Take a look at the article in the link below. It provides a couple things that you can do to fix the Dummy output issue. Good luck! Fix No Sound (Dummy Output) Issue In Ubuntu www.linuxuprising.com/2018/06/fix-no-sound-dummy-output-issue-in.html
Your video has been very helpful to me, I have this Asus Eee laptop and have installed ubuntu 16.04.7 32 bit iso on it, now after I boot it up there is no sound and no obvious way to get it, but by opening ALSA terminal GUI, I can adjust one level which is the headphones and that seems to affect the speakers. So my question is how can I configure a file so this setting will be maxed after boot up instead of being zero as it is atm, so's I don't have to open a terminal every time I want to get the sound working.
You could force Alsa to reload every time you turn on your system by adding it to the Startup Applications. You may also the settings in pavucontrol. Try the solutions from the link below to see if it helps you. Good luck! How to Fix the No Sound Issue in Ubuntu www.maketecheasier.com/fix-no-sound-issue-ubuntu/
@@tommythompson002 ok thanks. I just been looking at the article in the link you gave and on my laptop, it looks just like the picture of alsamixer GUI, the second bar from left always starts blank after boot up, and other articals seem to suggest that if this is set that on exit it should stay set but it don't
@@SusanAmberBruce If you are able to get sound using Alsa and then it doesn't have sound after you reboot your system, it is acting as if your system is not saving your Alsa settings in the default location. Running sudo alsactl store in your terminal sound force should save alsamixer configurations to /etc/asound.state which should loaded every startup. Look at the first link for more information. Howto save AlsaMixer settings? askubuntu.com/questions/50067/howto-save-alsamixer-settings You may have to do some modifications to have the settings save after reboot. Fernando André from the link below explains how you can create an autostart boot script. Linux Ubuntu ALSA issues; after reboot sound is turned off superuser.com/questions/1354257/linux-ubuntu-alsa-issues-after-reboot-sound-is-turned-off
Hi great video. I'm having sound issue after installing Ubuntu on a chromebook. My sound setting just shows "dummy output" under output. Would you know what can be done to resolve my no sound problem?
Thank you! I've had that to happen too. I fixed it by reloading ALSA. Open your Terminal and type "sudo alsa force-reload" (without the quotes) and press the Enter key. Then reboot your computer. If it still shows Dummy under your output, follow step 4 on my webpage (learnubuntumate.weebly.com/no-audio.html). This step will show you how to uninstall and re-install ALSA. Let me know if these steps don't work and we will try something else. Good luck!
Hello, I've Zorin 15.2 OS and I don't have a headphone icon or selection. I put my headphone into the jack but it doesn't show up anywhere.. not in alsa, system audio, nothing. Don't know what to do. I've audio from speakers but no headphone option or selection...
Are you connecting your headphones to your system via 3.5mm plug or USB? A lot of times the sound card gets setup with the wrong audio codec or the card gets setup to use HDMI sound for PC monitors with speakers and it prevents headphones from working. I have two links below that provide different solutions for this type of problem. The second link provides excellent feedback with additional solutions. The last link allows you to match your audio device to the proper codec. Let me know if these don't help and I'll help you find something to get you sound in your headphones. Good Luck! Headset microphone not detected by Pulse und Alsa superuser.com/questions/1312970/headset-microphone-not-detected-by-pulse-und-alsa Fix for no sound issue on Linux when using headphones www.ghacks.net/2019/08/13/fix-for-no-sound-issue-on-linux-when-using-headphones/ HD-Audio Codec-Specific Models www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/sound/hd-audio/models.html
After loading Linux Mint 19.3, 64-bit, the volume of my notebook speakers was too low at max volume. Opened "Volume Control" and my speakers would only play at 11.0dB at 153%. Same with the headphones (unplugged). Does anyone have a suggestion to increase the volume of my notebook speakers beyond 11.0dB? Cheers
Have you tried turning up the Master and PCM settings in ALSA? Open your Terminal and type alsamixer and press the Enter key. When ALSA loads, look in the upper left corner to see if it is using the correct sound card. If not, press the F6 and when a small dialog box appears select your sound card and press Enter. Then look to make sure your Master, Speaker, and PCM are set to maximum. If not, use your left and right arrow keys to select the option you need to turn up. Then press the up arrow key to turn up the option. When finished press Shift+Ctrl+Q to exit ALSA in your Terminal. You may need to reboot for the new settings to take effect. If that doesn't work then go to the link below and make adjustments in your Pulse Audio Volume Control. Volume Low Even at Maximum askubuntu.com/questions/390734/volume-low-even-at-maximum If none of these options work, message me back and we'll try something else. -- Good luck!
