Pulse Audio problem in Fedora8

benjithegreat98 · 11-11-2007, 01:02 PM

Hello all,

I'm having difficulty with sound in Fedora 8. I installed a few days ago and couldn't get sound to work at all. Tried for hours and nothing. When I did the install I installed a lot of extra fluff. So I eventually gave up and reinstalled last night before I went to bed.

When I woke up this morning, I rebooted and the sound was working with my new install. I was excited and thought the worst was behind me. So I went through my new system routine, installing rpms, removing rpms, personalizing and I rebooted to test if something I did worked. When I did, I found my sound no longer worked again.

I have a log of everything I did as far as installing and removing under yum below.

I tried to uninstall it and see if the system would revert back to alsa, but it didn't so I installed it back.

Does anybody see anything I might have done, rpm wise, that would have borked my sound?

Also, I should not that I can go to the Sound Card Detection program and here sound there, but that is the only place that will play anything. There is an x through my volume control and it won't even let me into it. Pulse audio volume control crashes as soon as I open it.

And besides the option of fixing Pulse, is it possible to revert back to alsa?

Code:

Nov 11 07:59:04 balthasar yum: Erased: libbtctl
Nov 11 07:59:06 balthasar yum: Erased: gnome-bluetooth-libs
Nov 11 07:59:07 balthasar yum: Erased: bluez-libs
Nov 11 07:59:17 balthasar yum: Erased: gnome-phone-manager
Nov 11 07:59:21 balthasar yum: Erased: kdepim-devel
Nov 11 07:59:27 balthasar yum: Erased: kdevelop
Nov 11 08:00:04 balthasar yum: Erased: gnome-bluetooth
Nov 11 08:00:09 balthasar yum: Erased: bluez-utils-alsa
Nov 11 08:00:11 balthasar yum: Erased: gnome-vfs2-obexftp
Nov 11 08:00:15 balthasar yum: Erased: kdepim
Nov 11 08:00:52 balthasar yum: Erased: bluez-utils
Nov 11 08:00:54 balthasar yum: Erased: bluez-utils-cups
Nov 11 08:00:54 balthasar yum: Erased: kdesdk-libs
Nov 11 08:00:56 balthasar yum: Erased: kdesdk
Nov 11 08:01:13 balthasar yum: Erased: bluez-gnome
Nov 11 08:01:17 balthasar yum: Erased: kdepim-libs
Nov 11 08:01:24 balthasar yum: Erased: kdevelop-libs
Nov 11 08:01:27 balthasar yum: Erased: gnokii
Nov 11 08:13:39 balthasar yum: Updated: glib2 - 2.14.3-1.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:13:48 balthasar yum: Updated: mono-core - 1.2.5.1-3.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:13:48 balthasar yum: Updated: libattr - 2.4.38-2.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:13:49 balthasar yum: Updated: libacl - 2.2.39-12.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:13:50 balthasar yum: Updated: openldap - 2.3.39-1.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:13:51 balthasar yum: Updated: gimp-libs - 2:2.4.1-1.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:14:01 balthasar yum: Updated: ruby-libs - 1.8.6.111-1.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:14:02 balthasar yum: Updated: cups-libs - 1:1.3.4-2.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:14:04 balthasar yum: Updated: ruby - 1.8.6.111-1.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:14:05 balthasar yum: Installed: libsexy - 0.1.11-3.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:14:05 balthasar yum: Installed: python-sexy - 0.1.9-3.fc7.i386
Nov 11 08:14:08 balthasar yum: Updated: nas - 1.9a-3.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:14:08 balthasar yum: Updated: ustr - 1.0.2-3.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:14:09 balthasar yum: Updated: libtirpc - 0.1.7-13.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:14:10 balthasar yum: Updated: jack-audio-connection-kit - 0.103.0-5.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:14:21 balthasar yum: Updated: cups - 1:1.3.4-2.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:14:47 balthasar yum: Updated: gimp - 2:2.4.1-1.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:14:48 balthasar yum: Updated: openldap-clients - 2.3.39-1.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:14:50 balthasar yum: Updated: tar - 2:1.17-4.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:14:50 balthasar yum: Updated: acl - 2.2.39-12.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:14:51 balthasar yum: Updated: attr - 2.4.38-2.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:14:53 balthasar yum: Updated: nspluginwrapper - 0.9.91.5-12.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:14:57 balthasar yum: Updated: glib2-devel - 2.14.3-1.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:14:58 balthasar yum: Updated: cpio - 2.9-5.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:15:30 balthasar yum: Installed: kernel - 2.6.23.1-49.fc8.i686
