Fedora Audio Troubleshooting Guide

March 1 2023 11:42pm

When addressing audio issues, audio issues usually come down to one of the following. Power something off and on, restart a system service, and reinstall the appropriate libraries.


Before we get into that, it's important to remember that sometimes the audio is working despite what you may see or hear. Sometimes it's merely something on the user configuration side that is tripping something up. 


For example:

- No audio with YouTube. Have you checked your Fedora sound settings to see if the sound meter shows audio activity? If you are playing audio on YouTube, the video is not muted in the browser, but the visual indicator shows no activity in Sound Settings; you may be muted. Press the Volume up button on your keyboard. See if anything changes. Also, check for attached USB headsets and 3.5 mm jack connections to earbuds. 

 

- Restarting your sound services:


systemctl --user restart wireplumber pipewire pipewire-pulse


- Reinstalling your sound services:


sudo dnf reinstall pipewire


- Reinstalling ALSA


sudo dnf reinstall alsa-lib alsa-utils


Audio issues with your microphone


To double-check your input mic settings, first, ensure the slider switch at the top of your screen (a physical switch) isn't toggled off.

Toggled off, no input:


Toggled on, mic has input and is active:


Does the input register to sound?

If it does not, you can make sure it's not muted: