Hi everybody.

I need sound on this machine desperately. I read the first sticky message so this is what I did:

[kory@localhost ~]$ /sbin/lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133] (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133 AGP]
00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev 22)
00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 10)
00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 10)
00:07.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 10)
00:07.4 SMBus: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 30)
00:08.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 4000] (rev c1)
00:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
00:0d.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 07)
00:0d.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! Game Port (rev 07)
[kory@localhost ~]$

I'm using Fedora 11 with kernel 2.6.29.5-191.fc11.1686.PAE. Anything else I should post?

there is a bug in fedora's sound .seeing as you have "kernel-PAE-2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i686.rpm "installed i take it you are running fedora 11 32 bit on a 64 bit computer . or have 4 gig of ram on a 32 bit computer

if not use the STANDARD kernel

also seeing as you have "kernel-PAE-2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i686.rpm" installen i take it you HAVE UPDATED fedora 11 .

did you have sound BEFORE you updated ?

This should work.
What happened when you tried to configure and use it?

John, you're not even close....... I have 768 MB of RAM and a 32 bit AMD Athlon. I had no say in which kernel I got. Before I updated, I can't say if I had sound, I didn't need it then. Now I'm involved with SuperTuxKart and I need sound.

Sometimes theres an odd bug in ALSA mixer with some creative live cards.

play a sound file in your player, then in a terminal type 'alsamixer', increase all the levels, then toggle the 'M' key on your keyboard.

Don't overlook the obvious things either:

1. Are the speakers turned on?
2. Is the volume turned up? Note that you can have volume controls on the speakers themselves, in ALSA, in the application itself (ie, kaffeine), etc
3. Are the speaker cables plugged into the right jack on the sound card?

Are there any error messages that are being generated, what happens when you run the alsaconf command?

Bloodsugar, I'm sorry to say that didn't help. J.W., I don't use speakers. I use earbuds. Yes, they are plugged into the green jack, but here's the real kicker: alsaconf gives me a command not found error.

Are you running alsaconf as root?

This computer won't let me log in as root, no matter what I do.

Then can you use sudo instead?

Well, sudo works, but I get the same error.

Please post the text of the error message you're seeing. That may assist in diagnosing the issue

I don't need to. I did my daily system update. A few hours later I fired up SuperTuxKart w/ Irrlicht and I heard music blaring from my earbuds. I propmtly turned the sound down and continued playing. I'll report if my sound leaves me later.

My sound left me. I had to reload my system because of kernel panics. No I have no sound. No hardware changes, but got kernel 2.6.30 something further info later.

Exact kernel: 2.6.30.5-43.fc11.i686.PAE