[Discuss] sound

[Dan Ritter]

dan moylan wrote: 
> 
> as i wrote in my last missive to blu, i have two
> computers:
> 
> arcturas, an intel nuc10, running fc31, and
> aldeberon, an asus aspire E1-472P, also running fc31.
> 
> i run dnf upgrade on each every week.
> 
> i use timidity to play my fife&drum music files, and find
> that on each of the computers, aperiodically it will cease
> to work, and then on some dnf upgrade will return to
> functionality.
> 
> right now, the sound on arcturas has completely ceased to
> work -- no youtube, no zoom, no output from "settings" sound
> test.  aldeberon's sound system continues okay.
> 
> how can i set up my sound for more robust functionality?

Any error messages?

Without them, the generic usual suggestions are:

1. figure out whether you are using ALSA or PulseAudio or
something else.

2. Make sure the sound subsystem knows your devices.

3. Adjust the mixer controls.

-dsr-