From the top... how do I get sound working in F11 ?

[Shannon McMackin]

On 07/14/2009 10:13 PM, fred smith wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 12:22:15PM -0600, Linuxguy123 wrote:
>> I've been using F11 since it came out and it works great. But I haven't
>> had any sound since I did the upgrade.  Sound worked great in F10. Its
>> getting old not having sound.  How do I get it working ?
>>
>> $ uname -a
>> Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i586 #1 SMP Tue Jun 16
>> 23:11:39 EDT 2009 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
>>
>> $lsmod | grep snd
>> snd_hda_codec_idt      50560  1
>> snd_hda_intel          23920  3
>> snd_hda_codec          54264  2 snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel
>> snd_hwdep               6580  1 snd_hda_codec
>> snd_pcm                62556  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
>> snd_timer              17896  1 snd_pcm
>> snd                    49044  12
>> snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
>> soundcore               5404  1 snd
>> snd_page_alloc          7572  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
>>
>> $ aplay -l
>> **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
>> card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
>>    Subdevices: 1/1
>>    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
>> card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: STAC92xx Digital [STAC92xx Digital]
>>    Subdevices: 1/1
>>    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
>>
>> $ yum list pulseaudio\*
>> Loaded plugins: dellsysidplugin2, downloadonly, kmdl, priorities,
>> refresh-packagekit
>> 1 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
>> Installed Packages
>> pulseaudio-libs.i586 0.9.15-14.fc11 @updates
>> pulseaudio-libs-glib2.i586 0.9.15-14.fc11 @updates
>>
>> $ cat /proc/asound/version
>> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.18a.
>>
>>
>> yum list alsa\*
>> Loaded plugins: dellsysidplugin2, downloadonly, kmdl, priorities,
>> refresh-packagekit
>> 1 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
>> Installed Packages
>> alsa-lib.i586 1.0.20-1.fc11 installed
>> alsa-lib-devel.i586  1.0.20-1.fc11 installed
>> alsa-oss.i586 1.0.17-3.fc11 installed
>> alsa-oss-devel.i586 1.0.17-3.fc11 installed
>> alsa-oss-libs.i586 1.0.17-3.fc11 installed
>> alsa-utils.i586 1.0.20-3.fc11 installed
>>
>> I've run alsamixer -c0 and all the levels are set to their maximums.
>>
>> I've removed pulseaudio and mplayer and removed the .mplayer folder and
>> then reinstalled mplayer.
>>
>> How should I proceed from here ?
>>
>> Thanks
>
> there's a thorough-looking guide on the fedora forums at:
> http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=225660
>
> Please note that I have not tried it, so I will assume no responsibility
> if it makes your computer fly around the room. :)
>
>
>
I've tried it and it works.  You also get pamixer which can show you 
whether or not PA sees your audio card.  Unfortunately, I have a 
different Intel chip than you, mine is the AD198x.