Nov 11 08:15:32 balthasar yum: Updated: slrn - 0.9.8.1pl1-5.20070716cvs.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:15:34 balthasar yum: Updated: mono-data - 1.2.5.1-3.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:15:35 balthasar yum: Updated: libattr-devel - 2.4.38-2.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:15:36 balthasar yum: Updated: fedorainfinity-kdm-theme - 1.0.4-1.fc8.noarch
Nov 11 08:15:39 balthasar yum: Updated: selinux-policy - 3.0.8-47.fc8.noarch
Nov 11 08:16:32 balthasar yum: Updated: selinux-policy-targeted - 3.0.8-47.fc8.noarch
Nov 11 08:16:39 balthasar yum: Updated: kde-settings-kdm - 3.5-35.fc8.noarch
Nov 11 08:16:44 balthasar yum: Updated: libacl-devel - 2.2.39-12.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:16:48 balthasar yum: Updated: mono-data-sqlite - 1.2.5.1-3.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:16:52 balthasar yum: Updated: codeina - 0.10.1-6.fc8.noarch
Nov 11 08:17:04 balthasar yum: Updated: openldap-devel - 2.3.39-1.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:17:15 balthasar yum: Updated: tzdata-java - 2007i-1.fc8.noarch
Nov 11 08:17:32 balthasar yum: Updated: fedora-release-notes - 8.0.1-1.noarch
Nov 11 08:17:35 balthasar yum: Updated: kde-settings - 3.5-35.fc8.noarch
Nov 11 08:17:45 balthasar yum: Updated: kernel-headers - 2.6.23.1-49.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:18:04 balthasar yum: Installed: kernel-devel - 2.6.23.1-49.fc8.i686
Nov 11 08:18:08 balthasar yum: Updated: tzdata - 2007i-1.fc8.noarch
Nov 11 08:18:10 balthasar yum: Installed: kdegraphics-libs - 7:3.5.8-7.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:18:12 balthasar yum: Updated: mono-winforms - 1.2.5.1-3.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:18:14 balthasar yum: Updated: mono-web - 1.2.5.1-3.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:18:35 balthasar yum: Updated: kdegraphics-extras - 7:3.5.8-7.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:18:47 balthasar yum: Updated: kdegraphics - 7:3.5.8-7.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:18:50 balthasar yum: Updated: kdegraphics-devel - 7:3.5.8-7.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:23:14 balthasar yum: Installed: libdvdnav - 0.1.10-4.20070503.lvn8.i386
Nov 11 08:23:15 balthasar yum: Installed: libmp4v2 - 1.5.0.1-5.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:23:15 balthasar yum: Installed: faac - 1.25-4.lvn8.i386
Nov 11 08:23:16 balthasar yum: Installed: libmad - 0.15.1b-5.lvn8.i386
Nov 11 08:23:17 balthasar yum: Installed: lame-libs - 3.97-6.lvn8.i386
Nov 11 08:23:18 balthasar yum: Installed: imlib2 - 1.4.0-3.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:23:19 balthasar yum: Installed: a52dec - 0.7.4-11.lvn8.i386
Nov 11 08:23:19 balthasar yum: Installed: libdca - 0.0.5-2.lvn8.i386
Nov 11 08:23:22 balthasar yum: Installed: libvisual-plugins - 0.4.0-4.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:23:22 balthasar yum: Installed: x264 - 0-0.10.20070819.lvn8.i386
Nov 11 08:23:23 balthasar yum: Installed: xvidcore - 1.1.3-1.lvn8.i386
Nov 11 08:23:24 balthasar yum: Installed: vcdimager - 0.7.23-3.lvn6.i386
Nov 11 08:23:25 balthasar yum: Installed: faad2 - 1:2.0-21.20050131.lvn8.i386
Nov 11 08:23:26 balthasar yum: Installed: ffmpeg-libs - 0.4.9-0.41.20071011.lvn8.i386
Nov 11 08:23:27 balthasar yum: Installed: xine-lib-extras-nonfree - 1.1.8-4.lvn8.i386
Nov 11 08:23:28 balthasar yum: Installed: amarok-visualisation - 1.4.7-7.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:23:30 balthasar yum: Installed: amarokFS - 0.5-1.fc7.i386
Nov 11 08:23:30 balthasar yum: Installed: amarok-extras-nonfree - 1.4.4-1.lvn7.i386
Nov 11 08:27:09 balthasar yum: Installed: yumex - 2.0.2-1.fc8.noarch
Nov 11 08:32:38 balthasar yum: Installed: compat-gcc-34 - 3.4.6-8.i386
Nov 11 08:32:42 balthasar yum: Installed: compat-libstdc++-33 - 3.2.3-62.i386
Nov 11 08:32:50 balthasar yum: Installed: compat-gcc-34-c++ - 3.4.6-8.i386
Nov 11 08:32:51 balthasar yum: Installed: compat-libstdc++-296 - 2.96-139.i386
Nov 11 08:52:06 balthasar yum: Installed: thunderbird - 2.0.0.6-6.fc8.i386
Nov 11 08:52:19 balthasar yum: Installed: mail-notification - 4.1-4.1.i386
Nov 11 12:36:43 balthasar yum: Erased: pulseaudio-esound-compat
Nov 11 12:36:45 balthasar yum: Erased: pulseaudio-module-x11
Nov 11 12:36:47 balthasar yum: Erased: pulseaudio-utils
Nov 11 12:36:49 balthasar yum: Erased: pulseaudio-module-gconf
Nov 11 12:36:50 balthasar yum: Erased: pulseaudio
Nov 11 12:43:59 balthasar yum: Installed: pulseaudio - 0.9.7-0.17.svn20071017.fc8.i386
Nov 11 12:44:00 balthasar yum: Installed: pavumeter - 0.9.3-0.2.svn20070925.fc8.i386
Nov 11 12:44:00 balthasar yum: Installed: pulseaudio-utils - 0.9.7-0.17.svn20071017.fc8.i386
Nov 11 12:46:43 balthasar yum: Installed: pulseaudio-esound-compat - 0.9.7-0.17.svn20071017.fc8.i386
Nov 11 12:46:44 balthasar yum: Installed: pulseaudio-module-x11 - 0.9.7-0.17.svn20071017.fc8.i386
Nov 11 12:46:45 balthasar yum: Installed: pulseaudio-module-gconf - 0.9.7-0.17.svn20071017.fc8.i386

