Xubuntu 12.04 - sound not working
Hi,
As an experiment, I installed Xubuntu 12.04 to see if it is acceptable. All in all, it is OK but I am getting absolutely no sound. I read somewhere that XFCE and Pulse Audio might not work in certain instances. I have Pulse Audio installed and I am trying to figure out what is wrong. The problem can't be hardware related because my sound system works just fine with Ubuntu 10.10. I also notice a lack of meaningful sound control programs in the default installation of Xubuntu. I would appreciate any hints in getting my sound working. Bill Stanley -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
Xubuntu 12.04 - sound not working
On 09/20/2012 04:21 PM, Bill Stanley wrote:
As an experiment, I installed Xubuntu 12.04 to see if it is acceptable. All in all, it is OK but I am getting absolutely no sound. I read somewhere that XFCE and Pulse Audio might not work in certain instances. I have Pulse Audio installed and I am trying to figure out what is wrong. The problem can't be hardware related because my sound system works just fine with Ubuntu 10.10. I also notice a lack of meaningful sound control programs in the default installation of Xubuntu. I would appreciate any hints in getting my sound working. I have a non-standard audio setup and had a much *easier* time getting sound working in Xubuntu than I did in Ubuntu. Have you checked "Sound Settings" (Volume Control), accessed by clicking the speaker icon in the panel? If you can't figure it out, tell us about your hardware configuration, especially sound cards and video cards. Xubuntu may have picked the wrong sound card as your default. -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
Xubuntu 12.04 - sound not working
On 21/09/12 03:10, Steven Grace wrote:
> On 09/20/2012 04:21 PM, Bill Stanley wrote: > >> As an experiment, I installed Xubuntu 12.04 to see if it is acceptable. >> All in all, it is OK but I am getting absolutely no sound. I read >> somewhere that XFCE and Pulse Audio might not work in certain instances. >> I have Pulse Audio installed and I am trying to figure out what is >> wrong. The problem can't be hardware related because my sound system >> works just fine with Ubuntu 10.10. I also notice a lack of meaningful >> sound control programs in the default installation of Xubuntu. >> >> I would appreciate any hints in getting my sound working. > > I have a non-standard audio setup and had a much *easier* time getting > sound working in Xubuntu than I did in Ubuntu. > > Have you checked "Sound Settings" (Volume Control), accessed by > clicking the speaker icon in the panel? > > If you can't figure it out, tell us about your hardware configuration, > especially sound cards and video cards. Xubuntu may have picked the > wrong sound card as your default. > > Had a similar problem with the wife's netbook (Samsung NC) using Xubuntu 12.04. It decided that the Line In was the Master Channel, so any volume settings did nothing for the speakers. You might want to look into that. Drac. -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
Xubuntu 12.04 - sound not working
On 09/20/2012 10:10 PM, Steven Grace wrote:
< snip > I have a non-standard audio setup and had a much *easier* time getting sound working in Xubuntu than I did in Ubuntu. Have you checked "Sound Settings" (Volume Control), accessed by clicking the speaker icon in the panel? That's the problem, I can't find anything related to the sound system. I always check if the sound has been somehow muted first. The only thing I found was "Pulse audio sound volume" in the Multimedia menu. Other than that, there is nothing. I tried playing around with that without any luck. If you can't figure it out, tell us about your hardware configuration, especially sound cards and video cards. Xubuntu may have picked the wrong sound card as your default. I do not have a separate sound card, it's on the motherboard. The specs say it is an integrated 7.1 channel, High Definition Audio with S/PDIF support. The computer is a Dell Studio XPS. Bill Stanley -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
Xubuntu 12.04 - sound not working
On Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:21:20 -0400, Bill Stanley wrote:
> Hi, > > As an experiment, I installed Xubuntu 12.04 to see if it is acceptable. > All in all, it is OK but I am getting absolutely no sound. I read > somewhere that XFCE and Pulse Audio might not work in certain instances. > I have Pulse Audio installed and I am trying to figure out what is > wrong. The problem can't be hardware related because my sound system > works just fine with Ubuntu 10.10. I also notice a lack of meaningful > sound control programs in the default installation of Xubuntu. > > I would appreciate any hints in getting my sound working. > > Bill Stanley I would try the command "cat /proc/asound/cards" to see if ALSA recognizes your sound hardware. You can try "alsamixer" from the command line to control volumes. Good luck! -Frans -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
Xubuntu 12.04 - sound not working
On 09/21/2012 08:21 AM, Bill Stanley wrote:
