No sound on 12.10 installation on Acer Revo - how to get some?

[Ioannis Vranos]

On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 7:19 PM, Chris Green <cl at isbd.net> 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?


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