Another "no sound" problem .. Mint 16

[saromman]

Hi, I had sound coming out of my laptop yesterday, but I didnt have HDMI output sound. So I tried to fix that my changing etc/default/grub and adding radeon.audio=1. That didnt work. So I added "ppa:ubuntu-audio-dev/alsa-daily" and installed "oem-audio-hda-daily-dkms". That also didn't work and after a bit of messing around my linux wouldnt log in. I got some error saying "Failed to connect to Virtualbox" and "unable to find required component cinnamon screen-saver" and "nemo-autostart". For some reason they got uninstalled and all I had to do was install them again.
So my system works, but I have no sound either over HDMI or the laptop speakers. The only option unders sound settings is "Dummy Output". I looked through the forums and tried many many things. Nothing works.
Heres some info:

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DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Linux Mint 16 Petra"
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="13.10, Saucy Salamander"

inxi -A:

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Audio:     Card-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller driver: snd_hda_intel
           Card-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] BeaverCreek HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6500D and 6400G-6600G series] driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.11.0-12-generic

lspci | grep Audio:

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00:01.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] BeaverCreek HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6500D and 6400G-6600G series]
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller (rev 01)

aplay -l: Shows nothing!

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**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****

aplay -L:

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default
    Playback/recording through the PulseAudio sound server

lspci

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00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h Processor Root Complex
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] BeaverCreek [Radeon HD 6520G]
00:01.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] BeaverCreek HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6500D and 6400G-6600G series]
00:02.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h Processor Root Port
00:04.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h Processor Root Port
00:05.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h Processor Root Port
00:10.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB XHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 40)
00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB OHCI Controller (rev 11)
00:12.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 11)
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 13)
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller (rev 01)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 11)
00:14.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH PCI Bridge (rev 40)
00:14.7 SD Host controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SD Flash Controller
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 0 (rev 43)
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 1
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 2
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 3
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 4
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 6
00:18.6 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 5
00:18.7 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 7
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 06)
03:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[rinav]

I am Having exactly the same Issue,
Please someone help me ;(

The only difference is that I Upgraded from Mint 15 Cinn -->> Mint 16 Cinn

Hope will get help from mint community...
Googled a lot but no success...

[Aristotelian]

Just posted the following on another thread. Sounds like the same situation. (UPDATE: I tried reinstalling intel driver through driver manager and lost sounds again. I selected "do not use this device" and sound came back on after reboot.

I had a similar problem also after getting no HDMI audio output. My sound card is Intel 7 Series/C210. Somewhere along the way I think I deleted the audio driver and lost all sound, with Alsa failing to recognize any hardware output devices. The solution was to edit alsa-base.conf in /etc/modprobe.d. Check this file to see if snd-hda-intel is there; if not, it may need to be added.

Do "sudo gedit" and enter password to open text editor as root. Then open the above file and add the following line to the end of the file:

options snd-hda-intel model=basic

After adding this ALSA gives me HDMI as output option and audio is working again. (However, in Driver Manager the device Intel 7 Series/C210 is currently listed as not working).

Hope this helps.

[HankB]

Add me to the list. Recent Mint 16 install and I just found I have no sound. (Not my primary PC otherwise I might have noticed sooner.)

Motherboard has an AMD chipset with built in sound AFAIK

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hbarta@olive ~ $ inxi -A
Audio:     Card-1: NVIDIA GF104 High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel Sound: ALSA ver: k3.11.0-12-generic
           Card-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) driver: snd_hda_intel
hbarta@olive ~ $ 

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hbarta@olive ~ $ lspci | grep Audio
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) (rev 40)
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GF104 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
hbarta@olive ~ $ 

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hbarta@olive ~ $ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: ALC892 Analog [ALC892 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 1: ALC892 Digital [ALC892 Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 8: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 9: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
hbarta@olive ~ $ 

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hbarta@olive ~ $ inxi -Axx
Audio:     Card-1: NVIDIA GF104 High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 01:00.1
           Card-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:14.2
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.11.0-12-generic
hbarta@olive ~ $ 

I have tried the following options in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf (One at a time, rebooting for each one.)