On 09/20/2012 10:10 PM, Steven Grace wrote: Have you checked "Sound Settings" (Volume Control), accessed by clicking the speaker icon in the panel? That's the problem, I can't find anything related to the sound system. I always check if the sound has been somehow muted first. The only thing I found was "Pulse audio sound volume" in the Multimedia menu. Other than that, there is nothing. I tried playing around with that without any luck. I'm almost certain that the original Xubuntu 12.04 installation includes the Indicator Plugin in the panel. If Indicator Plugin isn't there you can add it back. It has icons of a speaker, an envelope, and a symbol indicating your network connection type. I'm referring to the speaker icon in that group. You can also run "Volume Control" from a terminal. Enter: pavucontrol If you can't figure it out, tell us about your hardware configuration, especially sound cards and video cards. Xubuntu may have picked the wrong sound card as your default. I do not have a separate sound card, it's on the motherboard. The specs say it is an integrated 7.1 channel, High Definition Audio with S/PDIF support. The computer is a Dell Studio XPS. That doesn't mean you don't have something else that's a "sound card." My video card has HDMI, which includes audio and is treated as an additional sound card. But in any case, the volume control program will allow you to disable any sound cards you don't use. -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
Xubuntu 12.04 - sound not working
On 09/21/2012 09:07 PM, Steven Grace wrote:
On 09/21/2012 08:21 AM, Bill Stanley wrote: On 09/20/2012 10:10 PM, Steven Grace wrote: Have you checked "Sound Settings" (Volume Control), accessed by clicking the speaker icon in the panel? That's the problem, I can't find anything related to the sound system. I always check if the sound has been somehow muted first. The only thing I found was "Pulse audio sound volume" in the Multimedia menu. Other than that, there is nothing. I tried playing around with that without any luck. I'm almost certain that the original Xubuntu 12.04 installation includes the Indicator Plugin in the panel. If Indicator Plugin isn't there you can add it back. It has icons of a speaker, an envelope, and a symbol indicating your network connection type. I'm referring to the speaker icon in that group. You can also run "Volume Control" from a terminal. Enter: pavucontrol I have that program under multimedia / "pulse audio volume control" and I ran that prior to asking the forum for help. The problem is that there are many options and I can't tell which is the right one. As far as I can tell, everything looks to be correct. Then again, it's hard to tell from this program. On the Output devices tab it shows: Port... HDMI / Display port it shows nothing on the drop down list for this item PCM is grey but also the check box for this item is enabled. Front Left and Front Right are grey but the slider is at 100% Built in Audio Analog stereo .. there is a green check mark here. Show: All output devices is selected. The other options are Hardware output devices and Virtual output devices. Like I said, the output of pavucontrol is hard to make sense of. If you can't figure it out, tell us about your hardware configuration, especially sound cards and video cards. Xubuntu may have picked the wrong sound card as your default. I do not have a separate sound card, it's on the motherboard. The specs say it is an integrated 7.1 channel, High Definition Audio with S/PDIF support. The computer is a Dell Studio XPS. That doesn't mean you don't have something else that's a "sound card." My video card has HDMI, which includes audio and is treated as an additional sound card. But in any case, the volume control program will allow you to disable any sound cards you don't use. -- Bill Stanley -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
Xubuntu 12.04 - sound not working
On 09/21/2012 07:53 PM, Bill Stanley wrote:
On 09/21/2012 09:07 PM, Steven Grace wrote: You can also run "Volume Control" from a terminal. Enter: pavucontrol I have that program under multimedia / "pulse audio volume control" and I ran that prior to asking the forum for help. The problem is that there are many options and I can't tell which is the right one. As far as I can tell, everything looks to be correct. Then again, it's hard to tell from this program. On the Output devices tab it shows: Port... HDMI / Display port it shows nothing on the drop down list for this item PCM is grey but also the check box for this item is enabled. Front Left and Front Right are grey but the slider is at 100% Built in Audio Analog stereo .. there is a green check mark here. Show: All output devices is selected. The other options are Hardware output devices and Virtual output devices. Like I said, the output of pavucontrol is hard to make sense of. What devices are listed on the Configuration tab? -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
Xubuntu 12.04 - sound not working
On 09/21/2012 10:53 PM, Bill Stanley wrote:
