Description of problem: - sound card not found from "system -> administration -> soundcard detection" - in spite of this, sound works for some apps, e.g. tvtime, but not others, e.g secondlife Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): system-config-soundcard-2.0.6-8.fc8.noarch How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. system -> administration -> soundcard detection 2. 3. Actual results: Fails. See logs attached. Expected results: Working sound Additional info: Sound was working until recently (1 week maybe?)
Created attachment 189371 [details] scsconfig.log
Created attachment 189381 [details] scsrun.log
You have more than one audio device: 00:04.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 AC'97 Audio Controller (rev a2) 01:07.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder (rev 05) 01:07.2 Multimedia controller: Conexant CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder [MPEG Port] (rev 05) Which one would you like to use? Drivers for CK804 AC'97 looks loaded fine. Can you attach a screenshot of the first page of system-config-soundcard? (with the detected devices).
Created attachment 192061 [details] screenshot of first page of SoundCardDetection
I think the other device is just sound and video input from the TV card, which still works. I'd tell you more, but hwbrowser seems to be broken. I'll file a bug on that next. The sound device is on the MB. I have no separate sound "card" in the system.
Is this bug related to BZ#283371 by any chance?
I don't think so. But the screenshot looks sane, does the sound work? If not, can you please run the latest system-config-soundcard, switch to the "System" page and try to "Reset configuration files"?
There seems to be an awful lot of churn in the sound systems, but currently system-config-soundcard is working for me. It finds the nvidia sound device and plays the test sound. Its just a shame that nothing else seems to recognize the device that was found. The Volume control on the panel says it can't find any elements or devices to control. Tvtime, which used to have sound even when system-config-soundcard didn't work, now can't access /dev/video because something else broke the permissions! If I chmod 666 /dev/video, the video works but now no sound. Secondlife binaries, no sound. Basically the sound system is a mess. Fixing the entire sound system should be a blocker for FC8!
Oh yes, selecting "System" tab and "Reset configuration files" produces: Unable to remove kernel modules. You need to reboot your box for the changes to take effect. "Reload audio drivers" does the same thing.
(In reply to comment #9) > Oh yes, selecting "System" tab and "Reset configuration files" produces: > Unable to remove kernel modules. You need to reboot your box > for the changes to take effect. > > "Reload audio drivers" does the same thing. It's not a bug. Your audio is used by some other application so the modules can't be removed from kernel. Okay, closing as fixed for now.