Hi, maybe is too late but just in case... I'm using Trisquel 6.0
(3.2.0-48-generic-pae) and I got HDMI sound output to work.
1. Go to System Settings-Sound
2. Select the Hardware tab
3. Click on the dropdown list (Profile)
4. Select Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output
In step 4, that was what it
Before kernels from non-official sources, one could try Linux-libre 3.5 by
installing the package linux-generic-lts-belenos (and rebooting the
computer).
You could also check whether your sound card is compatible with free
software. Take a peek at www.h-node.org.
H-node a hardware database which aims to collect information about how well
various devices like laptops, graphic cards and wifi cards work with free
software. You can use it to
Hello! I've recently chosen to begin to learn GNU/Linux / Trisquel so please
bear with me here since I'm a noob.
I have a Geforce 210 gfx card through which I have connected to my monitor
via HDMI output. The resolution is fine but, I don't have any sound. I went
under the sound settings
I don't believe all systems support sound over HDMI although I might be
thinking of something else. Not sure that is your problem here though.
Are you sure the volume is up, and the device is not muted?
See:
http://trisquel.info/en/forum/hp-dc7800p-nvidia-geforce-210-always-switches-hdmi-sound-out-instead-integreated-audio
Try to install alsamixer or pavucontrol. Or try the new Linux-libre versions
(by default Trisquel 6 use Linux-libre 3.2 - LTS), currently the version is
3.8:
$ sudo