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#options snd-hda-intel model=basic
#options snd-hda-intel model=auto
#options snd-hda-intel model=generic
#options snd-hda-intel model=ref

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hbarta@olive ~ $ cat /proc/asound/modules
 0 snd_hda_intel
 1 snd_hda_intel
hbarta@olive ~ $ 

I've run the gnome-alsamixer and made sure the outputs are not muted. And set all volumes to mid range. At times when I mute/unmute various channels I get pops out of the speakers. Better than nothing. I'd really like to get sound working with this setup. There was no issue with Mint 13.

[Aristotelian]

In terminal type:

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pacmd list-sinks

This will give you the sound cards and output options (sinks) available to pulseaudio. Find the number corresponding to the output you want.

Then open the pulseaudio config file: /etc/pulse/default.pa

Let's say there is one soundcard listed as index 0, and analog-stereo is listed as sink 0, HDMI as sink 1. For analog you would want to insert the following lines at the end of the file:

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set-card-profile 0 	output:analog-stereo
set-default-sink 1

For HDMI you would put:

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set-card-profile 0 output:hdmi-stereo
set-default-sink 0

Then reboot. This worked for me.

[HankB]

Thanks for the suggestion.

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hbarta@olive ~ $ pacmd list-sinks
Welcome to PulseAudio! Use "help" for usage information.
>>> 2 sink(s) available.
    index: 0
	name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_01_00.1.hdmi-stereo>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
	state: SUSPENDED
	suspend cause: IDLE 
	priority: 9050
	volume: 0: 100% 1: 100%
	        0: 0.00 dB 1: 0.00 dB
	        balance 0.00
	base volume: 100%
	             0.00 dB
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: no
	current latency: 0.00 ms
	max request: 0 KiB
	max rewind: 0 KiB
	monitor source: 0
	sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	used by: 0
	linked by: 0
	configured latency: 0.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 371.52 ms
	card: 0 <alsa_card.pci-0000_01_00.1>
	module: 4
	properties:
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "sound"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.name = "HDMI 0"
		alsa.id = "HDMI 0"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.device = "3"
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA NVidia"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA NVidia at 0xfe77c000 irq 19"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:01:00.1"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "10de"
		device.vendor.name = "NVIDIA Corporation"
		device.product.id = "0beb"
		device.product.name = "GF104 High Definition Audio Controller"
		device.string = "hdmi:1"
		device.buffering.buffer_size = "65536"
		device.buffering.fragment_size = "32768"
		device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
		device.profile.name = "hdmi-stereo"
		device.profile.description = "Digital Stereo (HDMI)"
		device.description = "GF104 High Definition Audio Controller Digital Stereo (HDMI)"
		alsa.mixer_name = "Nvidia GPU 12 HDMI/DP"
		alsa.components = "HDA:10de0012,10de0101,00100100"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	ports:
		hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
	active port: <hdmi-output-0>
  * index: 1
	name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.analog-stereo>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
	state: SUSPENDED
	suspend cause: IDLE 
	priority: 9959
	volume: 0: 100% 1: 100%
	        0: 0.00 dB 1: 0.00 dB
	        balance 0.00
	base volume: 100%
	             0.00 dB
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: no
	current latency: 0.00 ms
	max request: 0 KiB
	max rewind: 0 KiB
	monitor source: 1
	sample spec: s16le 2ch 48000Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	used by: 0
	linked by: 0
	configured latency: 0.00 ms; range is 26.00 .. 341.33 ms
	card: 1 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_14.2>
	module: 5
	properties:
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "sound"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.name = "ALC892 Analog"
		alsa.id = "ALC892 Analog"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.device = "0"
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA ATI SB"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA ATI SB at 0xfbff4000 irq 16"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:14.2"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.2/sound/card0"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "1002"
		device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]"
		device.product.id = "4383"
		device.product.name = "SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.string = "front:0"
		device.buffering.buffer_size = "65536"
		device.buffering.fragment_size = "32768"
		device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
		device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
		device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
		device.description = "Built-in Audio Analog Stereo"
		alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC892"
		alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0892,14627623,00100302"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	ports:
		analog-output: Analog Output (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
			properties:
				
		analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
	active port: <analog-output>
>>> hbarta@olive ~ $ 

Looks like HDA audio is Index 1. I added the following eo the end of /etc/pulse/default.pa

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set-card-profile 1    output:analog-stereo
set-default-sink 0

No joy. (No sound save the occasional pop.)

