Suddenly ... no audio at all

[Ric Moore]

On 10/21/2012 04:21 AM, Hans Muecke wrote:
> Am 21.10.2012 03:14, schrieb Basil Chupin:
>
>> 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.
>
> Same at my end until a couple of days ago... but installung it did the
> trick.

It's a wondrous thing! Why it doesn't get installed by default is just 
crazy. Ric



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