On 5/16/2009 6:14 PM, David wrote: > On 5/16/2009 1:37 PM, Dimi Paun wrote: >> Folks, >> >> Yesterday I had to reboot -- this is highly stressful experience >> for me, as *every* time I do that something doesn't work, especially >> something to do with sound. >> >> Sure enough, I can no longer turn the sound loud enough, despite >> fscking around with alsamixer, and a myriad of other sliders all >> over the place. >> >> Guys, I am using _standard_ hardware, I am running a _standard_ >> F11 install. I am doing nothing special! And yet, I can not get >> more than 24h of reliable sound out of my system!!! >> >> Newsflash! It is 2009! Sound Just Doesn't Work (TM)! >> >> How is a regular user supposed to use this system? I have spent *tens* >> of hours trying to get it to work, It just doesn't! I filed bug reports, >> investigated, etc. Lennart is very helpful, I appreciate it. >> Yet, basic sound output is a _total_ nightmare: >> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=501122 >> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500657 >> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=497550 >> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493788 >> >> >> I have more Linux experience than 99.99% of all Linux users, and it >> managed to almost break me. Is a "normal" user to have a better >> experience? If so, I'd love to know how. I really do. >> >> Guys, please understand: I love all the tricks that I can do with PA. >> They are really neat. But they mean _zero_ if basic sound just doesn't >> work! Even controlling volume is a nightmare (bug 501122). >> >> Does anybody care that in AD 2009 we ship a system where getting basic >> sound of one's computer would make a grown man cry? >> > > > "How is a regular user supposed to use this system?". Your system? Or my > system. I prefer to use my system. My sound works just fine thank you. > > Now if you turn off the 'rant mode' and provide some more information, > other than "Sound Just Doesn't Work (TM)!" I would think that several > here might be more than willing to try to help you. > Footnote to you - I should have mentioned that you should probably post this to the Fedora-Testers list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx you have to enroll. -- David -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
