Hey, I did a bare-bones install of fedora everything ISO, installed the KDE plasma desktop, nvidia drivers/extra packages, etc to the point where everything is functioning. However, I get no audio. I’m connecting a schiit mimir DAC to my PC via a usb-c cable, and there’s no issues with the DAC itself or anything outside of the PC. I’m very new to linux, so I tried following the steps from the fedora audio troubleshooting guide, and also downloaded a few packages (I can give you a full list of all the packages I’ve downloaded if that would help).
In my settings, I can see that the USB is listed as an S/PDIF, which I think is incorrect as it’s just usb-c to usb-c. I’ve tried to change it, but there’s no option to for output devices. I tried changing which end device, cord, and port I’m using, but no combination ended up working, although the USB-A ports seem to be working fine.
One other thing to note is that the ports themselves did work at one point? I had done another clean install at one point, and at that time I was able to plug in my audio via usb-C, but there was a ton of background noise (partially due to the front usb port picking up more noise than motherboard ports). So I don’t believe it’s a hardware issue (especially since the front usb-c port I just tried is connected to the motherboard via SATA cables, so it’s not like there’s a defect in all the usb-c ports or something).
One final thing to note is that the DAC I’m using is plug-and-play, so there’s no extra drivers I need to install for it.
(Also, if anyone knows whether this discussion form or the fedora chat are associated with the discord, please let me know. The community there is absolute hogwash compared to other linux servers I’m in, so while I’m hoping to stay connected with the Fedora community specifically, if there’s going to be significant overlap with the discord server, then I’d rather just stay away entirely)
When reporting a problem, you should provide enough detail to allow others with access to similar hardware to reproduce the issue:
Basic data describing your system from running inxi -Fzxx in a terminal (you may need to install inxi), posted as web-discoverable text using the </> button, and
Applying all Fedora and vendor firmware updates avoids lengthy exchanges comparing configurations and avoids wasting time on a solved problem.
I had audio problems with a recent fresh install of F44, but it started working after a few updates. There are often delays getting sound, BlueTooth, and networking to work after kernel updates because Linux devs can’t test every hardware configuration. Many hardware vendors and users don’t participate in prerelease testing, so problems are only found after a release is made. From decades of experience with Linux, I keep USB dongles for use while waiting for fixes to arrive.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0db0:cd0e Micro Star International USB Audio
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:c53f Logitech, Inc. USB Receiver
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 2dc8:5201 8BitDo 8BitDo Retro Keyboard Receiver
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 0db0:0076 Micro Star International MYSTIC LIGHT
Bus 003 Device 005: ID 0489:e110 Foxconn / Hon Hai Wireless_Device
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 009 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 010 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 011 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Yea, to give an update it seems like my PC isn’t recognizing any USB-C inputs or outputs at all (even though USB-C ports still work for power like charging my phone, and USB-A ports are fine with data). I made sure to force enable USB4 to prevent possible lane sharing (even though I don’t have a second M2 device), and that still didn’t work.
If I try the 40G USB-C ports instead of the 10G one I’ve been trying, I get a louder whine and this message: pci_bus 0000:16: Allocating resources. Still no audio though. The front USB-C port has a higher frequency tone instead of the whine, and also has no audio.
I haven’t tried my DAC since I need a longer cable, but every other device has worked via USB-A. Of course, there could be separate audio issues on TOP of USB-C issues, but I’ll cross that bridge when we get there haha
I have USB dongles for sound, BlueTooth, and WiFi (for ethernet I borrow one from my wife) and all 4 have been needed at various times.
Certainly. If your ethernet requires an out-of-kernel driver that is available as source from a copr repo, github, etc. then it may require patching for new kernels. When that happens you have to hope someone familiar with the code has time to make required changes and that they are propagated to the repo you are using.