On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 7:28 PM, Chris Green <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 07:23:11PM +0200, Ioannis Vranos wrote: >> On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 7:19 PM, Chris Green <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I am having trouble getting any sound output on an Acer Revo R3600. >> > >> > I first tried after upgrading an Ubuntu Server installation to 12.10, >> > that produced nothing. >> > >> > I have now done a completely fresh install of Lubuntu core and that is >> > just as silent. >> > >> > Everything *appears* to work, e.g. if I run alsamixer on the command >> > line I get all the expected bits and can turn the gain up on 'master', >> > 'phones' and 'speaker' but still I get nothing out. >> > >> > If I run the default rhythmbox it thinks everything is OK and 'plays' >> > but no sound comes from the speakers (I'm using the headphone output >> > driving an amplifier). Jiggling the connections produces a crackle from >> > the speakers so they are connected and live. >> > >> > Can anyone suggest what might be wrong? >> >> Why are you using Ubuntu Server and Lubuntu core, and not the normal >> Lubuntu Desktop installation? >> > Because this is to be a server system running headless, among other > things I'm aiming to run mpd on it. > > I only tried Lubuntu Core because I wondered if my problem was some GUI > component that was necessary to make sound work (it shouldn't be so but > you never know). If/when I get it working I will probably remove the > GUI or least stop it running.
Try installing linux-firmware-nonfree, and reboot. If this doesn't fix the issue, try installing pulseaudio. -- Ioannis Vranos http://cppsoftware.binhoster.com -- Lubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
