New install: No sound device right after update

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These days, I installed Fedora 41 - the sound was working. I was prompted that updates are available and after installing the sound was not working. I only got “dummy output” as audio device in the GNOME settings.

I again installed Fedora and again after updating the system the sound stopped working.

I spent quite some time searching the internet but since I’m quite new to linux, I didn’t really find anything.

$ inxi -Fxz
System:
  Kernel: 6.13.6-200.fc41.x86_64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
  Desktop: GNOME v: 47.4 Distro: Fedora Linux 41 (Workstation Edition)
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Swift SF514-52T v: V1.11
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: KBL model: Carlsberg_KL v: V1.11 serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI: Insyde v: 1.11 date: 11/26/2018
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
    driver: snd_soc_avs v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
  API: ALSA v: k6.13.6-200.fc41.x86_64 status: kernel-api
  Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.2.7 status: active

I’d be glad for some tips on how to find out what’s wrong.

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Does it work again if you boot the previous kernel? If you hold the Shift key while booting your system, you should see a menu with previous kernel versions listed and you can choose an older one.

If that works, check the output from lspci -k to see which driver your audio device is using. Then boot back to the new kernel and confirm that it is using the same driver.

Also, updating your system’s firmware might help.

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Thanks! With the older kernel version it indeed is working just fine.

Drivers seem to be the same. So I guess my option would be to downgrade to the older kernel version and hope the problem gets fixed in a future update?

There’s no recent firmware update for the laptop.

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That sounds about right.

Rather than downgrading or removing any kernels, you should be able to “pin” the kernel you want so that one will be selected by default when you boot. You would then just need to remember to manually try the newer kernels once in a while until one (hopefully) comes along that works with your sound card. I think these instructions should work to pin a kernel version: User:Ilikelinux/grubby-cl-tool - Fedora Project Wiki

Of course, filing a bug report will increase the odds that a fix will show up somewhere down the line. :slightly_smiling_face:

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