Well, so far, nothing has worked. Don't know if this has anything to do with my issues, but just noticed I have Mint 32-bit running when I thought Mint 64-bit was installed. Going to start over with a clean install of Mint 64-bit.
@@cri8tor Did you go back into ALSA and press the F6 and select your sound card from the options. I had a similar problem with an ASRock 990FX Extreme motherboard and for some reason the onboard sound card wouldn't recognize with Ubuntu MATE until I manually changed it in ALSA. After you select your soundcard, Ubuntu MATE usually selects the headphone jack as the output device. You need to move over to Analog output and change it to Multichannel, so that your speakers and headphones will work as output devices. Look at my 7th picture on my website to see if your ALSA settings are similar and your settings match your system. learnubuntumate.weebly.com/no-audio.html If that doesn't work, let me know and will try something different. Good luck!
You might need to compile and re-install the audio driver. The link below has the instructions. I hope this helps. Ubuntu 20.04 LTS no sound on MacbookPro askubuntu.com/questions/1254124/ubuntu-20-04-lts-no-sound-on-macbookpro
It sounds like one of you audio rendering servers has a problem and needs to be reinstalled. Most newer systems use Pulse Audio to control the sound, but it could still be an Alsa problem. Step 2 from the link below shows how to reinstall ALSA and Pulse Audio. I hope that fixes your problem, if not let me know and we will try something different. Good luck! How To Fix Low Sound Issue In Ubuntu OS www.oodlestechnologies.com/blogs/how-to-fix-low-sound-issue-in-ubuntu-os/ Alsa and Pulse Audio explained itectec.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-how-to-tell-if-im-using-alsa-or-pulse-audio-by-default-switching-to-i3-wm/
No luck got as far as sudo alsa force reload and rebooted as instructed then on reboot entered my password and got a X session and a black screen and cusor i cant do anything with.............. BTTDB
Altering your audio shouldn't effect your display manager. You can boot in recovery mode for your system and roll back to an older kernel. Using recovery mode support.starlabs.systems/kb/guides/using-recovery-mode
Try the solution from the link below. I hope it works for you. Sound settings' changes are ignored after reboot www.reddit.com/r/pop_os/comments/gitnxn/sound_settings_changes_are_ignored_after_reboot/
Your system may be newer and only has a digital output. Navigate across the bottom using your arrow keys until you see an "out" meaning output. Highlight it and press the F6 key. Then select your active soundcard for your device. You may have to reboot your system after you close the Terminal. I hope this helps.
Do you have sound but no speaker icon on your taskbar or do you not see your speaker in AlsaMixer? If you're just missing the icon then follow these steps: sudo apt-get install dconf-editor dconf-editor com->canonical->indicator->sound -> turn on the visible option If that doesn't fix your problem you may need to reinstall the indicator-sound. To do that follow these steps: sudo apt-get install indicator-sound Then reboot your system. Sometimes removing and reinstalling pulseaudio will fix the issue. If these methods don't work, let me know and will keep trying things until you fix it. Good luck!
I'm really angry with this, all the ways I tried failed, even though I saw the speaker seemed to be working which was the fault why when I opened the video there was no sound ARGHHHHH
It should fix your sound problem if you use Ubuntu or Debian or any of Ubuntu derivatives. It will allow you to change your sound output from headphones to speakers. Let me know if you need any help. Good luck!