ilikejam · 11-11-2007, 02:28 PM

Hi.

I ended up pulling PulseAudio out. The two apps I use most aren't supported (MPlayer and Audacity).

To revert to ALSA, you'll have to move a file:

Code:

mv /etc/alsa/pulse-default.conf /etc/alsa/pulse-default.conf.bak

That should remove the PulseAudio backend from the ALSA chain, and let ALSAlib apps work again.

Dave

Bully_on_Linux · 11-11-2007, 09:38 PM

I had the same problem this afternoon!

Everything worked (!!!) & I updated and configured my machine to where I was REALLY feeling pleased and all was right with the world.

THEN, I checked to see if there was any more updates and there now was an updated kernel. Previously there had been a new kmod-nvidia update from the Livna repository but the matching kernel, kernel-i686-2.6.23.1-49.fc8 had not shown up yet. Now both were available and I performed the update and rebooted.

IMMEDIATELY, I had artsd running at 100% CPU utilization and an error about the sound system causing a cpu overload and arts aborted.

I spent some time reverting to the previous kernel and getting things to work again. I am leery of doing updates now.

Fedora 8 works, it's great -- this dumb old country boy is gonna leave it alone, except for security updates. I'm still learning but learning while in "panic mode" is no fun.

benjithegreat98 · 11-12-2007, 12:05 AM

Hey guys, I found out what I had done to kill my sound. I was disabling certain services and one of them was the 'ConsoleKit' service. Turns out it's really important for this to be running for the sound to work.

I started it, logged out and back in and the sound was working once again. Hope this helps somebody else. I found it in another forum.