Oh, and you should hear the bong when it boots up. If sound is coming out of the speakers then, your speakers are probably working.
On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM Russell Senior <russ...@personaltelco.net> wrote: > > Here it is: > > https://support.apple.com/en-us/102655 > > On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM Russell Senior > <russ...@personaltelco.net> wrote: > > > > I'm pretty sure you can reinstall MacOS, to test. I don't recall the > > exact procedure, but I am pretty sure I did it, implying it is > > possible. > > > > On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM VY <vyau5...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > I had no luck with pulseaudio. I was trying mostly pipewire. > > > I have to go back to look for the steps. > > > It was mostly google search and chatgpt info. > > > > > > But you have a good point. The speakers may be busted. I already wiped > > > out MacOS so I cannot think of a way to confirm that. > > > I will try your steps tonight or this week. Thanks! > > > > > > -v > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM King Beowulf > > > <kingbeow...@linuxgalaxy.org> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > On 7/21/25 13:52, VY wrote: > > > > > Hello all: > > > > > > > > > > I inherited an Intel based Macbook 12-inch from a friend who is > > > > > retiring > > > > it. > > > > > > > > > > The CPU is an Intel M3 chip. > > > > > I installed Linux Mint and everything is working fine except audio. > > > > > During audio playback, I can only hear sound on the 3.5 mm jack. > > > > > The on-machine speaker is dead silent. The sound output on the 3.5mm > > > > jack > > > > > is working fine. > > > > > I tried several tricks and none seem to be working. > > > > > > > > > > Asking if anyone has such experience? Any tip/pointer is much > > > > appreciated. > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > -Vincent > > > > Vincent, > > > > > > > > What 'tricks' have you tried? It might be good to list those so we do > > > > not duplicate efforts. > > > > > > > > Since you have audio from the jack, the sound chip driver module is > > > > loaded and working. For ALSA and pulseaudio (or pipewire), check the > > > > following: > > > > > > > > 1. alsamixer > > > > PA is pretty stupid, so always check alsamixer (CLI utility) to > > > > determine what is and what is not enabled. The speaker outputs might be > > > > muted. No, the speaker output is not necessarily "master". It could > > > > be 'PCM', 'front', etc. > > > > > > > > Check for to see if 'jack sensing' is on. This does not always work. > > > > The names for this can vary a bit. On some audio drivers is can be > > > > 'HP/Speaker'. Set it to mute. > > > > > > > > 2. pulseaudio/piperwire audo mixer applet > > > > make sure you are selecting the correct device. The default profile > > > > might be wring (Configuration). Do you see HDMI Audio or a USB web > > > > cam? Disable these for now. > > > > > > > > For the sound device profile, if you are trying 'Analog Stereo Duplex' > > > > try another such as 'Analog Surround 2.1 output [+ Analog Stereo Input] > > > > > > > > Under Output devices, depending on the profile and driver, check the > > > > Port: list. Maybe you have the wrong one selected. > > > > > > > > 3. ALSA tools > > > > > > > > in CLI, run 'aplay -L' to list all the channel stuff ALSA sees reported > > > > by the driver module. 'aplay -l' (lower case L) shows all the cards. Try > > > > this: > > > > > > > > speaker-test -Dplug:pulse -c2 -twav > > > > > > > > With your headphones plugged in, can you here the 'front left, front > > > > right'? This will keep repeating until CTRL-C. Now play with #1 and #2 > > > > above until the sounds plays from the speakers. > > > > > > > > 4. Are you sure the speakers work? > > > > > > > > -Ed > > > > > > > > > > > >