Below are a couple of websites that should help you assign shortcut keys to mute and unmute your microphone. Hopefully it will work for your system too. Command to mute and unmute a microphone askubuntu.com/questions/12100/command-to-mute-and-unmute-a-microphone Microphone mute notification askubuntu.com/questions/1000544/microphone-mute-notification?rq=1
Check out the information at the link below and also look at the comments for additional solutions. Fix for no sound issue on Linux when using headphones www.ghacks.net/2019/08/13/fix-for-no-sound-issue-on-linux-when-using-headphones/ Good luck!
What type of sound card do you have and what type of Linux are you using? You may have to reinstall ALSA and PulseAudio: sudo apt remove --purge alsa-base pulseaudio sudo apt install alsa-base pulseaudio Reboot your computer when then installation completes. Then go through the steps on my website to see if you can get your audio working. How-To Fix No Audio: learnubuntumate.weebly.com/no-audio.html If ALSA doesn't get your sound back working then open up your Terminal and enter the following command: pavucontrol This will bring up the Pulse Audio Volume Control. Select the Configuration tab at the top and then make sure that your sound card is selected is turned on and matches the correct setting.
@@tommythompson002 I have a HDA Intel PCH on an HP Spectre. I tried reinstalling ALSA like you suggested and rebooting. Didn't work. When I run pavucontrol it shows Unix FIFO sink as controlling the output which appears to be related to Google Remote Desktop. Strange.
@@RupeeSalzburg I think the backlight feature of your HP Spectre conflicts with your audio driver in Linux. I like using gedit to edit files in Linux. You don't have to install it. You can use your favorite text editor in place of gedit. Try this: 1.) sudo apt install gedit 2.) sudo gedit /etc/default/grub 3.) Edit the line GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”quiet splash” To: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi_backlight=vendor acpi_osi='!Windows 2013' acpi_osi='!Windows 2012'" 4.) sudo update-grub 5.) Reboot Twice or turn your computer on and off two times. This should give you access to your sound driver. You may have to go back into your settings and adjust them, but hopefully it will work. Let me know if this fixed your problem and I'll add this to my webpage to help others. If it doesn't work, let me know and I'll try to find a solution for you. Good luck!
Your system has more than a sound issue if changing your input sound caused you to have to reinstall. Sounds like you made several configuration changes to your system to prior to changing the input in ALSA.
ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) provides application interface to the sound card device drivers. Open your Terminal and force ALSA to reload by entering: sudo alsa force-reload You may have to remove ALSA and PulseAudio and reinstall them. 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 You might have a misconfiguration in the speaker settings. Look at the link below to see if it will provide you with a solution for your problem. -- Good luck! How to Fix the No Sound Issue in Ubuntu www.maketecheasier.com/fix-no-sound-issue-ubuntu/
After watching and reading numerous instructions this actually worked for me.
At the end removing and installing again alsa base.
I'm glad you got it working.
I can't hear you...
How-To Fix No Audio: learnubuntumate.weebly.com/no-audio.html
It fixed my problem! Thank you so much!
Thank you, same problem with the same soundcard - fixed it !
Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks dude!
Wow thanks a lot bro after hours fighting I could finally hear!
thank you, you helped me a lot!! the only tutorial that worked!
my output dummy cannot disappear. i have done all your guide, any other way? thanks for your video, very helpful indeed.
Take a look at the article in the link below. It provides a couple things that you can do to fix the Dummy output issue. Good luck!
Fix No Sound (Dummy Output) Issue In Ubuntu
www.linuxuprising.com/2018/06/fix-no-sound-dummy-output-issue-in.html
thanks mr...this work for my device....
Your video has been very helpful to me, I have this Asus Eee laptop and have installed ubuntu 16.04.7 32 bit iso on it, now after I boot it up there is no sound and no obvious way to get it, but by opening ALSA terminal GUI, I can adjust one level which is the headphones and that seems to affect the speakers.
So my question is how can I configure a file so this setting will be maxed after boot up instead of being zero as it is atm, so's I don't have to open a terminal every time I want to get the sound working.
You could force Alsa to reload every time you turn on your system by adding it to the Startup Applications. You may also the settings in pavucontrol. Try the solutions from the link below to see if it helps you. Good luck!