[Aristotelian]

From your pacmd list it looks like 1 is analog-stero. If you want HDMI I think you will need want the following:

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set-card-profile 0    output:hdmi-stereo
set-default-sink 0

If you want output through the analog jack it would be:

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set-card-profile 1  output:analog-stereo
set-default-sink 1

Also when the computer reboots with these options, check your sound settings by clicking the volume icon in the task bar, then look at the configuration tab and see if you can select the correct profile and check the box to make it the default.

[HankB]

Thanks for continuing to work with this. I went with the latter since I just want to drive audio from the stereo headphone jack.

There is no volume icon in the task bar. When I go to Menu -> Preferences -> System Settings -> Sound I find that there are no choices for output. I have seen either Dummy or the analog and HDMI outputs listed for other iterations of this setting.

[Aristotelian]

In System Settings-->Sound, what tabs do you see? Is there a tab for "hardware"?

Did you try the /etc/pulse/default.pa fix?

[HankB]

In System Settings-->Sound, what tabs do you see? Is there a tab for "hardware"?

Did you try the /etc/pulse/default.pa fix?

Tabs are Input, Output, Sound Effects, Applications.

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hbarta@olive ~ $ tail  /etc/pulse/default.pa
#.endif

load-module module-switch-on-port-available

### Make some devices default
#set-default-sink output
#set-default-source input

set-card-profile 1    output:analog-stereo
set-default-sink 1
hbarta@olive ~ $ 

Thank you.

[Aristotelian]

It looks like pulseaudio is not loading your soundcard. Try changing the set-card-profile value in the config file to 0. So we are trying:

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set-card-profile 1    output:analog-stereo
set-default-sink 1

Does that help? If sound is not working automatically when you reboot, go back into System Settings-->Sound. There should be an additional "hardware" tab for you to select the correct soundcard and profile (in this case, analog-stereo) for your output.

[HankB]

No combination of 0/1 for those two settings seemed to make any difference. I found instructions here for reinstalling drivers and config files and did so. I've been thrashing at this and may have messed something up. At least I should be back where I started and still have no sound.

I did some searching on the particular model of the Intel sound chip I have and apparently it is troublesome. (Realtek ALC892) I guess I just got lucky that it worked w/out problem with Mint 13. Unfortunately some S/W I wanted to run did not, hence the upgrade. Maybe an update will magically fix it or I'll try some live CDs to see if any other distros work better with this.

thank you

[HankB]

I cannot rule out tee possibility that the sound H/W built into my motherboard is no longer functioning. Years ago I overclocked this system and it was rock solid (crunching SETI, Rosetta, Folding@Home and so on on both CPU and GPU.) After about a year the sound quit but returned to normal operation when I returned settings to normal. It now seems possible that the sound H/W continued to deteriorate until it no longer worked period. I tried several live CDs including Mint 13 (which worked fine with the sound previously) and none provided sonud. The presence of occasional pops from the speakers no longer convinces me that I have working H/W, only that the speaker is actually connected to something.

At this point I think the wiser choice is to purchase an add in sound card that will either replace malfunctioning H/W or sidestep unsolved configuration problems.

thanks again,
hank

[jo12]

After losing my sound on Mint 16 XFCE and much googling, tinkering, fiddling and fuddling.."sudo alsa force-reload" (youngster on utube) worked for me. Happy now
Be interesting to know if it is a fix for others as well.

[pettijohne]

Have you looked in BIOS to make sure everything looks ok.

[Resistor]

After losing my sound on Mint 16 XFCE and much googling, tinkering, fiddling and fuddling.."sudo alsa force-reload" (youngster on utube) worked for me. Happy now
Be interesting to know if it is a fix for others as well.

I thought I had tried this, unsuccessfully, before.
It is working, now, though. I just hope it carries over when I shut down and log back in.
Thanks.

[HankB]

I solved my problem by getting a plug in audio card. ($10US for a used SB Audigy2 ZS) I do not know if I sidestepped a configuration problem or worked around non-functioning H/W, though I suspect the latter. I also went into BIOS settings and disabled the on board audio controller. This leaves my system with the (HDMI) sound card on my GTX 460 and the Audigy. For the hopeful benefit of anyone trying to sort out their sound issues I'll recap what I have presently.

