Lost sound after last update

[johannlo]

I've lost all sound after last yum update. HOWEVER system-config-soundcard can play the test sound OK. Nothing else is able to play sound, get the 'cannot connect to /dev/dsp' message upon logging into KDE (same kind of issue with gnome).

I've tried following
- change SELinux from disabled to permissive
- deleted /tmp/(pulseaudio user)
- added myself to pulseaudio groups
- ended up removing pulseaudio (via yum) AND PROBLEM IS STILL THERE

So I think the issue is to do with my new video card - it has HDMI output which is seen as a second audio interface.

I ran alsa-info and the diagnostic output is here

http://pastebin.ca/1080696

CAn anyone assist? thanks in advance

[scottro]

You can try http://home.nyc.rr.com/computertaijutsu/rhsound.html and see if any of the suggestions there (or in the links provided) help.
Ever since last November, when they tied sound to consolekit, it seems to be giving people problems. Pulse-audio compounded it. :)

As a last resort, if none of the solutions on that page or strikeforce's linked page help, you can try giving
/dev/dsp and /dev/snd/* 777 permissions. If it then works, it gives you something to go on.

[johannlo]

I think the issue is because of my new video card's HDMI output which is another sound interface.

Sorry none of the hints in article worked.
Fedora is getting confused and loading snd_hda_intel module for the video card HDMI instead of my onboard sound (I'm guessing).

I have tried commenting the line out of modprobe.conf that loads the second card, no dice.

I have installed the linux driver from realtek Linux driver (2.4 or 2.6) 5.05, the same driver for windows works.

really funny thing is, if I boot into runlevel 3, alsamixer RUNS.
runlevel 5, FAILS.

Now my system is completely borked, it will randomly beep and crash upon a sound event (but not always) even though there is no sound?!?!?!!

Any WHY OH WHY does it work fine in system-config-soundcard but not in any programs? I can't even get aplay -l to detect anything!!!

Even stranger: if I run alsa-config (as root), alsa-mixer works in my root session and mplayer has sound! But back on my desktop, no dice. WTF!?!?! Here is the error

[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: confmisc.c:768:(parse_card) cannot find card '0'
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such file or directory
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such file or directory
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: conf.c:3985:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: pcm.c:2144:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
[AO_ALSA] Playback open error: No such file or directory
[AO OSS] audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Permission denied
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: confmisc.c:768:(parse_card) cannot find card '0'
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such file or directory
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such file or directory
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: conf.c:3985:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: pcm.c:2144:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
[AO_ALSA] Playback open error: No such file or directory
AO: [pulse] Init failed: Connection refused
[AO SDL] Samplerate: 48000Hz Channels: Stereo Format s16le
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: confmisc.c:768:(parse_card) cannot find card '0'
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such file or directory
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such file or directory
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: conf.c:3985:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
[AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: pcm.c:2144:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM defaul