On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 7:46 PM, Ioannis Vranos <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
Also you can test the lubuntu live cd, and the ubuntu live dvd, to see if sound works there. -- 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