How to Fix the No Sound Issue in Ubuntu
www.maketecheasier.com/fix-no-sound-issue-ubuntu/
@@tommythompson002 ok thanks. I just been looking at the article in the link you gave and on my laptop, it looks just like the picture of alsamixer GUI, the second bar from left always starts blank after boot up, and other articals seem to suggest that if this is set that on exit it should stay set but it don't
@@SusanAmberBruce If you are able to get sound using Alsa and then it doesn't have sound after you reboot your system, it is acting as if your system is not saving your Alsa settings in the default location. Running sudo alsactl store in your terminal sound force should save alsamixer configurations to /etc/asound.state which should loaded every startup. Look at the first link for more information.
Howto save AlsaMixer settings?
askubuntu.com/questions/50067/howto-save-alsamixer-settings
You may have to do some modifications to have the settings save after reboot. Fernando André from the link below explains how you can create an autostart boot script.
Linux Ubuntu ALSA issues; after reboot sound is turned off
superuser.com/questions/1354257/linux-ubuntu-alsa-issues-after-reboot-sound-is-turned-off
@@tommythompson002 Thank you very much I will try this.
Thank you very much
Thank you so much man 🤗🤗🤗 that worked
Hi great video. I'm having sound issue after installing Ubuntu on a chromebook. My sound setting just shows "dummy output" under output. Would you know what can be done to resolve my no sound problem?
Thank you! I've had that to happen too. I fixed it by reloading ALSA. Open your Terminal and type "sudo alsa force-reload" (without the quotes) and press the Enter key. Then reboot your computer. If it still shows Dummy under your output, follow step 4 on my webpage (learnubuntumate.weebly.com/no-audio.html). This step will show you how to uninstall and re-install ALSA.
Let me know if these steps don't work and we will try something else.
Good luck!
Tommy Thompson I'll do that and keep you updated. Thank you
Tommy Thompson I've tried the steps and no luck. Still no sound.
@@NeoOwnz What version of Ubuntu or Ubuntu MATE are you using? Also, are you using a 3.5mm audio cable for your speakers or a USB cable?
Tommy Thompson I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and my speakers are built in to chromebook.
Thank you!
😎 ty Bro! Perfect sound Blaster ZXR full power men!👏
this really helped!
Hello, I've Zorin 15.2 OS and I don't have a headphone icon or selection. I put my headphone into the jack but it doesn't show up anywhere.. not in alsa, system audio, nothing.
Don't know what to do. I've audio from speakers but no headphone option or selection...
Are you connecting your headphones to your system via 3.5mm plug or USB? A lot of times the sound card gets setup with the wrong audio codec or the card gets setup to use HDMI sound for PC monitors with speakers and it prevents headphones from working. I have two links below that provide different solutions for this type of problem. The second link provides excellent feedback with additional solutions. The last link allows you to match your audio device to the proper codec. Let me know if these don't help and I'll help you find something to get you sound in your headphones. Good Luck!
Headset microphone not detected by Pulse und Alsa
superuser.com/questions/1312970/headset-microphone-not-detected-by-pulse-und-alsa
Fix for no sound issue on Linux when using headphones
www.ghacks.net/2019/08/13/fix-for-no-sound-issue-on-linux-when-using-headphones/
HD-Audio Codec-Specific Models
www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/sound/hd-audio/models.html
After loading Linux Mint 19.3, 64-bit, the volume of my notebook speakers was too low at max volume. Opened "Volume Control" and my speakers would only play at 11.0dB at 153%. Same with the headphones (unplugged). Does anyone have a suggestion to increase the volume of my notebook speakers beyond 11.0dB? Cheers
Have you tried turning up the Master and PCM settings in ALSA? Open your Terminal and type alsamixer and press the Enter key. When ALSA loads, look in the upper left corner to see if it is using the correct sound card. If not, press the F6 and when a small dialog box appears select your sound card and press Enter. Then look to make sure your Master, Speaker, and PCM are set to maximum. If not, use your left and right arrow keys to select the option you need to turn up. Then press the up arrow key to turn up the option. When finished press Shift+Ctrl+Q to exit ALSA in your Terminal. You may need to reboot for the new settings to take effect. If that doesn't work then go to the link below and make adjustments in your Pulse Audio Volume Control.
