No low frequencies on HP Envy (Beats Audio)

YoloSnake · Post by **YoloSnake** » Mon Oct 16, 2017 7:18 am

Hello, it's been a while since I installed Linux and, until now, I couldn't figure why I hear no low frequencies.
My laptop is a dual-booted HP Envy which originally came with Beats Audio that I successfully uninstalled from Windows. There are no sound problems while using Windows. In Linux I hear no bass at all, seems like frequencies under 100Hz are muted, the only way I could fix this with an EQ is in Banshee Player by boosting the lows but I have to keep the sound very low so it doesn't distort.

Anyone know how to fix this problem? I think it might be because my laptop has a built-in subwoofer that is not working without Beats Audio drivers (I don't have them on Linux), so it somehow routes the lows to the disabled subwoofer instead of the headphones?

Mint 18.2

Hoser Rob · Post by **Hoser Rob** » Mon Oct 16, 2017 9:52 am

I don't thinlk there is a Linux driver for beats audio, but searching "ubuntu beats audio" got me this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments ... eakers_on/

It's an old solution but worth a look.

Note that step one says install hda-jack-retask. This is now included in the alsa-tools-gui package, which is the one you would install.

YoloSnake · Post by **YoloSnake** » Tue Oct 17, 2017 6:17 am

I don't have the pins that were overridden in that guide.

And I don't want Beats drivers either.

catweazel · Post by **catweazel** » Tue Oct 17, 2017 6:21 am

YoloSnake wrote:I don't have the pins that were overridden in that guide.

And I don't want Beats drivers either.

Then be specific about what you do want. You could also have thanked Rob for at least trying.

*PLONK*

YoloSnake · Post by **YoloSnake** » Tue Oct 17, 2017 6:39 am

catweazel wrote:
YoloSnake wrote:I don't have the pins that were overridden in that guide.

And I don't want Beats drivers either.
Then be specific about what you do want. You could also have thanked Rob for at least trying.

*PLONK*

Well I'm sorry if I sounded rude or smth, it was not my intent

Any help is appreciated of course!
I thought it was clear from the question that I don't want Beats Audio but want to get bass in my headphones.

Hoser Rob · Post by **Hoser Rob** » Tue Oct 17, 2017 8:37 am

You may have uninstalled the WIndows software, that doesn't mean the Beats Audio hardware isn't still there.

YoloSnake · Post by **YoloSnake** » Tue Oct 17, 2017 8:39 am

Hoser Rob wrote:You may have uninstalled the WIndows software, that doesn't mean the Beats Audio hardware isn't still there.

I uninstalled the drivers, that's right. In windows I have the clean sound.
How does this affect Linux which was installed after I deleted the drivers and the drivers are not even available for Linux?

I still don't have the described pins as in the tutorial.

Should I post a screenshot of the available pins?

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