(Solved)Pulse Audio issues
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Re: Pulse Audio issues
...i'd also recommend what Marziano said. Google revealed this for 310-15IKB.
And on the Lenovo forums, it seems that the audio card isn't always correctly detected even under Windows, so go figure...
And on the Lenovo forums, it seems that the audio card isn't always correctly detected even under Windows, so go figure...
Last edited by thx-1138 on Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:40 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Pulse Audio issues
E: Invalid operation alsamixerMarziano wrote: ⤴Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:43 am Try installing alsamixer and run it a terminal to see if your sound card shows up in there:In terminal:Code: Select all
sudo apt-get alsamixer
Press F6 to see if you can choose your sound card.Code: Select all
alsamixer
And f6 yields nothing ~ not that a window popups but simply does nothing at all
Re: Pulse Audio issues
...
sudo apt-get install alsamixer
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15IKB ~ $ sudo aplay -lMarziano wrote: ⤴Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:43 am Try installing alsamixer and run it a terminal to see if your sound card shows up in there:In terminal:Code: Select all
sudo apt-get alsamixer
Press F6 to see if you can choose your sound card.Code: Select all
alsamixer
[sudo] password for :
aplay: device_list:268: no soundcards found...
15IKB ~ $
So there is that but then I know there is one when I go into drivers and when I play a video the graphic equalizer shows there is sound input so is it possible that somehow the sound card was turned off? (PS: I have a cat with poor boundaries)
Re: Pulse Audio issues
3hre, did you try the corrected command line:
?
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sudo apt-get install alsamixer
Re: Pulse Audio issues
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package alsamixer
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package alsamixer
Re: Pulse Audio issues
...3hre, try
Also, have a further look here: viewtopic.php?t=239384
The one over in Launchpad solved it via alsa-daily, the guy here in the forums via installing / toying around with alsamixer from what it seems...
Ie. i doubt it's the cat's fault myself, most likely Lenovo's...
sudo apt-get install alsamixer
as Marziano suggested, then reboot after installing such. Also, have a further look here: viewtopic.php?t=239384
The one over in Launchpad solved it via alsa-daily, the guy here in the forums via installing / toying around with alsamixer from what it seems...
Ie. i doubt it's the cat's fault myself, most likely Lenovo's...
Re: Pulse Audio issues
...what the heck...try
Or maybe also
sudo apt-get install alsamixergui
instead.Or maybe also
sudo apt-get install qasmixer
, as the guy here in the above thread had tried...Re: Pulse Audio issues
I am so
In terminal:
Next F6 and hopefully the sound card will show.
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sudo apt-get update
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sudo apt-get install alsa-utils
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alsamixer
Re: Pulse Audio issues
No change. What of the fact that my sound card is not showing/ cannot bring up a box to select a sound card? I know I have one and it is working as it was completely functional prior to yesterday's/the day before yesterday's reboot. Could it have been disabled somehow that could be corrected simply by 'turning it back on?'
Re: Pulse Audio issues
Marziano: It is a well known and accepted reality in my field that computers and their codes/commands have a direct link to insanityMarziano wrote: ⤴Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:41 pm I am soCode: Select all
sudo apt-get update
In terminal:Code: Select all
sudo apt-get install alsa-utils
Next F6 and hopefully the sound card will show.Code: Select all
alsamixer
But beyond that ~ this is what I got back
15IKB ~ $ sudo apt-get install alsa-utils
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
alsa-utils is already the newest version (1.1.0-0ubuntu5).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 121 not upgraded.
15IKB ~ $ alsamixer
And the other thing is that F6 on my laptop disables my touchpad so is there another f key I should try?
cannot open mixer: No such file or directory
Re: Pulse Audio issues
LOL, right, I feel I need a break to go bang my head against the wall here. You should see the walls of my rum ...and my head.
Not that I know of. Maybe others know.And the other thing is that F6 on my laptop disables my touchpad so is there another f key I should try?
You could try
qasmixer
as suggested by thx-1138.Or run:
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sudo modprobe snd-hda-intel
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sudo aplay -l
Now I need that break
Re: Pulse Audio issues
Nope ... it ***has*** to be some silly simple thing after the stuff I did prior and then the stuff since following the advice of you all. There just is not any other possible explanation at this point, no?
Re: Pulse Audio issues
This "should" get your card recognized again:
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sudo apt-get remove --purge alsa-base
sudo apt-get remove --purge pulseaudio
sudo apt-get install alsa-base
sudo apt-get install pulseaudio
sudo alsa force-reload
Re: Pulse Audio issues
No luck there either. I have read that there are cases of soundcards being disabled/turned off.
Isn't that possible? And if so isn't there a key or 20 that can be pressed to turn it back on? I mean ... when I play a video on youtube and open pulseaudio there is a bar that is visually bouncing along to the rhythm of the song being played so it is getting from youtube to *something* in order for that to be happening ... it just isn't getting from that something to my external speakers
And there is no sound card listed in output, input, or configuration tabs ... but there was my sound card listed 2 days ago and although I had a bout of Internet lag I did have sound until I was prompted to reboot my laptop. Absolutely nothing else of any significance happened at all. Deductively it would seem that the answer to this quandary lies somewhere in those above sentences, yes?
Isn't that possible? And if so isn't there a key or 20 that can be pressed to turn it back on? I mean ... when I play a video on youtube and open pulseaudio there is a bar that is visually bouncing along to the rhythm of the song being played so it is getting from youtube to *something* in order for that to be happening ... it just isn't getting from that something to my external speakers
And there is no sound card listed in output, input, or configuration tabs ... but there was my sound card listed 2 days ago and although I had a bout of Internet lag I did have sound until I was prompted to reboot my laptop. Absolutely nothing else of any significance happened at all. Deductively it would seem that the answer to this quandary lies somewhere in those above sentences, yes?
Re: Pulse Audio issues
Have you tried shutting the computer down completely (not reboot?)
Also, if this is a dual boot with Windows, and I know this will sound stupid, boot to Windows and make sure sound isn't muted there, then shut down completely, then power on and boot back into Mint. If still nothing, then reboot Mint.
Good luck.
Also, if this is a dual boot with Windows, and I know this will sound stupid, boot to Windows and make sure sound isn't muted there, then shut down completely, then power on and boot back into Mint. If still nothing, then reboot Mint.
Good luck.
Re: Pulse Audio issues
MrEen wrote: ⤴Fri Jun 22, 2018 5:01 pm Have you tried shutting the computer down completely (not reboot?)
Also, if this is a dual boot with Windows, and I know this will sound stupid, boot to Windows and make sure sound isn't muted there, then shut down completely, then power on and boot back into Mint. If still nothing, then reboot Mint.
Good luck.
Yes and not a dual boot with windows ~ now rebooting Mint I have not done and cannot say, as stupid as this sounds, but that I even know how to do that
Re: Pulse Audio issues
I think I may have found something. If you know how to boot to a previous kernel, go ahead and boot to 4.4.0-127 and test your sound. If that works, I'd suggest then uninstalling 4.4.0-128 via Update Manager > View > Linux kernels.
Re: Pulse Audio issues
Try MrEen's suggestion first. If it works, the problem is solved. Otherwise google "Card Intel Device 9d71". You will find you are not alone having trouble with this card.