I just tried the live xubuntu 18.04 and the HDMI display and sound both work perfectly using the Xorg display driver.
I am hesitant to try the upgrade process from 16.04 to 18.04 for fear of losing the use of my computer... Cheers, Bob On Mon, 30 Dec 2019 at 11:10, Daniel van Vugt <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks. It looks like "unplugged" is just what the GUI says when ALSA > reports available as "no" or "unknown". So as a first step this sounds > like a kernel change and not a problem with the configuration GUI. This > possibly also rules out PulseAudio since I think we're seeing the same > problem directly from the kernel. > > Please try some newer or older kernels to see if any of them avoid the > problem: > > https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/ > > If that's too much work then I suggest installing Ubuntu 18.04 instead. > Or at least live boot it from USB just to test: > > http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/18.04.3/release/ > > ** Summary changed: > > - external HDMI monitor always "unplugged" > + External HDMI monitor audio always reported as "unplugged" > > ** Package changed: ubuntu => linux (Ubuntu) > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1857821 > > Title: > External HDMI monitor audio always reported as "unplugged" > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1857821/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1857821 Title: External HDMI monitor audio always reported as "unplugged" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1857821/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