On 09/21/2012 09:07 PM, Steven Grace wrote: On 09/21/2012 08:21 AM, Bill Stanley wrote: On 09/20/2012 10:10 PM, Steven Grace wrote: Have you checked "Sound Settings" (Volume Control), accessed by clicking the speaker icon in the panel? That's the problem, I can't find anything related to the sound system. I always check if the sound has been somehow muted first. The only thing I found was "Pulse audio sound volume" in the Multimedia menu. Other than that, there is nothing. I tried playing around with that without any luck. I'm almost certain that the original Xubuntu 12.04 installation includes the Indicator Plugin in the panel. If Indicator Plugin isn't there you can add it back. It has icons of a speaker, an envelope, and a symbol indicating your network connection type. I'm referring to the speaker icon in that group. You can also run "Volume Control" from a terminal. Enter: pavucontrol I have that program under multimedia / "pulse audio volume control" and I ran that prior to asking the forum for help. The problem is that there are many options and I can't tell which is the right one. As far as I can tell, everything looks to be correct. Then again, it's hard to tell from this program. On the Output devices tab it shows: Port... HDMI / Display port it shows nothing on the drop down list for this item PCM is grey but also the check box for this item is enabled. Front Left and Front Right are grey but the slider is at 100% Built in Audio Analog stereo .. there is a green check mark here. Show: All output devices is selected. The other options are Hardware output devices and Virtual output devices. Like I said, the output of pavucontrol is hard to make sense of. If you can't figure it out, tell us about your hardware configuration, especially sound cards and video cards. Xubuntu may have picked the wrong sound card as your default. I do not have a separate sound card, it's on the motherboard. The specs say it is an integrated 7.1 channel, High Definition Audio with S/PDIF support. The computer is a Dell Studio XPS. That doesn't mean you don't have something else that's a "sound card." My video card has HDMI, which includes audio and is treated as an additional sound card. But in any case, the volume control program will allow you to disable any sound cards you don't use. Pavucontrol is not installed by default. Check and see if it's installed first. Then launch it from command line as you were asked to do. It's fairly easy to use. You select the layout of your sound system under Configuration. It should be showing all of your sound devices. A paid of stereo speakers? Or 5.1 or 7.1? You have to tell pulse what you have installed externally. Same for a USB headset. If you don't have S/PDIF hardware connected to your sound chip, then you sure wouldn't select that as your hardware configuration. Because it's capable, doesn't mean it's used in the real world in your setup. This is easy. Leave pavucontrol running and launch something that has audio while you are in the playback tab. Once your app launches, you should see the sound bar fluttering. If it's showing your 5.1 setup and you wish to use your USB headset, you can switch on the fly. THAT is when pulse makes sense. Your speakers are your "output devices" and input devices are things like microphones. I have a 5.1 speaker system and I do not use a mike with my sound card. So, under configuration, I have 5.1 selected with no input. I use my USB headset and that is configured "stereo" and "mono" input for the boom mike. Once you wrap your brains around it, there is nothing simpler to use! Then, you'll love it. But swapping between devices, on the fly, is the best part. Plus, if you use your headset for Firefox, the next time you use firefox, it'll switch to headset, even if you just used your box speakers to watch a DVD. :) Ric -- My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. http://linuxcounter.net/user/44256.html -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
Xubuntu 12.04 - sound not working
On 09/21/2012 11:27 PM, Steven Grace wrote:
On 09/21/2012 07:53 PM, Bill Stanley wrote: On 09/21/2012 09:07 PM, Steven Grace wrote: You can also run "Volume Control" from a terminal. Enter: pavucontrol I have that program under multimedia / "pulse audio volume control" and I ran that prior to asking the forum for help. The problem is that there are many options and I can't tell which is the right one. As far as I can tell, everything looks to be correct. Then again, it's hard to tell from this program. On the Output devices tab it shows: Port... HDMI / Display port it shows nothing on the drop down list for this item PCM is grey but also the check box for this item is enabled. Front Left and Front Right are grey but the slider is at 100% Built in Audio Analog stereo .. there is a green check mark here. Show: All output devices is selected. The other options are Hardware output devices and Virtual output devices. Like I said, the output of pavucontrol is hard to make sense of. What devices are listed on the Configuration tab? Under configuration, it lists two devices (this probably is the problem). Number one: GF116 High Definition Audio Controller Profile: Digital Stereo (HDMI) output. Number two: Built in Audio Profile: Analog Stereo Duplex I think I am beginning to get a sense of what is going on. Earlier this month I upgraded my video card. At the time, I was not interested in the HDMI port that is on the card. Now, when I use Xubuntu 12.04, there might be a conflict between the sound system that is on the motherboard and the new HDMI interface that is on the video card. (My old video card did not have a HDMI port). I'm not sure if this is the problem because when I turned the HDMI port off in the configuration tab, nothing happened. Comments anybody? Bill Stanley -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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