No sound on fresh install of Debian
I'm using Debian with i3. I have both pulseaudio and alsa installed but I cannot get sound to output.
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I'm using Debian with i3. I have both pulseaudio and alsa installed but I cannot get sound to output.
linux debian audio i3
edited Nov 24 at 20:34
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asked Jun 19 '16 at 11:41
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I'm using Debian with i3. I have both pulseaudio and alsa installed but I cannot get sound to output.
linux debian audio i3
edited Nov 24 at 20:34
Rui F Ribeiro
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asked Jun 19 '16 at 11:41
Archie Croston
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I'm using Debian with i3. I have both pulseaudio and alsa installed but I cannot get sound to output.
linux debian audio i3
linux debian audio i3
edited Nov 24 at 20:34
Rui F Ribeiro
39k1479129
asked Jun 19 '16 at 11:41
Archie Croston
3114
edited Nov 24 at 20:34
Rui F Ribeiro
39k1479129
asked Jun 19 '16 at 11:41
Archie Croston
3114
edited Nov 24 at 20:34
Rui F Ribeiro
39k1479129
edited Nov 24 at 20:34
Rui F Ribeiro
39k1479129
edited Nov 24 at 20:34
Rui F Ribeiro
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39k1479129
asked Jun 19 '16 at 11:41
Archie Croston
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asked Jun 19 '16 at 11:41
Archie Croston
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asked Jun 19 '16 at 11:41
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sudo alsactl init worked for me in a similar situation. I believe sudo privileges were required for this. At the time I had these packages installed: alsa-base, alsa-oss, alsa-utils.
answered Jun 19 '16 at 11:54
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This didn't work unfortunately and the volume is still set to mute after raising both the alsamixer and an xfce mixer I have installed.
– Archie Croston
Jun 19 '16 at 11:58
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Some distributions ship alsa with the main channel muted. Check alsamixer.
answered Jun 19 '16 at 23:46
fclad
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Yeah I had checked that just forgot to put it into my question.
– Archie Croston
Jun 20 '16 at 0:20
Don't forget to check all controls of all "cards" (push F6).
– Ferenc Wágner
Jun 20 '16 at 15:40
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One place to start is to use pavucontrol (install it if you don't have it) to check to what output your sound is sent. Under "Output Devices", the text next to the icon of a sound card should be something familiar (for me it is "Built-in Audio Analog Surround 4.0".
There might be options to change ports, if you have multiple speaker configurations. But that shouldn't make your volume mute, that should just change how the sound is ported to different speakers on your machine (if there are different options). Now, if the text next to the sound card icon is "Dummy Output", you might want to reload alsa (here is a good explanation of what alsa and pulse-audio are).
Try running the command sudo alsa force-reload, and then reboot your computer (that part is important). Hopefully it should work after this - let me know if this works!
P.S. If you're new to Linux, i3 is a bit much to handle on top of everything else. Just keep this in mind - the creator, Michael Stapelberg, says so here that i3 is meant for somewhat seasoned Linux users, so you might have a slightly more difficult time at first.
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On Debian 9 and i3/LXQT I installed the packages alsa-firmware-loaders, alsamixergui, alsaplayer-oss, alsa-utils, alsa-tools and alsa-tools-gui, but this was probably overkill.
Then I just used alsamixergui to turn on the Master Volume (make also sure that the speaker icons above it are 'turned on', if you see them) and the appropriate speakers.
answered Dec 17 at 15:18
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I installed pavucontrol using apt-get and from there I unticked mute and got sound.
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This seems to be essentially the same as a previous answer, apart from adding "unmute" to the instructions.
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sudo alsactl init worked for me in a similar situation. I believe sudo privileges were required for this. At the time I had these packages installed: alsa-base, alsa-oss, alsa-utils.
answered Jun 19 '16 at 11:54
SauceCode
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This didn't work unfortunately and the volume is still set to mute after raising both the alsamixer and an xfce mixer I have installed.
– Archie Croston
Jun 19 '16 at 11:58
add a comment |
sudo alsactl init worked for me in a similar situation. I believe sudo privileges were required for this. At the time I had these packages installed: alsa-base, alsa-oss, alsa-utils.
answered Jun 19 '16 at 11:54
SauceCode
1,0001821
This didn't work unfortunately and the volume is still set to mute after raising both the alsamixer and an xfce mixer I have installed.
– Archie Croston
Jun 19 '16 at 11:58
add a comment |
sudo alsactl init worked for me in a similar situation. I believe sudo privileges were required for this. At the time I had these packages installed: alsa-base, alsa-oss, alsa-utils.
answered Jun 19 '16 at 11:54
SauceCode
1,0001821
sudo alsactl init worked for me in a similar situation. I believe sudo privileges were required for this. At the time I had these packages installed: alsa-base, alsa-oss, alsa-utils.
answered Jun 19 '16 at 11:54
SauceCode
1,0001821
edited Jun 19 '16 at 12:03
answered Jun 19 '16 at 11:54
SauceCode
1,0001821
answered Jun 19 '16 at 11:54
SauceCode
1,0001821
answered Jun 19 '16 at 11:54
SauceCode
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This didn't work unfortunately and the volume is still set to mute after raising both the alsamixer and an xfce mixer I have installed.
