On Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:24:13 -0800 Rick Stevens <ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 01/24/2013 05:57 PM, Ranjan Maitra issued this missive: > > On Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:41:57 -0800 Rick Stevens <ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > >> On 01/24/2013 05:32 PM, Ranjan Maitra issued this missive: > >>> Hello, > >>> > >>> I did an upgrade using: > >>> > >>> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading_Fedora_using_yum#Fedora_17_-.3E_Fedora_18 > >>> > >>> and it was generally smooth and successful, which generally made me > >>> ecstatic, until the two issues (from what I can tell up to now) came up: > >>> > >>> > >>> 1. Sound is gone. I have looked around all over, but am > >>> unable to figure out what the problem is. > >> > >> Have you checked to see if the pulseaudio daemon is running? It's > >> possible your desktop environment isn't starting it as part of the > >> session startup. > > > > I don't quite know how to check this, (sorry!) but when I do this: > > > > $ pulseaudio > > E: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Daemon already running. > > E: [pulseaudio] main.c: pa_pid_file_create() failed. > > > > which tells me it is running, right? > > Yes, it's running. Ok. > > > Anything else I should check? > > Check your volume controls and see if you have them muted. I'm not sure > which desktop you're running, but with XFCE, I can left-click the > speaker icon in the upper right to bring up the mixer. I am using LXDE, and the speakers are not muted. > Also useful, install pavucontrol, run it and check what it says. If you > install it, it'll be under I tried pavucontrol, but did not get any messages. Do you need any specific information from this to help? Many thanks again! Ranjan -- Important Notice: This mailbox is ignored: e-mails are set to be deleted on receipt. For those needing to send personal or professional e-mail, please use appropriate addresses. ____________________________________________________________ FREE 3D EARTH SCREENSAVER - Watch the Earth right on your desktop! Check it out at http://www.inbox.com/earth -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org