No sound

[Bill Stanley]

On 05/20/2013 03:57 PM, Ric Moore wrote:
> On 05/20/2013 03:00 PM, Bill Stanley wrote:
>> On 05/20/2013 02:10 PM, Bill Stanley wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Yesterday, all application sounds for one of my user account stopped.  I
>>> still get the startup sound for that account and on the other user
>>> accounts the sound works OK.  It's obvious that it's not the hardware.
>>>
>>> I am using the Mint desktop.  I checked to see if the sound volume was
>>> turned down and it is at 100%.  I also checked to see if the sound was
>>> muted, it's not muted.  I checked under system /preferences / sound and
>>> everything seems to be OK.  When I tested the speakers using the sound
>>> utility I do get sounds.  Since I get the startup sound, the speakers
>>> work when tested (using the affected user account, and the other user
>>> accounts work fine.
>>>
>>> Only the applications (Firefox, VLC, etc.) seem affected.  I checked the
>>> applications but I doubt it is an application setting because all
>>> applications are affected. Any suggestions on where else to look?
>>>
>>>
>>> Bill Stanley
>>
>> WS=> Oops! I misspoke.  I said I used Mint when I meant the Mate
>> desktop.  I just don't like Gnome 3 or Unity.  I don't want people to
>> think that I'm completely an apostate!
>
> Bill, if you open pavucontrol you can watch what sound output is being
> used at the time. If it is not correct, then switch the output to
> whatever device you chose. Hope this helps. Ric
>
>


WS=> Sorry for not responding earlier , I was very busy lately...

I tried using pavucontrol but the reports for the accounts that are 
working and the one account where the sound is only partially working 
are identical.

I do get the opening and sound on the affected account.  When I am using 
  the Firefox, VLC, trying to listen to a CD, etc applications, there is 
no sound.  What would make the sound in applications not work.  It 
probably is not mute because I checked that in all these apps.  It has 
to be something global for this account only.

Bill Stanley