Which of the...updates would cause no sound in LM xfce 18?

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Which of the...updates would cause no sound in LM xfce 18?

Post by groze »

Which of the following updates and/or its additional files if any would cause no sound in LM xfce 18? I got no sound after installing those updates listed below. I restored a previous image before the update listed were installed. No problem with sound.

apt-xapian-index

HarfBuzz libharfbuzz-icu0 libharfbuzz0b libharfbuzz0b:i386

libdrm libdrm-amdgpu1 libdrm-amdgpu1:i386 libdrm-intel1 libdrm-intel1:i386 libdrm-nouveau2 libdrm-nouveau2:i386 libdrm-radeon1 libdrm-radeon1:i386 libdrm2 libdrm2:i386

libidn libidn11 libidn11:i386

ntp (Network time protocol)
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richyrich

Re: Which of the...updates would cause no sound in LM xfce 18?

Post by richyrich »

Before I make a WAG :-) , please use the following terminal command to show us your audio hardware, etc.
Just copy/paste the complete output back here in a reply.

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inxi -Ax
groze

Re: Which of the...updates would cause no sound in LM xfce 18?

Post by groze »

Here is the info.

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Audio:     Card Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio Controller
                       driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
                       Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.4.0-21-generic
richyrich

Re: Which of the...updates would cause no sound in LM xfce 18?

Post by richyrich »

Most all of those packages in your first post deal with direct rendering, and I was hoping to see a coresponding hdmi port or something related . . ?
Do you have or use hdmi? Better take a look at your whole system:

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inxi -Fxz
groze

Re: Which of the...updates would cause no sound in LM xfce 18?

Post by groze »

Here it is.

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System:    Host: username-Inspiron-One-2020 Kernel: 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.3.1)
           Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3 (Gtk 2.24.28) Distro: Linux Mint 18 Sarah
Machine:   System: Dell product: Inspiron One 2020
           Mobo: Dell model: 0MTFWP v: A00 Bios: Dell v: A06 date: 08/16/2013
CPU:       Dual core Intel Celeron G1620T (-MCP-) cache: 2048 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 9577
           clock speeds: max: 2400 MHz 1: 1602 MHz 2: 1599 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.3 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1360x768@60.02hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Ivybridge Desktop GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 11.2.0 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.4.0-21-generic
Network:   Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter driver: ath9k bus-ID: 02:00.0
           IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: e000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
           Card-3: Atheros usb-ID: 001-005
           IF: null-if-id state: N/A speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 500.1GB (3.8% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD5000AAKX size: 500.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 60G used: 10G (18%) fs: ext3 dev: /dev/sda7
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 8.59GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 48.0C mobo: 27.8C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 193 Uptime: 2:41 Memory: 750.9/3841.6MB Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.421) inxi: 2.2.35 
The swap size reported may not be accurate.

Here is my xrandr as well

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Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1360 x 768, maximum 32767 x 32767
DP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI1 connected 1360x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 443mm x 249mm
   1600x900      60.00 +
   1280x1024     60.02  
   1360x768      60.02* 
   1280x720      60.00  
   1024x768      60.00  
   800x600       60.32  
VGA1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
VIRTUAL1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
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richyrich

Re: Which of the...updates would cause no sound in LM xfce 18?

Post by richyrich »

Ahah ! Yes an hdmi port being used. And since your system is all Intel based I would put money on the libdrm-intel modules.

You could check the Configuration tab by clicking the Sound icon in the panel > Sound Settings, to see if there is an hdmi port shown.
groze

Re: Which of the...updates would cause no sound in LM xfce 18?

Post by groze »

I got it to work. I do have a theory of what could of caused the sound not to work but I could be wrong. I think apt-xapian-index update needs to be installed by itself & then do a reboot. I think apt-xapian-index caused Linux Mint to loses the repositories & PPAs information until after reboot which could cause some installation issues.
groze

Re: Which of the...updates would cause no sound in LM xfce 18?

Post by groze »

It stopped working again. I went back to 17.3 but didn't install libdrm and the sound works. It does make me wonder if I install Ubuntu 16.04.1 if I will run into the same problem.
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