[Leaplist] Audio issues recently appeared on Fedora

[Richard F. Ostrow Jr.]

On Wed, February 17, 2010 11:24 am, Dan Cherry wrote:
> Derek Konigsberg wrote:
>> So my Fedora 12 desktop has recently developed an audio problem that's
>> driving me nuts...  This problem just started a couple weeks ago,
>> probably in response to some recent update.  (it has not always been
>> like this)
>>
>> First, depending on how I fiddle the output device, it likes to make
>> this continual popping/crackling noise (like some phantom input channel
>> is cranked up), which I can make go away if I switch from the "Analog
>> Output" port to the "Analog Headphones" port (in the PulseAudio volume
>> control app).  Second, the bass is *way* out of whack.
>>
>> Sound card is an SB Audigy of some sort
>>
>> P.S. Yes, I have fiddled extensively with every friggin mixer slider I
>> could find.  The issue isn't there (or obvious there) as far as I can
>> tell.
>> P.P.S. I have a Windows 7 box that works just fine with the same
>> speakers.
>> P.P.P.S. This is "not" the issue described in the Fedora FAQ about some
>> drive controller and sleep mode.
>>
> you might want to grab a live cd (probably best if it's not fedora), to
> make sure the sound card itself is okay.  That would at least tell you
> if you're chasing a fedora problem or a hardware problem (other than the
> speakers).

It'd be an interesting hardware problem if it didn't manifest itself under
windows (see P.P.S.)

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