– Archie Croston
Jun 19 '16 at 11:58
add a comment |
This didn't work unfortunately and the volume is still set to mute after raising both the alsamixer and an xfce mixer I have installed.
– Archie Croston
Jun 19 '16 at 11:58
This didn't work unfortunately and the volume is still set to mute after raising both the alsamixer and an xfce mixer I have installed.
– Archie Croston
Jun 19 '16 at 11:58
This didn't work unfortunately and the volume is still set to mute after raising both the alsamixer and an xfce mixer I have installed.
– Archie Croston
Jun 19 '16 at 11:58
add a comment |
Some distributions ship alsa with the main channel muted. Check alsamixer.
answered Jun 19 '16 at 23:46
fclad
1587
Yeah I had checked that just forgot to put it into my question.
– Archie Croston
Jun 20 '16 at 0:20
Don't forget to check all controls of all "cards" (push F6).
– Ferenc Wágner
Jun 20 '16 at 15:40
add a comment |
Some distributions ship alsa with the main channel muted. Check alsamixer.
answered Jun 19 '16 at 23:46
fclad
1587
Yeah I had checked that just forgot to put it into my question.
– Archie Croston
Jun 20 '16 at 0:20
Don't forget to check all controls of all "cards" (push F6).
– Ferenc Wágner
Jun 20 '16 at 15:40
add a comment |
Some distributions ship alsa with the main channel muted. Check alsamixer.
answered Jun 19 '16 at 23:46
fclad
1587
Some distributions ship alsa with the main channel muted. Check alsamixer.
answered Jun 19 '16 at 23:46
fclad
1587
answered Jun 19 '16 at 23:46
fclad
1587
answered Jun 19 '16 at 23:46
fclad
1587
answered Jun 19 '16 at 23:46
fclad
1587
1587
Yeah I had checked that just forgot to put it into my question.
– Archie Croston
Jun 20 '16 at 0:20
Don't forget to check all controls of all "cards" (push F6).
– Ferenc Wágner
Jun 20 '16 at 15:40
add a comment |
Yeah I had checked that just forgot to put it into my question.
– Archie Croston
Jun 20 '16 at 0:20
Don't forget to check all controls of all "cards" (push F6).
– Ferenc Wágner
Jun 20 '16 at 15:40
Yeah I had checked that just forgot to put it into my question.
– Archie Croston
Jun 20 '16 at 0:20
Yeah I had checked that just forgot to put it into my question.
– Archie Croston
Jun 20 '16 at 0:20
Don't forget to check all controls of all "cards" (push F6).
– Ferenc Wágner
Jun 20 '16 at 15:40
Don't forget to check all controls of all "cards" (push F6).
– Ferenc Wágner
Jun 20 '16 at 15:40
add a comment |
One place to start is to use pavucontrol (install it if you don't have it) to check to what output your sound is sent. Under "Output Devices", the text next to the icon of a sound card should be something familiar (for me it is "Built-in Audio Analog Surround 4.0".
There might be options to change ports, if you have multiple speaker configurations. But that shouldn't make your volume mute, that should just change how the sound is ported to different speakers on your machine (if there are different options). Now, if the text next to the sound card icon is "Dummy Output", you might want to reload alsa (here is a good explanation of what alsa and pulse-audio are).
Try running the command sudo alsa force-reload, and then reboot your computer (that part is important). Hopefully it should work after this - let me know if this works!
P.S. If you're new to Linux, i3 is a bit much to handle on top of everything else. Just keep this in mind - the creator, Michael Stapelberg, says so here that i3 is meant for somewhat seasoned Linux users, so you might have a slightly more difficult time at first.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
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answered Jun 23 '16 at 12:15
garzai
13611
add a comment |
One place to start is to use pavucontrol (install it if you don't have it) to check to what output your sound is sent. Under "Output Devices", the text next to the icon of a sound card should be something familiar (for me it is "Built-in Audio Analog Surround 4.0".
There might be options to change ports, if you have multiple speaker configurations. But that shouldn't make your volume mute, that should just change how the sound is ported to different speakers on your machine (if there are different options). Now, if the text next to the sound card icon is "Dummy Output", you might want to reload alsa (here is a good explanation of what alsa and pulse-audio are).
Try running the command sudo alsa force-reload, and then reboot your computer (that part is important). Hopefully it should work after this - let me know if this works!
P.S. If you're new to Linux, i3 is a bit much to handle on top of everything else. Just keep this in mind - the creator, Michael Stapelberg, says so here that i3 is meant for somewhat seasoned Linux users, so you might have a slightly more difficult time at first.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
Community♦
1
answered Jun 23 '16 at 12:15
garzai
13611
add a comment |
One place to start is to use pavucontrol (install it if you don't have it) to check to what output your sound is sent. Under "Output Devices", the text next to the icon of a sound card should be something familiar (for me it is "Built-in Audio Analog Surround 4.0".