Audio player makes music through the headphone jack in the card. Web browser audio comes up too. (I can play the Coursera videos ) The 'Sound' configuration item shows no choices for output. Test function cannot be performed. Apparently sound is not fully configured (see more below) but works good enough. I'm open to fixing any obvious problems.

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hbarta@olive ~ $ inxi -A
Audio:     Card-1: NVIDIA GF104 High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel Sound: ALSA ver: k3.11.0-12-generic
           Card-2: Creative Labs SB Audigy driver: snd_emu10k1
hbarta@olive ~ $ 

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hbarta@olive ~ $ lspci | grep -i Audio
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GF104 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
05:02.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev 04)
hbarta@olive ~ $ 

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hbarta@olive ~ $ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Audigy2 [SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350]], device 0: emu10k1 [ADC Capture/Standard PCM Playback]
  Subdevices: 31/32
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
  Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
  Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
  Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
  Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
  Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
  Subdevice #7: subdevice #7
  Subdevice #8: subdevice #8
  Subdevice #9: subdevice #9
  Subdevice #10: subdevice #10
  Subdevice #11: subdevice #11
  Subdevice #12: subdevice #12
  Subdevice #13: subdevice #13
  Subdevice #14: subdevice #14
  Subdevice #15: subdevice #15
  Subdevice #16: subdevice #16
  Subdevice #17: subdevice #17
  Subdevice #18: subdevice #18
  Subdevice #19: subdevice #19
  Subdevice #20: subdevice #20
  Subdevice #21: subdevice #21
  Subdevice #22: subdevice #22
  Subdevice #23: subdevice #23
  Subdevice #24: subdevice #24
  Subdevice #25: subdevice #25
  Subdevice #26: subdevice #26
  Subdevice #27: subdevice #27
  Subdevice #28: subdevice #28
  Subdevice #29: subdevice #29
  Subdevice #30: subdevice #30
  Subdevice #31: subdevice #31
card 0: Audigy2 [SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350]], device 2: emu10k1 efx [Multichannel Capture/PT Playback]
  Subdevices: 8/8
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
  Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
  Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
  Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
  Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
  Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
  Subdevice #7: subdevice #7
card 0: Audigy2 [SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350]], device 3: emu10k1 [Multichannel Playback]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Audigy2 [SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350]], device 4: p16v [p16v]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 8: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 9: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
hbarta@olive ~ $ 

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hbarta@olive ~ $ aplay -L
null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
pulse
    PulseAudio Sound Server
default:CARD=Audigy2
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], ADC Capture/Standard PCM Playback
    Default Audio Device
sysdefault:CARD=Audigy2
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], ADC Capture/Standard PCM Playback
    Default Audio Device
front:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=0
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], ADC Capture/Standard PCM Playback
    Front speakers
rear:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=0
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], ADC Capture/Standard PCM Playback
    Rear speakers
center_lfe:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=0
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], ADC Capture/Standard PCM Playback
    Center and Subwoofer speakers
side:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=0
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], ADC Capture/Standard PCM Playback
    Side speakers
surround40:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=0
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], ADC Capture/Standard PCM Playback
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=0
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], ADC Capture/Standard PCM Playback
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=0
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], ADC Capture/Standard PCM Playback
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=0
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], ADC Capture/Standard PCM Playback
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=0
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], ADC Capture/Standard PCM Playback
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=0
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], ADC Capture/Standard PCM Playback
    IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
dmix:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=0
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], ADC Capture/Standard PCM Playback
    Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=2
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], Multichannel Capture/PT Playback
    Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=3
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], Multichannel Playback
    Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=4
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], p16v
    Direct sample mixing device
dsnoop:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=0
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], ADC Capture/Standard PCM Playback
    Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=2
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], Multichannel Capture/PT Playback
    Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=3
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], Multichannel Playback
    Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=4
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], p16v
    Direct sample snooping device
hw:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=0
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], ADC Capture/Standard PCM Playback
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=2
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], Multichannel Capture/PT Playback
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=3
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], Multichannel Playback
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=4
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], p16v
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=0
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], ADC Capture/Standard PCM Playback
    Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=2
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], Multichannel Capture/PT Playback
    Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=3
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], Multichannel Playback
    Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=Audigy2,DEV=4
    SB Audigy 2 ZS [SB0350], p16v
    Hardware device with all software conversions
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=1
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=2
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    HDMI Audio Output
dmix:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=NVidia,DEV=7
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=NVidia,DEV=8
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=NVidia,DEV=9
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct sample mixing device
dsnoop:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=NVidia,DEV=7
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=NVidia,DEV=8
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=NVidia,DEV=9
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct sample snooping device
hw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=7
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=8
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=9
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=7
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=8
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=NVidia,DEV=9
    HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
    Hardware device with all software conversions
hbarta@olive ~ $ 