Volume Low Even at Maximum
askubuntu.com/questions/390734/volume-low-even-at-maximum
If none of these options work, message me back and we'll try something else. -- Good luck!
Well, so far, nothing has worked. Don't know if this has anything to do with my issues, but just noticed I have Mint 32-bit running when I thought Mint 64-bit was installed. Going to start over with a clean install of Mint 64-bit.
@@cri8tor That could be the reason. I hope the 64-bit of Mint fixes your issue.
Did a clean install of Mint MATE 64-bit and everything looks way better than Xfce 32-bit, but still next to no sound from onboard speakers.
@@cri8tor Did you go back into ALSA and press the F6 and select your sound card from the options. I had a similar problem with an ASRock 990FX Extreme motherboard and for some reason the onboard sound card wouldn't recognize with Ubuntu MATE until I manually changed it in ALSA. After you select your soundcard, Ubuntu MATE usually selects the headphone jack as the output device. You need to move over to Analog output and change it to Multichannel, so that your speakers and headphones will work as output devices. Look at my 7th picture on my website to see if your ALSA settings are similar and your settings match your system. learnubuntumate.weebly.com/no-audio.html
If that doesn't work, let me know and will try something different.
Good luck!
I have a 2015 MacBook, not sure how to get it fixed, tried some. Didn’t work
You might need to compile and re-install the audio driver. The link below has the instructions. I hope this helps.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS no sound on MacbookPro
askubuntu.com/questions/1254124/ubuntu-20-04-lts-no-sound-on-macbookpro
hi, i'd love it if you'd be able to help me with my audio troubles. I cant seem to get it to work no matter how many tutorials or guides i look at.
What version of Ubuntu are you using and what type of sound card is in your system?
i got a problem, audio starts low but keeps getting higher, any fix?
It sounds like one of you audio rendering servers has a problem and needs to be reinstalled. Most newer systems use Pulse Audio to control the sound, but it could still be an Alsa problem. Step 2 from the link below shows how to reinstall ALSA and Pulse Audio. I hope that fixes your problem, if not let me know and we will try something different. Good luck!
How To Fix Low Sound Issue In Ubuntu OS
www.oodlestechnologies.com/blogs/how-to-fix-low-sound-issue-in-ubuntu-os/
Alsa and Pulse Audio explained
itectec.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-how-to-tell-if-im-using-alsa-or-pulse-audio-by-default-switching-to-i3-wm/
@@tommythompson002 THanks!
No luck got as far as sudo alsa force reload and rebooted as instructed then on reboot entered my password and got a X session and a black screen and cusor i cant do anything with.............. BTTDB
Altering your audio shouldn't effect your display manager. You can boot in recovery mode for your system and roll back to an older kernel.
Using recovery mode
support.starlabs.systems/kb/guides/using-recovery-mode
alsamixer get restarted every reboot, the auto-mode keep changing every time
Try the solution from the link below. I hope it works for you.
Sound settings' changes are ignored after reboot
www.reddit.com/r/pop_os/comments/gitnxn/sound_settings_changes_are_ignored_after_reboot/
I'm not seeing an "analog out" in my alsamixer.
Your system may be newer and only has a digital output. Navigate across the bottom using your arrow keys until you see an "out" meaning output. Highlight it and press the F6 key. Then select your active soundcard for your device. You may have to reboot your system after you close the Terminal. I hope this helps.
How to get from -->HDMI
Try the instructions at: itsfoss.com/how-to-fix-no-sound-through-hdmi-in-external-monitor-in-ubuntu/
Good luck!
I don't have the speaker icon
Do you have sound but no speaker icon on your taskbar or do you not see your speaker in AlsaMixer? If you're just missing the icon then follow these steps:
sudo apt-get install dconf-editor
dconf-editor
com->canonical->indicator->sound -> turn on the visible option
If that doesn't fix your problem you may need to reinstall the indicator-sound. To do that follow these steps:
sudo apt-get install indicator-sound
Then reboot your system.
Sometimes removing and reinstalling pulseaudio will fix the issue.
