Description of problem: $ alsamixer ALSA lib ctl_pulse.c:632:(_snd_ctl_pulse_open) Unknown field hint alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: Invalid argument $mplayer foobar.avi [...] ========================================================================== [AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: pcm_pulse.c:724:(_snd_pcm_pulse_open) Unknown field hint [AO_ALSA] Playback open error: Invalid argument Could not open/initialize audio device -> no sound. Audio: no sound $ dmesg | grep ALSA ALSA sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c:1671: vendor=0x1102, device=0x2, subsystem_vendor_id=0x80401102, subsystem_id=0x8040 ALSA sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c:1696: Sound card name=SBLive! Platinum [CT4760P] Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 1.0.16-3. How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info: $ rpm -qa | grep ^alsa alsa-plugins-pulseaudio-1.0.16-3.fc9.i386 alsa-lib-devel-1.0.16-2.fc9.i386 alsa-utils-1.0.16-2.fc9.i386 alsa-lib-1.0.16-2.fc9.i386 Media players using gstreamer (like totem, rhythmbox) work well.
Oh my. I knew about this, and that's why I untagged the build I introduced the changes in -- but for kind of too long, and it was inevitable that another build happens. Should be fixed now, in alsa-plugins-1_0_16-4_fc9 please reopen if it's not.