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hbarta@olive ~ $ grep options  /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf 
options bt87x index=-2
options cx88_alsa index=-2
options saa7134-alsa index=-2
options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
options snd-intel8x0m index=-2
options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2
options snd-usb-audio index=-2
options snd-usb-caiaq index=-2
options snd-usb-ua101 index=-2
options snd-usb-us122l index=-2
options snd-usb-usx2y index=-2
options snd-cmipci mpu_port=0x330 fm_port=0x388
options snd-pcsp index=-2
options snd-usb-audio index=-2
#options snd-hda-intel model=basic
#options snd-hda-intel model=auto
#options snd-hda-intel model=generic
#options snd-hda-intel model=ref
#options snd-hda-intel model=clevo
hbarta@olive ~ $ 

I have left all Intel (HDA) options commented out.

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hbarta@olive ~ $ lsmod|grep snd
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     41276  4 
snd_emu10k1_synth      17293  0 
snd_emux_synth         42767  1 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_seq_midi_emul      17744  1 snd_emux_synth
snd_seq_virmidi        13420  1 snd_emux_synth
snd_hda_intel          48171  0 
snd_hda_codec         188738  2 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel
snd_emu10k1           161168  2 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_util_mem           14117  2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
snd_hwdep              13602  3 snd_hda_codec,snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
snd_ac97_codec        130236  1 snd_emu10k1
ac97_bus               12730  1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm               102033  6 snd_ac97_codec,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_emu10k1
snd_page_alloc         18710  3 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel,snd_emu10k1
snd_seq_midi           13324  0 
snd_seq_midi_event     14899  2 snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi
snd_rawmidi            30095  3 snd_seq_virmidi,snd_emu10k1,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq                61560  5 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi_emul,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_device         14497  5 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_emu10k1_synth,snd_emu10k1,snd_seq_midi
snd_timer              29433  3 snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_emu10k1
snd                    69141  17 snd_ac97_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_emu10k1_synth,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_emu10k1,snd_seq_device,snd_seq_midi_emul,snd_seq_midi
soundcore              12680  1 snd
hbarta@olive ~ $ 

Hmmm... Seems like a lot of Intel (HDA) modules loaded.

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hbarta@olive ~ $ cat /proc/asound/modules
0 snd_emu10k1
1 snd_hda_intel
hbarta@olive ~ $ 

I suppose that the second line above is the reason.

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hbarta@olive ~ $ pacmd list-sinks
No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
]hbarta@olive ~ $ 

Seems like a hint that something is still not fully operational.

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hbarta@olive ~ $ tail  /etc/pulse/default.pa
#.endif

load-module module-switch-on-port-available

### Make some devices default
#set-default-sink output
#set-default-source input

set-card-profile 1    output:analog-stereo
set-default-sink 1
hbarta@olive ~ $ 

[jo12]

After losing my sound on Mint 16 XFCE and much googling, tinkering, fiddling and fuddling.."sudo alsa force-reload" (youngster on utube) worked for me. Happy now
Be interesting to know if it is a fix for others as well.

I thought I had tried this, unsuccessfully, before.
It is working, now, though. I just hope it carries over when I shut down and log back in.
Thanks.

I've been good to go since this..no sound issues at all. glad it worked for you too!

[smudgercbr]

i had the no sound issue this worked for me

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sudo gedit

open etc/default/grub

find

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

replace with

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash radeon.audio=1"

save then

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 sudo update-grub

reboot

now all gone well there still maybe no sound left click the speaker bottom right sound settings you should see a new hdmi display port with your audeo name

[m spellman]

This worked for me. Mint 17

While I wait for an official fix I installed an old "Sound Blaster" card and audio works fine.

The same thing happened when I installed Mint 14 ( never installed 15 or 16 ) and after some time the onboard card started working and I removed the additional card.