If these methods don't work, let me know and will keep trying things until you fix it.
Good luck!
I'm really angry with this, all the ways I tried failed, even though I saw the speaker seemed to be working which was the fault why when I opened the video there was no sound ARGHHHHH
Do you use an onboard sound card or PCI/PCI-e audio card? What is the model of your sound card?
I have that problem with my laptop, the speaker have no sound, but when I plug headphone, it works. That tutorial, can help me fix my laptop speaker?
It should fix your sound problem if you use Ubuntu or Debian or any of Ubuntu derivatives. It will allow you to change your sound output from headphones to speakers. Let me know if you need any help. Good luck!
Please help me,im new lubuntu user. I need to mute my mic, help me please, its very emergency don't ingnore this. Help meee
Below are a couple of websites that should help you assign shortcut keys to mute and unmute your microphone. Hopefully it will work for your system too.
Command to mute and unmute a microphone
askubuntu.com/questions/12100/command-to-mute-and-unmute-a-microphone
Microphone mute notification
askubuntu.com/questions/1000544/microphone-mute-notification?rq=1
Not found to my headphones...
Check out the information at the link below and also look at the comments for additional solutions.
Fix for no sound issue on Linux when using headphones
www.ghacks.net/2019/08/13/fix-for-no-sound-issue-on-linux-when-using-headphones/
Good luck!
Didn't work for me
What type of sound card do you have and what type of Linux are you using?
You may have to reinstall ALSA and PulseAudio:
sudo apt remove --purge alsa-base pulseaudio
sudo apt install alsa-base pulseaudio
Reboot your computer when then installation completes. Then go through the steps on my website to see if you can get your audio working.
How-To Fix No Audio:
learnubuntumate.weebly.com/no-audio.html
If ALSA doesn't get your sound back working then open up your Terminal and enter the following command: pavucontrol
This will bring up the Pulse Audio Volume Control. Select the Configuration tab at the top and then make sure that your sound card is selected is turned on and matches the correct setting.
@@tommythompson002 I have a HDA Intel PCH on an HP Spectre. I tried reinstalling ALSA like you suggested and rebooting. Didn't work. When I run pavucontrol it shows Unix FIFO sink as controlling the output which appears to be related to Google Remote Desktop. Strange.
@@RupeeSalzburg I think the backlight feature of your HP Spectre conflicts with your audio driver in Linux. I like using gedit to edit files in Linux. You don't have to install it. You can use your favorite text editor in place of gedit.
Try this:
1.) sudo apt install gedit
2.) sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
3.) Edit the line
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”quiet splash”
To:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi_backlight=vendor acpi_osi='!Windows 2013' acpi_osi='!Windows 2012'"
4.) sudo update-grub
5.) Reboot Twice or turn your computer on and off two times.
This should give you access to your sound driver. You may have to go back into your settings and adjust them, but hopefully it will work.
Let me know if this fixed your problem and I'll add this to my webpage to help others. If it doesn't work, let me know and I'll try to find a solution for you.
Good luck!
@@tommythompson002 awesome. I'll give it a try asap.
nice tutorial, but i can't hear shit
Look in the description for the link to illustrated instructions.
I now have to reinstall Linux all together after watching this video. Thumbs down!
Your system has more than a sound issue if changing your input sound caused you to have to reinstall. Sounds like you made several configuration changes to your system to prior to changing the input in ALSA.
alsamixer aint working
ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) provides application interface to the sound card device drivers. Open your Terminal and force ALSA to reload by entering:
sudo alsa force-reload
You may have to remove ALSA and PulseAudio and reinstall them.
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
You might have a misconfiguration in the speaker settings. Look at the link below to see if it will provide you with a solution for your problem. -- Good luck!
How to Fix the No Sound Issue in Ubuntu
www.maketecheasier.com/fix-no-sound-issue-ubuntu/
Tommy Thompson thx! Will try it out!
@@tommythompson002 it aint work sry
cannot open mixer: no such flie or directory
when i type alsamixer
@@yellowtrees3833 You are missing alsa. Open your Terminal and enter: sudo apt-get install alsa-base