There might be options to change ports, if you have multiple speaker configurations. But that shouldn't make your volume mute, that should just change how the sound is ported to different speakers on your machine (if there are different options). Now, if the text next to the sound card icon is "Dummy Output", you might want to reload alsa (here is a good explanation of what alsa and pulse-audio are).
Try running the command sudo alsa force-reload, and then reboot your computer (that part is important). Hopefully it should work after this - let me know if this works!
P.S. If you're new to Linux, i3 is a bit much to handle on top of everything else. Just keep this in mind - the creator, Michael Stapelberg, says so here that i3 is meant for somewhat seasoned Linux users, so you might have a slightly more difficult time at first.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
Community♦
1
answered Jun 23 '16 at 12:15
garzai
13611
One place to start is to use pavucontrol (install it if you don't have it) to check to what output your sound is sent. Under "Output Devices", the text next to the icon of a sound card should be something familiar (for me it is "Built-in Audio Analog Surround 4.0".
There might be options to change ports, if you have multiple speaker configurations. But that shouldn't make your volume mute, that should just change how the sound is ported to different speakers on your machine (if there are different options). Now, if the text next to the sound card icon is "Dummy Output", you might want to reload alsa (here is a good explanation of what alsa and pulse-audio are).
Try running the command sudo alsa force-reload, and then reboot your computer (that part is important). Hopefully it should work after this - let me know if this works!
P.S. If you're new to Linux, i3 is a bit much to handle on top of everything else. Just keep this in mind - the creator, Michael Stapelberg, says so here that i3 is meant for somewhat seasoned Linux users, so you might have a slightly more difficult time at first.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
Community♦
1
answered Jun 23 '16 at 12:15
garzai
13611
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
Community♦
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
Community♦
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
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answered Jun 23 '16 at 12:15
garzai
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answered Jun 23 '16 at 12:15
garzai
13611
answered Jun 23 '16 at 12:15
garzai
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13611
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add a comment |
On Debian 9 and i3/LXQT I installed the packages alsa-firmware-loaders, alsamixergui, alsaplayer-oss, alsa-utils, alsa-tools and alsa-tools-gui, but this was probably overkill.
Then I just used alsamixergui to turn on the Master Volume (make also sure that the speaker icons above it are 'turned on', if you see them) and the appropriate speakers.
answered Dec 17 at 15:18
ksyrium
27119
add a comment |
On Debian 9 and i3/LXQT I installed the packages alsa-firmware-loaders, alsamixergui, alsaplayer-oss, alsa-utils, alsa-tools and alsa-tools-gui, but this was probably overkill.
Then I just used alsamixergui to turn on the Master Volume (make also sure that the speaker icons above it are 'turned on', if you see them) and the appropriate speakers.
answered Dec 17 at 15:18
ksyrium
27119
add a comment |
On Debian 9 and i3/LXQT I installed the packages alsa-firmware-loaders, alsamixergui, alsaplayer-oss, alsa-utils, alsa-tools and alsa-tools-gui, but this was probably overkill.
Then I just used alsamixergui to turn on the Master Volume (make also sure that the speaker icons above it are 'turned on', if you see them) and the appropriate speakers.
answered Dec 17 at 15:18
ksyrium
27119
On Debian 9 and i3/LXQT I installed the packages alsa-firmware-loaders, alsamixergui, alsaplayer-oss, alsa-utils, alsa-tools and alsa-tools-gui, but this was probably overkill.
Then I just used alsamixergui to turn on the Master Volume (make also sure that the speaker icons above it are 'turned on', if you see them) and the appropriate speakers.
answered Dec 17 at 15:18
ksyrium
27119
answered Dec 17 at 15:18
ksyrium
27119
answered Dec 17 at 15:18
ksyrium
27119
answered Dec 17 at 15:18
ksyrium
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27119
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add a comment |
I installed pavucontrol using apt-get and from there I unticked mute and got sound.
answered 9 hours ago
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This seems to be essentially the same as a previous answer, apart from adding "unmute" to the instructions.
– Jeff Schaller
8 hours ago
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I installed pavucontrol using apt-get and from there I unticked mute and got sound.
answered 9 hours ago
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This seems to be essentially the same as a previous answer, apart from adding "unmute" to the instructions.
– Jeff Schaller
8 hours ago
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I installed pavucontrol using apt-get and from there I unticked mute and got sound.
answered 9 hours ago
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This seems to be essentially the same as a previous answer, apart from adding "unmute" to the instructions.
– Jeff Schaller
8 hours ago
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This seems to be essentially the same as a previous answer, apart from adding "unmute" to the instructions.
– Jeff Schaller
8 hours ago
This seems to be essentially the same as a previous answer, apart from adding "unmute" to the instructions.
– Jeff Schaller
8 hours ago
This seems to be essentially the same as a previous answer, apart from adding "unmute" to the instructions.
– Jeff Schaller
8 hours ago
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