Ubuntu 20.04: No sound

Tue May 19 11:44:37 UTC 2020

On Tue, 19 May 2020 at 10:19, Volker Wysk <post at volker-wysk.de> wrote:
>
> I've found the Sony support page for the Vaio VPCEB1Z1E, but there
> isn't any firmware. There are some "update programs", but it's all for
> Windows. Searching on packages.ubuntu.com for "firmware sony" /
> "firmware vaio" didn't work either.

https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/vpc-series-vpceb1-series/vpceb1z1e/downloads/Z0000709

Version R0300Y8

> Sorry, I've searched for 15 minutes and couldn't find out, what the
> Control Panel is.

What desktop are you using? GNOME? I do not have GNOME to hand -- I
find GNOME 3 an unusable mess, personally -- but I think it's called
Settings (in English).

> There is a program called "Anwendungen und Aktualisierungen"
> (applications and upgrades) which has a tab called "Zusätzliche
> Treiber" (additional drivers), but it says "No additional drivers are
> available". At the bottom there is "Es werden keine prorietären Treiber
> verwendet" (No propriatary drivers are used.).

OK, so, in theory, none needed.

> The laptop has a blue "Fn" key, and you can change the volume with a
> keyboard combination. When pressed, "Dummy-Ausgabe" (dummy output) is
> shown. Is this a sign that some firmware is missing?

Can you pick a different output?

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