Bug 1062099

Summary: Sound does not work on my new computer under Fedora 19 or 20
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Graham <graham>
Component: kernelAssignee: Kernel Maintainer List <kernel-maint>
Status: CLOSED EOL QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
Severity: high Docs Contact:
Priority: unspecified    
Version: 21CC: awilliam, gansalmon, itamar, jonathan, kernel-maint, madhu.chinakonda
Target Milestone: ---Keywords: Reopened
Target Release: ---Flags: kernel-team: needinfo?
Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Linux   
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Last Closed: 2015-12-02 03:08:10 UTC Type: Bug
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Output from running dmesg
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Output from dmesg from the 3.13.4-200.fc20 kernel
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Description Graham 2014-02-06 06:43:18 UTC
Created attachment 860000 [details]
Output from running dmesg

Description of problem:
Although sound works under Windows 8, I cannot get any sound under Linux

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
3.12.9-301.fc20.x86_64

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot the computer
2. Try to use any software that plays sounds, eg Audacity, Firefox/youtube
3. 

Actual results:
Silence, even though the software shows that sound is being processed

Expected results:
I should hear the sound

Additional info:
It does not matter whether I use headphones or the built-in speakers.

cat /proc/asound/cards
gives  
 0 [HDMI           ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI HDMI
                      HDA ATI HDMI at 0xf0344000 irq 46
 1 [Generic        ]: HDA-Intel - HD-Audio Generic
                      HD-Audio Generic at 0xf0340000 irq 16

Running alsa-info.sh creates a file at:
http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=870c1671ada700ecee51b3608fc73f106870bcc6

I have tried many things that I have found on the web:

1. creating a file /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist.conf containing : 
blacklist snd-hda-codec-hdmi

2. adding to /etc/pulse/default.pa the lines:
load-module module-alsa-sink hw:1,0
set-default-sink 1

I have verified using alsamixer and pavucontrol the output is turned on and has volume. Nothing works.

Comment 1 Adam Williamson 2014-02-14 08:01:24 UTC
Do you get any sound through the headphone output?

Comment 2 Graham 2014-02-16 05:59:11 UTC
No, none from the headphones or from the built-in speakers.

Comment 3 Justin M. Forbes 2014-02-24 13:53:06 UTC
*********** MASS BUG UPDATE **************

We apologize for the inconvenience.  There is a large number of bugs to go through and several of them have gone stale.  Due to this, we are doing a mass bug update across all of the Fedora 20 kernel bugs.

Fedora 20 has now been rebased to 3.13.4-200.fc20.  Please test this kernel update and let us know if you issue has been resolved or if it is still present with the newer kernel.

If you experience different issues, please open a new bug report for those.

Comment 4 Graham 2014-02-26 06:31:32 UTC
The problem is still there after upgrading kernel to 3.13.4-200.fc20.x86_64

Comment 5 Graham 2014-02-26 09:19:00 UTC
Created attachment 867890 [details]
Output from dmesg from the 3.13.4-200.fc20 kernel

Comment 6 Justin M. Forbes 2014-03-17 18:42:57 UTC
*********** MASS BUG UPDATE **************

This bug has been in a needinfo state for several weeks and is being closed with insufficient data due to inactivity. If this is still an issue with Fedora 20, please feel free to reopen the bug and provide the additional information requested.

Comment 7 Graham 2014-03-17 20:30:22 UTC
This is still an issue with Fedora 20. I provided the information requested a month ago. I do not understand the "insufficient data" message. The machine that I have installed Fedora 20 on is sitting in the cupboard unused because of this and two other problems with Fedora 20. I am relying on Fedora 18 on another machine for all of my work.

Comment 8 Adam Williamson 2014-03-17 22:34:48 UTC
You didn't unset the 'needinfo' flag when you added comment #4 and c#5. As the "MASS BUG UPDATE" text indicates, the closure is done by a script, not a human. It saw the bug was still 'needinfo', so it closed it.

Comment 9 Graham 2014-03-17 22:40:28 UTC
OK. I am sorry that I did not know that I needed to tick on the box. How to I reopen it?

Comment 10 Adam Williamson 2014-03-17 22:43:39 UTC
Don't worry, I just did it. :)

Comment 11 Justin M. Forbes 2014-05-21 19:37:47 UTC
*********** MASS BUG UPDATE **************

We apologize for the inconvenience.  There is a large number of bugs to go through and several of them have gone stale.  Due to this, we are doing a mass bug update across all of the Fedora 20 kernel bugs.

Fedora 20 has now been rebased to 3.14.4-200.fc20.  Please test this kernel update (or newer) and let us know if you issue has been resolved or if it is still present with the newer kernel.

If you experience different issues, please open a new bug report for those.

Comment 12 Graham 2014-05-23 12:13:29 UTC
The bug is unchanged and remains with 3.14.4-200.fc20

Comment 13 Justin M. Forbes 2014-11-13 15:56:33 UTC
*********** MASS BUG UPDATE **************

We apologize for the inconvenience.  There is a large number of bugs to go through and several of them have gone stale.  Due to this, we are doing a mass bug update across all of the Fedora 20 kernel bugs.

Fedora 20 has now been rebased to 3.17.2-200.fc20.  Please test this kernel update (or newer) and let us know if you issue has been resolved or if it is still present with the newer kernel.

If you have moved on to Fedora 21, and are still experiencing this issue, please change the version to Fedora 21.

If you experience different issues, please open a new bug report for those.

Comment 14 Graham 2014-11-19 20:39:11 UTC
The bug is unchanged and remains with 3.17.2-200.fc20.

Comment 15 Graham 2014-11-19 20:47:18 UTC
Created attachment 959152 [details]
Output from dmesg from the 3.17.2-200.fc20.x86_64 kernel

Comment 16 Graham 2014-12-15 10:15:16 UTC
I have upgraded to Fedora 21 and there is no change in the problem. I get no sound from the analog sound system (and have no way of checking the HDMI). I am using 3.17.6-300.fc21.x86_64

Comment 17 Fedora Kernel Team 2015-02-24 16:22:33 UTC
*********** MASS BUG UPDATE **************

We apologize for the inconvenience.  There is a large number of bugs to go through and several of them have gone stale.  Due to this, we are doing a mass bug update across all of the Fedora 20 kernel bugs.

Fedora 20 has now been rebased to 3.18.7-100.fc20.  Please test this kernel update (or newer) and let us know if you issue has been resolved or if it is still present with the newer kernel.

If you have moved on to Fedora 21, and are still experiencing this issue, please change the version to Fedora 21.

If you experience different issues, please open a new bug report for those.

Comment 18 Fedora Kernel Team 2015-04-28 18:29:43 UTC
*********** MASS BUG UPDATE **************

We apologize for the inconvenience.  There is a large number of bugs to go through and several of them have gone stale.  Due to this, we are doing a mass bug update across all of the Fedora 21 kernel bugs.

Fedora 21 has now been rebased to 3.19.5-200.fc21.  Please test this kernel update (or newer) and let us know if you issue has been resolved or if it is still present with the newer kernel.

If you have moved on to Fedora 22, and are still experiencing this issue, please change the version to Fedora 22.

If you experience different issues, please open a new bug report for those.

Comment 19 Fedora End Of Life 2015-11-04 15:34:53 UTC
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Approximately 4 (four) weeks from now Fedora will stop maintaining
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Comment 20 Fedora End Of Life 2015-12-02 03:08:16 UTC
Fedora 21 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2015-12-01. Fedora 21 is
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