0
>> D: module-hal-detect.c: Loading module-alsa-source with arguments 
>> 'device=hw:0 source_name=alsa_input.pci_8086_2668_alsa_capture_0'
>> ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1207:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Invalid value for card
>> E: module-alsa-source.c: Error opening PCM device hw:0: No such device
>> E: module.c: Failed to load  module "module-alsa-source" (argument: 
>> "device=hw:0 source_name=alsa_input.pci_8086_2668_alsa_capture_0"): 
>> initialization failed.
>> D: module-hal-detect.c: Not loaded device 
>> /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_2668_alsa_capture_0
>> D: module-hal-detect.c: Not loaded device 
>> /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_2668_alsa_hw_specific_2
>> D: module-hal-detect.c: Not loaded device 
>> /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_2668_alsa_control__1
>> I: module-hal-detect.c: Loaded 0 modules.
>> I: module.c: Loaded "module-hal-detect" (index: #0; argument: "").
>> D: authkey.c: Got 0 bytes from cookie file '/var/run/pulse/.esd_auth', 
>> expected 16
>> I: module.c: Loaded "module-esound-protocol-unix" (index: #1; argument: 
>> "").
>> I: protocol-native.c: Allowing access to group 'pulse-access'.
>> D: authkey.c: Got 0 bytes from cookie file 
>> '/var/run/pulse/.pulse-cookie', expected 256
>> I: protocol-native.c: loading cookie from disk.
>> I: module.c: Loaded "module-native-protocol-unix" (index: #2; argument: 
>> "").
>> I: module-volume-restore.c: starting with empty ruleset.
>> I: module.c: Loaded "module-volume-restore" (index: #3; argument: "").
>> I: module.c: Loaded "module-default-device-restore" (index: #4; argument: 
>> "").
>> I: module.c: Loaded "module-rescue-streams" (index: #5; argument: "").
>> I: module.c: Loaded "module-suspend-on-idle" (index: #6; argument: "").
>> D: cli-command.c: Checking for existance of 
>> '/usr/lib/pulse-0.9/modules//module-x11-publish.so': success
>> D: module-x11-publish.c: using already loaded auth cookie.
>> E: x11wrap.c: XOpenDisplay() failed
>> E: module.c: Failed to load  module "module-x11-publish" (argument: ""): 
>> initialization failed.
>> E: main.c: Module load failed.
>> E: main.c: failed to initialize daemon.
>> I: module.c: Unloading "module-hal-detect" (index: #0).
>> D: module-hal-detect.c: dbus: interface=org.freedesktop.DBus, 
>> path=/org/freedesktop/DBus, member=NameAcquired
>> D: module-hal-detect.c: dbus: interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Local, 
>> path=/org/freedesktop/DBus/Local, member=Disconnected
>> I: module.c: Unloaded "module-hal-detect" (index: #0).
>> I: module.c: Unloading "module-esound-protocol-unix" (index: #1).
>> I: module.c: Unloaded "module-esound-protocol-unix" (index: #1).
>> I: module.c: Unloading "module-native-protocol-unix" (index: #2).
>> I: module.c: Unloaded "module-native-protocol-unix" (index: #2).
>> I: module.c: Unloading "module-volume-restore" (index: #3).
>> I: module.c: Unloaded "module-volume-restore" (index: #3).
>> D: core-subscribe.c: dropped redundant event.
>> I: module.c: Unloading "module-default-device-restore" (index: #4).
>> I: module.c: Unloaded "module-default-device-restore" (index: #4).
>> D: core-subscribe.c: dropped redundant event.
>> I: module.c: Unloading "module-rescue-streams" (index: #5).
>> I: module.c: Unloaded "module-rescue-streams" (index: #5).
>> D: core-subscribe.c: dropped redundant event.
>> I: module.c: Unloading "module-suspend-on-idle" (index: #6).
>> I: module.c: Unloaded "module-suspend-on-idle" (index: #6).
>> D: core-subscribe.c: dropped redundant event.
>> I: main.c: Daemon terminated.
>>
>> I did an lspci and got:
>>
>> 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82915G/P/GV/GL/PL/910GL Memory 
>> Controller Hub (rev 04)
>> 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82915G/P/GV/GL/PL/910GL PCI Express 
>> Root Port (rev 04)
>> 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 
>> Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 03)
>> 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) 
>> PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
>> 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) 
>> PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
>> 00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) 
>> PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
>> 00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) 
>> PCI Express Port 4 (rev 03)
>> 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 
>> Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03)
>> 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 
>> Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03)
>> 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 
>> Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03)
>> 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 
>> Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 03)
>> 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 
>> Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03)
>> 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev d3)
>> 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FR (ICH6/ICH6R) LPC 
>> Interface Bridge (rev 03)
>> 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 
>> Family) IDE Controller (rev 03)
>> 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FW (ICH6/ICH6W) SATA 
>> Controller (rev 03)
>> 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) 
>> SMBus Controller (rev 03)
>> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV380 0x3e50 
>> [Radeon X600]
>> 01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV380 [Radeon X600] 
>> (Secondary)
>> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8050 PCI-E 
>> ASF Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 17)
>> 06:02.0 Communication controller: Conexant HSF 56k Data/Fax Modem
>> 06:05.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Agere Systems FW323 (rev 61)
>>
>> Any suggestions on how to get audio working would be appreciated.
>>
> I used this to remove pulse audio:
>
> #yum remove alsa-plugins-pulseaudio  and then my F8 audio came back fine.
>
>
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