Suddenly ... no audio at all

[Ric Moore]

On 10/21/2012 04:14 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 21/10/12 18:25, Hans Muecke wrote:
>> Am 21.10.2012 00:50, schrieb Ric Moore:
>>
>>> On 10/20/2012 12:04 PM, Hans Muecke wrote:
>>>> Hi ...
>>>>
>>>> Sometimes within the last 2 days (I suspect after the latest software
>>>> update) I completely lost audio. No system notifications, no audio on
>>>> youtube or on locally stored files.
>>>>
>>>> Checked if hardware is recognized (it is), played a file with asound
>>>> from terminal (which I can't hear), I can rule out faulty hardware
>>>> since
>>>> it works under win ...
>>>>
>>>> I noticed, that when I have the volume window open with volume at 100%
>>>> volume drops to 0 as soon as I execute the asound command. I am out of
>>>> ideas here ...
>>>
>>> Have you installed pavucontrol and run it to set up your hardware? For
>>> whatever ungodly reason, it doesn't get installed at install time. Ric
>> Hi Ric ... no I haven't. Never had and everything worked, Will try that.
>
> I don't have (and never have) pavucontrol installed and I have perfect
> sound.
If you use different audio inputs/outputs, I don't see how you would 
live without it! I tend to extreme, with 5.1 sound, headsets, etc. So, I 
can switch to any of them live and on the bounce.

Trust me, it's come a LONG WAYS BABY since back when, when I loathed it 
too!  :) Ric



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