FedoraThis forum is for the discussion of the Fedora Project.
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
Hi, i just installed FC4 on my Inpiron 6000, it was just ok, the sound was working, "good", after installing i did "yum update" (thinking that it was just gonna update my system to the latest stable versions of all my packages installed -- please correct me if this is wrong) after i made "update" and reboot my system, sound is gone, there is nothing, the drivers are working "well" nothing seems to be wrong, the only thing is that THERE IS NO SOUND.
I logged as root to the X, and i got a message:
--------------------------------------------------------------
sound server infromational message:
Error while initializing the sound driver:
device:default can`t be opened for playback (invalid argument)
The sound server will continue, using the null output device.
---------------------------------------------------------------
i uninstalled and installed again ALSA, unstalled it and installed from the fedora page.
so i dont know what to do.
Some times KDE crashes due to the sound server, and mention something related with ArTs?
i think i read something about my problem related to this, but NOTHING YET.
please i really need help, i need MY SOUND working.
(i was thinking of installed the ALSA version that came in the installation CDs, because they worked, but dont know how to do it, dont even know in which CD i ll look)
(im not even sure if the ALSA is the problem.)
anyway i hope u can tell me something helpful. thanks guys.
P.s: I have being "googling" a lot, this problem seems to be new
I am using FC3 and updated using the GUI tool with the ( ! ) on the taskbar and lost audio. (insert long story about searching forum sites here). In the end I simply double-clicked the speaker icon and found that everything was muted. I unmuted the needful and I can hear my computer again.
i just installed FC4 on my Inpiron 6000, it was just ok, the sound was working, "good", after installing i did "yum update" (thinking that it was just gonna update my system to the latest stable versions of all my packages installed -- please correct me if this is wrong) after i made "update" and reboot my system, sound is gone, there is nothing, the drivers are working "well" nothing seems to be wrong, the only thing is that THERE IS NO SOUND.
I did exactly the same thing with exactly the same result.
On bootup, I get this message, evidently from Gnome:
'No volume control elements and/or devices found.'
I don't even have the volume controller on the taskbar. When I try to run it from the menu, I get this error:
'Registry is not present or it is corrupted, please update it by running gst-register'
I managed to find gst-register and execute it ... It said it was adding all kinds of sound related plugins, but nothing changed as far as sound output is concerned.
Ok, here i have my solution.. i made it.. its a stupid thing.. as many in linux.
Well, the thing is , when you make Update, dont know why, but there is an option in ALSAMIXER, named (External Amplifier) it is muted.
Unmute it, and mute HEADPHONE jack.. so u ll have sound again.
Install system-config-soundcard package (yum), to probe it.
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.